This 1938 pro-science manifesto defended democracy against fascism

As democracy recedes and fascism rises in the USA and around the world in 2025, history provides a lesson in how science can fight fascism.

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No, gain of function research did not cause COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 first emerged in humans in 2019. Despite much noise generated by lab leak proponents, the evidence indicates a natural origin.

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For those who always doubted the idea of a singularity at the centre of a black hole, here is a most remarkable paper with the contrary view

β€œDo Black Holes have Singularities?” R. P. Kerr November 15, 2023

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/375744216_Do_Black_Holes_have_Singularities

Ethan Siegel @startswithabang gives us his breakdown via Big Think

β€œSingularities don't exist, claims black hole pioneer Roy Kerr”

https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/singularities-dont-exist-roy-kerr/

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This is why physicists suspect the Multiverse very likely exists https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/physicists-multiverse-exists/ #startswithabang