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IU announces 20 fellowships for Ukrainian scholars

Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute director Dr. Sarah Phillips said the fellowships will provide Ukrainian academics with stable employment and research opportunities.
Source: indianapublicmedia.org

Fleeing Russian bombs while battling Facebook. A Meta problem Ukrainian journalists did not need. - Coda Story

The challenge of local journalism and of censoring during war. "Facebook says it’s fighting disinformation and blocking Russian propaganda. But independent newsrooms in eastern Ukraine say they’re being restricted under the same rules."
Source: codastory.com

How the War in Ukraine Could Get Much Worse

The West and Russia may be entering into the terminal stages of an insecurity spiral, which could produce a larger European war even if it doesn’t go nuclear.
Source: foreignaffairs.com

Keyboard army using restaurant reviews to take on Russian state media

Rather than commenting on the food and service at Russian restaurants and cafes, some users have begun posting online reviews detailing Russian actions in Ukraine to try to smuggle information past the tight control of state media.
Source: reuters.com

Here’s a list of all the tech companies taking action against Russia

Ukraine has led a public campaign, mostly through social media, appealing powerful tech institutions to end relationships with Russia.
Source: restofworld.org

Fusion energy record demonstrates powerplant future

"Landmark results from EUROfusion scientists and engineers at world-leading UK Atomic Energy Authority’s Joint European Torus (JET) facility in Oxford. "Record-breaking 59 megajoules of sustained fusion energy demonstrates powerplant potential and strengthens case for ITER." "The record and scientific...
Source: ukaea.uk

A father and son's Ice Age plot to slow Siberian thaw

A father and son are bringing bison and camels - maybe eventually a mammoth - to the Russian Arctic to slow global warming. Some research shows it's working.
Source: reuters.com

US companies hit by 'colossal' cyber-attack

A cyber-security firm says it believes the Russia-linked REvil ransomware gang is responsible.
Source: bbc.com

France's global nuclear fusion device a puzzle of huge parts.

France's global nuclear fusion device a puzzle of huge parts: A hugely ambitious project to replicate the energy of the sun is entering a critical phase, as scientists and technicians in southern France begin assembling giant parts of a nuclear fusion device, an international experiment aimed to develop...
Source: phys.org

Guide To Using Reverse Image Search For Investigations

"Guide To Using Reverse Image Search For Investigations - bellingcat: Reverse image search is one of the most well-known and easiest digital investigative techniques, with two-click functionality of choosing “Search Google for image” in many web browsers. This method has also seen widespread use...
Source: bellingcat.com

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. “This brutal, shattering glimpse of the fate of millions

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. “This brutal, shattering glimpse of the fate of millions of Russians under Stalin shook Russia and shocked the world when it first appeared.” Should have read this humbling but uplifting book a long time ago. Places you in a hard labour...
Source: amazon.co.uk

Lift Weight, Not Too Much, Most of the Days. “Greasing the groove, as Tsatsouline explains it, means not working your

Lift Weight, Not Too Much, Most of the Days. “Greasing the groove, as Tsatsouline explains it, means not working your muscles to the point of failure. A common idea in weightlifting is that you should lift until you can’t do another rep, purposely damaging muscle tissues so they grow back bigger....
Source: theatlantic.com

Harvard Library gets slammed for its earnest fake news guide: Updates from the fake news world: Plus: The science of why

Harvard Library gets slammed for its earnest fake news guide: Updates from the fake news world: Plus: The science of why we spread stories, Russian propaganda gets into fake news, and a "satirical" fake news site pulls the plug after Whoopi Goldberg calls it out.
Source: niemanlab.org

A not-so-modest proposal to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide: You just have to spread rock powder over a Russia-sized area.

A not-so-modest proposal to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide: You just have to spread rock powder over a Russia-sized area. Every year.
Source: arstechnica.com