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Sunday Science: STARTALK When Black Holes Collide, With Nergis Mavalvala

Neil deGrasse Tyson, Harrison Greebaum, Nergis Mavalvala StarTalk
Ripples in spacetime? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Harrison Greenbaum explore black hole collisions, quantum tricks, and how gravitational waves can help us uncover the early universe with MIT physicist and LIGO researcher Nergis Mavalvala.

Biden and Trump’s Leniency on Corporate Crime

Freddy Brewster Jacobin
The federal government under Joe Biden prosecuted fewer corporate crime cases than at any point in the last 30 years. Now the Trump administration is set to drop or pause more than 100 enforcement actions against corporate misconduct.

What Is Trump Really Planning With His Import Tariffs?

Marc Vandepitte Morning Star
In a revealing speech, Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy behind the tariff policy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US world hegemony.

How Your Brain Creates New Memories

William Wright and Takaki Komiyama The Conversation
New research reveals how, by following different rules in the process of learning, neurons can perform multiple functions in parallel. This may have implications for human health and society, including new ways to design artificial neural networks.

The Rise of End Times Fascism

Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor The Guardian
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them

Trump Policy Poses Threat to Ukraine and Europe

Phillips P. OBrien Phillips’s Newsletter
Trump's plan for Ukraine seems to be reaching a tipping point. European states may soon be confronted with an entirely different war. They will either have to decisively support Ukraine or we could see an end to democratic Europe.