Launched last Christmas, the JWST is exceeding expectations. However, one hour of observing time costs about $19,000.
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A round-up of the year in “weird and stupid futures.” E.g., “Elon Musk supporters put out a call for a volunteer child…”
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A rising number of coups in West Africa, a tenuous peace in Ethiopia—a good summary of a year in African news.
↩︎ This Week in Africa
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by The Morning News
We asked some of our favorite journalists, writers, and thinkers: What were the most important events of 2022, and what were the least?
Despite what you’ve heard, there’s no consensus on how to draw the Periodic Table, or who has final word on its organization.
↩︎ Pioneer Works
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“Cardboard is plant-based. Petroleum is plant-based. It’s the ‘our menu is seasonal and organic wherever possible’ of the new millennium.”
A book funny enough to elicit laughter in an empty room is a specific kind of humiliation I had the pleasure of experiencing this year.
↩︎ The Los Angeles Review of Books
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Works going into public domain this year include To the Lighthouse and Death Come for the Archbishop.
↩︎ Center for the Study of Public Domain
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Community Support Services helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities strengthen their independence.
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HAAM provides access to affordable healthcare for greater Austin’s low-income, working musicians.
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