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Amoeba’s Lorica: Vox Populi, Vox Dei

The spending caps at the center of the debt limit agreement target federal programs such as education, scientific research …   – News item In the late afternoon of an early summer’s day in eastern Massachusetts, Chuck, aged 14, wandered along … Continue reading

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Amoeba’s Lorica: Bliss

Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them. – John Updike Roc watched from the window of his unnaturally cool office as the flying machine appeared out of the sky and descended towards the … Continue reading

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Amoeba’s Lorica: Paywalled Off

The 2015 Paris Agreement commits leaders to holding warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, or well below 2 °C at the worst, but nowhere does it say how much oil, gas or coal must be left in the ground. … Continue reading

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