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Real Clear Science 

The UFC's Pseudoscience Crisis Deepens

Nick Tiller, Skeptical Inquirer

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is to professional mixed martial arts what the NFL is to American football, the NBA is to basketball, and the MLE is...

Real Clear Science 

Is Science's Dominant Funding Model Broken?

Editorial, Nature

It's a well-trodden path for most people who aspire to a career in academic research: you first earn a PhD, then take a succession of fixed-term contract jobs. For a small...

Real Clear Science 

Why Are the Boeing Starliner Astronauts Still in Space?

Pallab Ghosh, BBC

The two astronauts testing out Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft were supposed to begin making their way back to Earth on Wednesday night but instead they will stay on the...

Thenextweb.com 

TNW Podcast: Live from TNW 2024! Maria Amelie on fact-checking with AI; post-quantum cryptography

 Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry. In today’s episode — recorded with live audience at TNW Conference 2024 — Linnea and Andrii talk about post-quantum cryptography, competitive Excel, and a few more things in between. The guest of the show is Maria Amelie, CEO and founder of Factiverse. The company has just raised €1mn... Читать дальше...

Atlas F1 Bulletin Board 

Why F1's most boring car tweaks are making the difference in the fight for wins

When it comes to Formula 1 car upgrades, it is always more exciting when there is a new wing, or sidepod concept, to get your teeth stuck into.But, with Red Bull, in particular, getting close to the development ceiling of what is possible with the RB20, it is having to look at much finer details in its quest to find gains.And a close look at where it has been playing around with things so far this ...Keep reading

The Tilehurst End 

What Reading Women Mean To Me

Photo by Ben Hoskins - The FA/The FA via Getty Images

Amid reports that Reading Women may have to drop down the pyramid due to funding concerns, Paul McGreal shares just how much the team means to him on a personal level.

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Engineeringnews.co.za 

Namibia to build second desalination plant in January

Drought-prone Namibia, currently facing its worst drought in over a century, will start constructing its long-awaited second desalination plant in January 2025, the minister of agriculture said on Wednesday. Approval for a second desalination plant with a capacity of about 20 million cubic metres has been granted, and the plant is expected to be commissioned by early 2027, said Calle Schlettwein, minister of agriculture, water and land reform.

Sky News 

Woman attacked at London station

Police have released an image of a man they want to trace after a woman was punched in the face at a train station.

EurActiv 

Car industry warns EU leaders against reversing 2035 combustion engine ban

Ahead of the meeting of EU heads of states and governments on Thursday and Friday (27-28 June), car manufacturers, energy companies and environmental NGOs have issued an “urgent” warning against revoking the EU’s 2035 de facto ban to sell new petrol and diesel cars.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Major relief for AAP MP Sanjay Singh; suspension from Rajya Sabha ends

Notably, after obtaining permission to enter the Parliament, Sanjay Singh along with other Aam Aadmi Party MPs held a protest against the arrest of Delhi CM and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, in Parliament premises ahead of President Droupadi Murmu's address on Thursday.