Jove’s Garcon 2 June 2021

Jan Cosgrove

5 min readJun 2, 2021

The Would-you-believe-it, The Wow!, The I-didn’t-Know-That, and more for the Midweek Pause — 33 articles, 7videos

Do flying saucers exist? We may be about to find out

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An extraordinary document is due to land on Capitol Hill tomorrow, 1 June. The Office of the Director of National…

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Nearly a century of state-by-state data confirms income inequality best remedied by taxing the rich

Science Environment

Newly discovered form of childhood ALS caused by single gene

DNA analysis of several patients with four particular variants of a metabolic gene found that the patients have a newly…

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Ring the alarm bell: Heat from climate change has already killed hundreds of thousands

More than one-third of summer deaths caused by heat can be attributed to human-caused climate change, according to a…

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Worker mistreatment is a global crisis: meta-analysis

Experiencing mistreatment in the workplace is a highly prevalent global phenomenon that affects more than a third of…

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These birds are susceptible to speed-based magic tricks - but not several others that regularly…

Eurasian jays can be fooled by some common magic tricks but are less likely than humans to be deceived by other tricks…

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In the right light, sprouts may thrive in space, yielding salads for astronauts

In the proper conditions, space gardens could benefit from their extraterrestrial setting: The first study examining…

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Deep-learning system helps determine ideal patient medications on a case-by-case basis

To help doctors make holistic and informed decisions when determining treatment plans - and minimize erroneous…

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Spectacular Super Flower Blood Moon of 2021 thrills stargazers around the world

This year's largest full moon arrived with an added bonus for stargazers early Wednesday (May 26), as the only total…

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The Night Sky Newsletter - June 2021

Cosmic Pursuits - The Night Sky. Delivered to your Inbox. View online. Cosmic Pursuits Newsletter - June 2021 1…

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ONS blog - Strengthening Income and Earnings statistics

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the importance of producing a clear and consistent UK-wide picture of people's…

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If you live with one of several chronic illnesses, a new study needs you

May has been Mental Health Awareness Month. It's also been awareness month for a number of physical conditions…

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New blood test could reveal undiagnosed ovarian cancer in thousands of women

Researchers have invented the first screening test for ovarian cancer that can catch the disease in its earliest…

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Space solar power could offer a constant influx of green energy - but it may not be a sound…

Placing solar panels in outer space that beam energy down to Earth has become a topic of discussion among engineers…

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FILMS including FROM BFI

New: The 8th

The 8th traces Ireland's campaign to remove the 8th Amendment - a constitutional ban on abortion. It shows a country's…

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Your Top 10 Rentals

Billie Piper stars in her own directorial debut, a striking, no-holds-barred anti-romcom.

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3 You Must See: Romanian Classics

Absurdity and grim reality unite in this Palme d'Or-winner, when a Romanian student seeks a dangerous, illegal…

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Political stuff

Leaked documents suggest Priti Patel and PM advisors helped secure £102.6m PPE deal | The Canary

Legal action is being taken against the government over another controversial PPE contract. At the heart of the case is…

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New DUP leader's EU comments lack 'adherence to reality', says ambassador | The Canary

DUP leader Edwin Poots' allegations that the European Union is causing harm to Northern Ireland in the wake of Brexit…

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The Unique Dangers of the Supreme Court's Decision to Hear a Mississippi Abortion Case

One of the most striking facts in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case that the Supreme Court has now…

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Jeremy Bowen on Gaza: how impartial is the BBC's Middle East Editor? | TheArticle

Jeremy Bowen's " Letter from Gaza " in the current issue of the New Statesman ("The war that cannot be won", 28 May)…

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The Republican Party, Racial Hypocrisy, and the 1619 Project

Late last month, when Senator Tim Scott, of South Carolina, delivered the Republican response to President Joe Biden's…

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Daily Newsletter 31May

Plus: George Floyd and the Tulsa massacre, the pop star Olivia Rodrigo, and Walt Whitman in Brooklyn. View in browser |…

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Naomi Osaka's Complicated Withdrawal from the French Open

After Naomi Osaka hit a backhand winner on match point to defeat Patricia Maria Țig in the first round of the French…

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A Police Killing in St. Louis Remains Shrouded in Darkness

"They got him in the darkness." This is the poetry of trauma parents like Antoine and Tammy Bufford have learned to…

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Journalists in Australia Censured for Demanding Better Coverage of Israel and Palestine

Journalists in Australia are facing backlash after asking their newsrooms to improve coverage of Israel and Palestine…

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Jewish and Palestinian Mobs Dueled in Israeli Towns - but the Crackdown Came for One Side

As the world fixated on the exchange of rocket fire and airstrikes over the Gaza-Israel barrier, violence was…

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Bolsonaro's Environment Minister Bulldozed the Amazon. Now He's Under Investigation for Corruption.

Ricardo Salles, Brazil's environment minister, was frustrated. Not because of record fires and deforestation in the…

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Arts and parts

Schubert’s wonderful ‘Great C Major’ Symphony

Spike Lee on the Knicks, and Looking Back at a Year of Protest and Activism

As well as being an acclaimed director, Spike Lee is the Knicks' most fanatic booster. The director speaks with David…

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The New Yorker Classics Newsletter: The Funny Parts

In the early years of The New Yorker, humor of all shapes and sizes filled the magazine-sketches, parodies, satirical…

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Auto-eroticism in Conrad, Kipling and Wharton | TheArticle

The three decades between 1880 and 1910 were the great age of invention. During that time the electric light…

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Why Did So Many Victorians Try to Speak with the Dead?

