Many of today's horrors come from "a failure to appreciate just how much we’ve gained from science, the rule of law, the recognition of human rights, and the rest of the legacy of the Enlightenment." Anti-Enlightenment Thinking, Past and Present. (No, I didn't write this article;…
— Steven Pinker (@sapinker) November 17, 2023
Moroccan Lamp, known as the 'Fanoos'.
— Archaeo - Histories (@archeohistories) November 17, 2023
A classic icon of Moroccan and Middle Eastern culture, Fanoos has an allure that stretches far beyond its practical function, offering a timeless tribute to an ancient tradition, it’s more than a simple light source, Fanoos, a time-honored… pic.twitter.com/TWNxr2dZb5
He forgot which side he was on! 🤣pic.twitter.com/tHMSFX3ZfT
— Figen (@TheFigen_) November 1, 2023
Bloomberg scared you witless about drought and extreme heat
— Bjorn Lomborg (@BjornLomborg) November 19, 2023
Told you it would screw up the harvest
Turns out Bloomberg was totally wrong
Biggest corn harvest ever
Oopshttps://t.co/UoxqORv6ln pic.twitter.com/gjBe72i0ym
For #AncientSiteSaturday a glimpse into a tomb of the #Roman period in Corinth/Greece. One of the terracotta sarcophagi has the shape of a bed and is painted in bright colours: a woman's head is resting on a pillow, her body is covered with a blanket. The details are amazing: 1/2 pic.twitter.com/ZPiYvzt06X
— Nina Willburger (@DrNWillburger) November 19, 2023
When you buy into an ideology that treats children as lifestyle accessories, you end up in dark, anti-human places quickly--for example, weighing their "cuteness" against their "environmental impact" and congratulating yourself for your "eco-responsibility" in not having a child. https://t.co/xFPFmyaCtZ
— Robert P. George (@McCormickProf) November 16, 2023
This may blow your mind!
— World and Science (@WorldAndScience) November 18, 2023
Witness a zoom out from the sharpest view of the Andromeda Galaxy ever, revealing over 100 million stars!
(Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton, B. F. Williams, L. C. Johnson, the PHAT team, R. Gendler / video by Universal-Sci) pic.twitter.com/AbEXtngIeZ
Scary https://t.co/kjirfgPw0f pic.twitter.com/RUBEDQPUFJ
— Steve Stewart-Williams (@SteveStuWill) November 17, 2023
"Of all the factors most predictive of economic mobility in America, one factor clearly stands out in their study: family structure...kids are more likely to climb the income ladder when they are raised by two, married parents"https://t.co/YmCxCSr3W4 @WilcoxNMP pic.twitter.com/AjRKqVDReQ
— Rob Henderson (@robkhenderson) September 21, 2019
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