Could you endure Nasa’s 3D-printed Mars simulation?
For a full year, four people will live in a simulation of the planet Mars to help Nasa prepare for human exploration there. During the simulation, crew members will carry…
Michael Jordan’s trainers sell for record $2.2m
The sale seals the basketball titan’s position as the most valuable athlete at sports memorabilia auctions.
Trudeau Foundation leadership resigns over China-linked donation
Canada’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation says “politicisation” made the “status quo” impossible.
Vaccine Effectiveness and Scientific Communication During COVID-19 | naked capitalism
Yves here. KLG volunteered that a good intro could be: “What scientists say and what the people hear are sometimes different things.” And the misunderstanding lies primarily with the scientists.…
The Battle Over Abortion Drugs
The future of abortion — both the practice itself and the legal fight over it — will increasingly revolve around prescription drugs. That’s been evident for a while, and the…
James K. Galbraith: The Gift of Sanctions – An Analysis of Assessments of the Russian Economy, 2022 – 2023 | naked capitalism
Yves here. James Galbraith politely and methodically questions some of the economic logic used to claim that the Western sanctions have done serious, lasting damage to Russia. As we and…
Trouble in Multifamily CRE: Two Big Messes, and Investors Are on the Hook, Not Banks | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post makes a point with respect to commercial real estate (and private equity lending) that is not sufficiently well appreciated. While particular banks may has significant commercial…
How Strong (or Not) Is New York’s Case Against Trump?
Charlie Savage contributed reporting. The Daily is made by Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, Stella Tan, Alexandra Leigh…
Why China Could Dominate the Next Big Advance in Batteries
In Changsha, deep in China’s interior, thousands of chemists, engineers and manufacturing workers are shaping the future of batteries. The city’s Central South University churns out the graduates who are…
Legal Abortions Fell by 6 Percent in the Six Months After Dobbs, New Data Shows
The number of legal abortions in the United States decreased just over 6 percent in the six months after the Supreme Court ended the right to abortion last June, according…