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KGFW News Update 1-24-22
Former Governor Pete Ricketts is now an official U.S. Senator. Authorities are still searching for elderly Aurora couple, Loveda and Robert Proctor. A Preliminary hearing is set for a woman charged in connection to the quadruple murder in Laurel. A former Grand Island man faces 15 months in prison for selling counterfeit documents. Nebraska Department of Agriculture student poster contest is now open. United Way of the Kearney Area has new executive director.
Allied Esports to restructure business; rebrands to Allied Gaming & Entertainment
Allied Esports Entertainment announced Thursday the conclusion of a strategic review process, overseen by its board of directors and assisted by financial advisor Benchmark Company. Additionally, the company is rebranding to Allied Gaming & Entertainment. The strategic review looked at the Allied business as a whole to establish how it could best achieve further growth, including a potential business combination transaction.
How Industry Weaponizes Science to Serve Themselves
Robert Proctor & Peter Galison MIT Press Reader November 10, 2021 AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli We may think of science as our foremost producer of knowledge, but for the past decade, science has also been studied as an important source of ignorance. The historian of science Robert Proctor has coined the term agnotology to refer to the study of ignorance, and much of the ignorance studied in this new area is produced by science. Read Full Article »
How Industry Weaponizes Science and Sows Doubt to Serve Their Agenda
BeeLine Reader uses subtle color gradients to help you read more efficiently. We may think of science as our foremost producer of knowledge, but for the past decade, science has also been studied as an important source of ignorance. The historian of science Robert Proctor has coined the term agnotology to refer to the study of ignorance, and much of the ignorance studied in this new area is produced by science.
Mycotoxin Production in Fusarium According to Contemporary Species Concepts
Fusarium is one of the most important genera of plant-pathogenic fungi in the world and arguably the world's most important mycotoxin-producing genus. Fusarium species produce a staggering array of toxic metabolites that contribute to plant disease and mycotoxicoses in humans and other animals. A thorough understanding of the mycotoxin potential of individual species is crucial for assessing the toxicological risks associated with Fusarium diseases.
The Heretical Origins of the Sonnet
Of variable rhyme scheme and meter, sonnets are sometimes structured into stanzas of an octet and a sestet or of three quartets and a concluding couplet. They are normally fourteen lines long, though always with a concluding volta, the rhetorical turn that gives the sonnet its reputation for surprise, rigor, and elegance. In lyric intensity, in density of imagery and turn of phrase, a sonnet is instantly recognizable.
When Birds Migrated to the Moon
From the ancient Greeks to the 17th century, a terrestrial phenomenon baffled scientists: Where did the birds go in winter? Unlike the stars, the moon is close enough for people to envision traveling there. My favorite method of space travel was devised by French writer Cyrano de Bergerac. In his satirical work “A Voyage to the Moon,” published in 1657, he used impeccable logic.
The Classification of Humankind, and the Birth of Population Science
Only after new methods emerged for assessing statistics did the previously invisible entity now called ‘population’ become a target for objective investigation. BeeLine Reader uses subtle color gradients to help you read more efficiently. It was Thomas Malthus — the British cleric and political economist, often railed against, rarely actually read — who cast a long shadow over thinking about our future.
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