Wednesday, February 17, 2021

What Went Wrong With Texas?

Why Were There So Many Serial Killers Between 1970 And 2000 — And Where Did They Go?, Behind Disney's Firing Of 'Mandalorian' Star Gina Carano, How Soon Will COVID-19 Vaccines Return Life To Normal?
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ENQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW
OFF THE GRID
What Went Wrong With The Texas Power Grid?
houstonchronicle.com
Millions of Texans were without heat and electricity Monday as snow, ice and frigid temperatures caused a catastrophic failure of the state's power grid.
THE CASE FILES
Why Were There So Many Serial Killers Between 1970 And 2000 — And Where Did They Go?
rollingstone.com
The answer is manyfold — encompassing everything from sociological changes, to biology, to technology, to linguistics.
THE LONG ROAD AHEAD
How Soon Will COVID-19 Vaccines Return Life To Normal?
sciencemag.org
The shots are beginning to have a societal impact, but herd immunity is a distant dream.
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NEXT STEPS
FORCED OUT
Behind Disney's Firing Of 'Mandalorian' Star Gina Carano
hollywoodreporter.com
The ouster of Gina Carano from the Star Wars show draws the ire of the political right-wing and marks an inflection point for Lucasfilm, whose star was warned repeatedly about her social posts.
TIBET OR NOT TIBET
When The Dalai Lama Dies, His Reincarnation Will Be A Religious Crisis. Here's How It Will Happen
cnn.com
A decade ago, the Dalai Lama set himself a significant deadline.
OK ZOOMER
This Twitter Thread About A Girl Conning Her Way Out Of Zoom School Is A Real-Life 'Ferris Bueller' Masterpiece
digg.com
A mischievous 8-year-old was able to get out of class by disabling her Zoom with an incorrect password exploit, which she brilliantly disguised as a software glitch.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
HORRIBLE
The Terrifying Moment When The Ukrainian Freighter 'MV Arvin' Snapped In Half
youtube.com
In January, the Ukrainian freighter "MV Arvin" split in two and then sunk to the bottom of the Black Sea, killing at least two crew members. Here's the horrifying moment when the snap happened.
IN THE NEWS
100 Million Americans Brace For More Cold, Ice And Snow; 3 Million Without Power
Biden Says Vaccines Will Be Available For All Americans By End Of July
Four Vaccinated People In Oregon Tested Positive For COVID. Here's Why You Shouldn't Be Alarmed
Amy Cooper, Who Falsely Accused Black Bird-Watcher, Has Charges Dismissed
NAACP And Democratic Congressman Sue Trump And Giuliani Over Capitol Assault
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This Crowdfunded Portable Projector Has Streaming Apps And Alexa Built-In
indiegogo.com
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
THE EYES HAVE IT
The Green-Eyed Secret Agent Who Seduced The French To Steal Nazi Codes (2016)
thedailybeast.com
Time and again, Betty Pack used the bedroom to get secrets out of Axis officials. To steal codes from the Vichy, an expert in seduction would be the Allies' greatest weapon.
READ A BOOK
Why Jeff Bezos Makes Amazon Execs Read 6-Page Memos At The Start Of Each Meeting (2018)
cnbc.com
Jeff Bezos reveals the key take-away after requesting that Amazon employee's use six-page memos instead of PowerPoint presentations.
Stay warm out there!