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#ICYMI: Are we close to discovering life beyond Earth? Dr. Martin Dominik isn't certain, but he thinks we should be prepared to handle the consequences of finding that life. He spoke with Dr. Franck Marchis in this week's #SETILive. Watch the full interview: https://youtube.com/live/cULB0k2Cb7s
Kennedy’s vaccine committee voted to change the children’s recommended vaccine schedule today—
voting 8-3 to no longer recommend children under four years old get the MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella, varicella) vaccine (😳)
The committee will vote tomorrow on its hepatitis B vaccine recommendation changes. It will also recommend who should be eligible for the latest #COVID vaccine.
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#ICYMI #USA #US #rfkjr #PublicHealth #health #children #vaccines #COVID19
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https://www.npr.org/2025/09/18/nx-s1-5542082/cdc-acip-vaccine-hepatitis-b-mmrv
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‘On every roof something is possible’: how sponge cities could change the way we handle rain
Amsterdam is home to 45,000 sq metres of ‘blue-green’ roofs, which absorb rainwater and allow it to be used by building residents to water plants and flush toilets
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/may/02/on-every-roof-something-is-possible-how-sponge-cities-could-change-the-way-we-handle-rain?CMP=share_btn_url #ICYMI
#UrbanPlanning #ClimateChange #SolarEnergy #Storms #Drought #Infrastructure
#ICYMI, when the Senate Judiciary Committee questioned #BlondieBondi, #GOP Senators declared that they "just learned" (from an investigation by Sen. Grassley) that the #Biden Administration "tapped their phones."
As you've probably guessed, NO THEY DIDN'T. Prior to the Jack Smith investigation, A GRAND JURY approved a DoJ request for the CALL LOGS of 8 senators the #TreasonWeasel called on #Jan6.
And IT WAS NO SECRET. Smith referenced the request in his final report. 🤦♂️
https://www.msnbc.com/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/republicans-feign-outrage-over-fake-scandal-to-rewrite-jan-6-history-249440325637
#ICYMI: SETI Institute CEO and President Bill Diamond gave a talk earlier this week called "The Search for Life Beyond Earth - How It Works, Where It Stands and Why It Matters." He explored the science and technology of humanity’s efforts to understand the nature and prevalence of life and intelligence beyond Earth, and to answer the question, “Are we alone in the Universe?”
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw0-Jatj36w
#ICYMI: The Kaçar Lab, led by Dr. Betül Kaçar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is challenging the assumptions about life as we know it, its origins, and its future. Beth chatted with Dr. Kaçar in this week's #SETILive, and wow, we all learned a lot! Watch the full interview: https://youtube.com/live/hLw4olNyBng