It's a good time to be dead-at least, if you want to keep in touch with the living. Almost a third of Americans say…

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Jove’s Garcon 2 June 2021

The Would-you-believe-it, The Wow!, The I-didn’t-Know-That, and more for the Midweek Pause — 33 articles, 7videos

| TheArticle

An extraordinary document is due to land on Capitol Hill tomorrow, 1 June. The Office of the Director of National…

Science Environment

Newly discovered form of childhood ALS caused by single gene

DNA analysis of several patients with four particular variants of a metabolic gene found that the patients have a newly…

Ring the alarm bell: Heat from climate change has already killed hundreds of thousands

More than one-third of summer deaths caused by heat can be attributed to human-caused climate change, according to a…

Worker mistreatment is a global crisis: meta-analysis

Experiencing mistreatment in the workplace is a highly prevalent global phenomenon that affects more than a third of…

These birds are susceptible to speed-based magic tricks - but not several others that regularly…

Eurasian jays can be fooled by some common magic tricks but are less likely than humans to be deceived by other tricks…

In the right light, sprouts may thrive in space, yielding salads for astronauts

In the proper conditions, space gardens could benefit from their extraterrestrial setting: The first study examining…

Deep-learning system helps determine ideal patient medications on a case-by-case basis

To help doctors make holistic and informed decisions when determining treatment plans - and minimize erroneous…

Spectacular Super Flower Blood Moon of 2021 thrills stargazers around the world

This year's largest full moon arrived with an added bonus for stargazers early Wednesday (May 26), as the only total…

The Night Sky Newsletter - June 2021

Cosmic Pursuits - The Night Sky. Delivered to your Inbox. View online. Cosmic Pursuits Newsletter - June 2021 1…

ONS blog - Strengthening Income and Earnings statistics

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the importance of producing a clear and consistent UK-wide picture of people's…

If you live with one of several chronic illnesses, a new study needs you

May has been Mental Health Awareness Month. It's also been awareness month for a number of physical conditions…

New blood test could reveal undiagnosed ovarian cancer in thousands of women

Researchers have invented the first screening test for ovarian cancer that can catch the disease in its earliest…

Space solar power could offer a constant influx of green energy - but it may not be a sound…

Placing solar panels in outer space that beam energy down to Earth has become a topic of discussion among engineers…

FILMS including FROM BFI

New: The 8th

The 8th traces Ireland's campaign to remove the 8th Amendment - a constitutional ban on abortion. It shows a country's…

Your Top 10 Rentals

Billie Piper stars in her own directorial debut, a striking, no-holds-barred anti-romcom.

3 You Must See: Romanian Classics

Absurdity and grim reality unite in this Palme d'Or-winner, when a Romanian student seeks a dangerous, illegal…

Political stuff

Leaked documents suggest Priti Patel and PM advisors helped secure £102.6m PPE deal | The Canary

Legal action is being taken against the government over another controversial PPE contract. At the heart of the case is…

New DUP leader's EU comments lack 'adherence to reality', says ambassador | The Canary

DUP leader Edwin Poots' allegations that the European Union is causing harm to Northern Ireland in the wake of Brexit…

The Unique Dangers of the Supreme Court's Decision to Hear a Mississippi Abortion Case

One of the most striking facts in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case that the Supreme Court has now…

Jeremy Bowen on Gaza: how impartial is the BBC's Middle East Editor? | TheArticle

Jeremy Bowen's " Letter from Gaza " in the current issue of the New Statesman ("The war that cannot be won", 28 May)…

The Republican Party, Racial Hypocrisy, and the 1619 Project

Late last month, when Senator Tim Scott, of South Carolina, delivered the Republican response to President Joe Biden's…

Daily Newsletter 31May

Plus: George Floyd and the Tulsa massacre, the pop star Olivia Rodrigo, and Walt Whitman in Brooklyn. View in browser |…

Naomi Osaka's Complicated Withdrawal from the French Open

After Naomi Osaka hit a backhand winner on match point to defeat Patricia Maria Țig in the first round of the French…

This Week's Issue:

Edit description

A Police Killing in St. Louis Remains Shrouded in Darkness

"They got him in the darkness." This is the poetry of trauma parents like Antoine and Tammy Bufford have learned to…

Journalists in Australia Censured for Demanding Better Coverage of Israel and Palestine

Journalists in Australia are facing backlash after asking their newsrooms to improve coverage of Israel and Palestine…

Jewish and Palestinian Mobs Dueled in Israeli Towns - but the Crackdown Came for One Side

As the world fixated on the exchange of rocket fire and airstrikes over the Gaza-Israel barrier, violence was…

Bolsonaro's Environment Minister Bulldozed the Amazon. Now He's Under Investigation for Corruption.

Ricardo Salles, Brazil's environment minister, was frustrated. Not because of record fires and deforestation in the…

Arts and parts

Spike Lee on the Knicks, and Looking Back at a Year of Protest and Activism

As well as being an acclaimed director, Spike Lee is the Knicks' most fanatic booster. The director speaks with David…

The New Yorker Classics Newsletter: The Funny Parts

In the early years of The New Yorker, humor of all shapes and sizes filled the magazine-sketches, parodies, satirical…

Auto-eroticism in Conrad, Kipling and Wharton | TheArticle

The three decades between 1880 and 1910 were the great age of invention. During that time the electric light…

Why Did So Many Victorians Try to Speak with the Dead?

It's a good time to be dead-at least, if you want to keep in touch with the living. Almost a third of Americans say…

Written by Jan Cosgrove