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The insidious attacks on scientific truth | The Spectator

What is truth? You can speak of moral truths and aesthetic truths but I’m not concerned with those here, important as they may be. By truth I shall mean the kind of truth that a commission of inquiry or a jury trial is designed to establish. I hold the view that scientific truth is of

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Ayoub El-Khazzani: Gunman jailed for life over 2015 France train attack - B

The plot to attack American passengers came weeks before the Paris attacks in which 130 people died.

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Atlantic City to auction off demolition of former Trump casino - BBC News

Atlantic City hopes to raise a million dollars from someone keen to send off the hotel with a bang.

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Russia's Putin calls Navalny poisoning inquiry 'a trick' - BBC News

Russia's president scorns a report alleging that agents poisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

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Bitcoin hits all-time high rising above $20,000 - BBC News

The virtual currency has gained more than 170% this year amid stock market turmoil during the pandemic.

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The batteries that could make fossil fuels obsolete - BBC Future

The advent of "big battery" technology addresses a key challenge for green energy – the intermittency of wind and solar.

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How 'linguistic mirroring' can make you more convincing - BBC Worklife

New research shows that analysing someone’s communication type and parroting it back may make you more persuasive.

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Christmas star: Jupiter and Saturn set to align in the night sky - BBC News

Jupiter and Saturn - the Solar System's largest planets - have crossed paths in the night sky.

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US judge says parents owe son over trashed porn collection - BBC News

The 42-year-old sued his parents, saying they threw away an "irreplaceable" collection worth $25,000.

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US cyber-attack: US energy department confirms it was hit by Sunburst hack

The agency is responsible for managing nuclear weapons, but said their security was not affected.

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The year 2020: A time when everything changed - BBC News

Our planet was forced to adapt to a new reality with masks, disinfectant and - for many - queues for food.

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Why are there giant concrete tunnels in the desert? - YouTube

The Physics Girl team visited LIGO once again. This place is Dianna's obsession.If you liked this video check out these:I Visited the First Gravitational Wav...

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I Visited the First Gravitational Wave Detector! LIGO | STELLAR - YouTube

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Is Gravity An Illusion? - YouTube

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The 'ghost' silhouettes popping up in a Scottish Borders village - BBC News

Residents of West Linton have seen all kinds of creatures appear since the Covid pandemic began.

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737 Max: Boeing 'inappropriately coached' pilots in test after crashes - BB

US Senate investigators find problems with tests conducted in the wake of two deadly crashes.

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Faith and fertility at Bethlehem's Milk Grotto - BBC News

Some say the place where Mary is said to have nursed Jesus holds the power to help couples conceive.

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Covid: US approves Moderna as second vaccine - BBC News

The Food and Drug Administration gives the green light for releasing millions of doses.

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Inca Knot Numbers - Numberphile - YouTube

Alex Bellos discusses how the Incans used knots in string (Quipu) to record numbers.Check out Brilliant (get 20% off their premium service): https://brillian...

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K2: 'Savage Mountain' beckons for unprecedented winter climb - BBC News

Two European climbers set off this week in an attempt to scale the winter summit of K2.

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Covid: Nations impose UK travel bans over new variant - BBC News

France, Germany and Ireland are among those suspending flights from the UK from midnight.

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Cardinal Pell says his conservative views drove public against him - BBC Ne

The ex-Vatican treasurer was acquitted of child sexual abuse and released from prison this year.

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Boudicca revolt: Essex dig reveals 'evidence of Roman reprisals' - BBC News

Archaeologists link the destruction of a "high status" village to the uprising in Roman Britain.

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The Belgian 'hero' who invaded UK fishing waters - BBC News

The story of Victor Depaepe, who tested fishing rights in UK waters granted by King Charles II.

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"If it Hadn't Been for the Prompt Work of the Medics": FSB Officer Inadvert

Bellingcat and its partners reported that Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) was implicated in the near-fatal nerve-agent poisoning of Alexey Navalny on 20 August 2020. The report identified eight clandestine operatives with medical and chemical/biological warfare expertise working under the guise of the FSB’s Criminalistics Institute who had tailed Alexey Navalny on more than 30 […]

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