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Bernardo de Aguiar

@berntbr

researcher / pesquisador independente

 Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Joined September 2009
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URGENTE! A Meta está normalizando o discurso de ódio contra pessoas LGBT+ no Facebook e no Instagram e permitindo que elas sejam classificadas como "doentes mentais". Assine agora este abaixo-assinado pra exigir que a Meta reverta essas mudanças! a.allout.org/s/PlrxE/
Meta: Chega de discurso de ódio contra pessoas LGBT+!

Meta: Chega de discurso de ódio contra pessoas LGBT+!

URGENTE! A Meta está normalizando o discurso de ódio contra pessoas LGBT+ no Facebook e no Instagram e permitindo que elas sejam classificadas como "doentes mentais". Assine agora este abaixo-assin...

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German Academy of Arts criticises 'dangerous' violations of artistic freedom

German Academy of Arts criticises 'dangerous' violations of artistic freedom

The statement follows a number of exhibition cancellations because of curators’ or artists’ views on the Middle East conflict

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The surge in electricity use in turn threatens to drive up the very greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming, heating the planet to even more dangerous extremes. nytimes.com/2023/12/05/clima…
Air-Conditioning Use Will Surge in a Warming World, U.N. Warns (Published 2023)

Air-Conditioning Use Will Surge in a Warming World, U.N. Warns (Published 2023)

Electricity use for cooling could double by 2050, driving up the greenhouse gas emissions that cause warming.

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Top 5 ways billionaires are driving climate change | Oxfam oxfamamerica.org/explore/sto…
Top 5 ways billionaires are driving climate change

Top 5 ways billionaires are driving climate change

Climate and inequality fuel each other—as inequality worsens, so does climate change.

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Trump and Bolsonaro salute Javier Milei as far right rejoice around the world theguardian.com/world/2023/n…

Trump and Bolsonaro salute Javier Milei as far right rejoice around the world

‘El Loco’ wins landslide victory in Argentina that experts say shows scale of frustration with Peronist status quo

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In Brazil’s favelas, activists find common ground with Palestinians in Gaza

In Brazil’s favelas, activists find common ground with Palestinians in Gaza

Residents of Brazil's poorest neighbourhoods say they see their struggles reflected in Israel's treatment of Gaza.

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#Argentina, um recado do Brasil.
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via @NYTimes/ Trump and Bolsonaro Claimed Fraud. Now an Argentine Candidate Is, Too. // Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian economist, could be elected Argentina’s president on Sunday. If he is not, he has already pointed to fraud. nytimes.com/2023/11/16/world…

Trump and Bolsonaro Claimed Fraud. Now an Argentine Candidate Is, Too. (Published 2023)

Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian economist, could be elected Argentina’s president on Sunday. If he is not, he has already pointed to fraud.

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The UK becomes the first country to approve CRISPR treatment | Popular Science popsci.com/health/the-uk-bec…

The UK becomes the first country to approve CRISPR treatment

The new therapy uses gene editing to treat sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia.

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“This week we learned that no one in the art world is immune to paying a professional price for expressing an opinion on Israel’s catastrophic invasion of Gaza — not even an artist as big as Ai Weiwei.” hyperallergic.com/856763/ai-…
Ai Weiwei Speaks Out on Cancellation of His London Exhibition

Ai Weiwei Speaks Out on Cancellation of His London Exhibition

In a statement to Hyperallergic after Lisson Gallery nixed his show, the artist warned of “soft violence aimed at stifling voices” on the topic of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

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Teach-In: The Architecture of Settler Colonialism in Palestine - THE FUNAMBULIST MAGAZINE thefunambulist.net/editorial…

Teach-In: The Architecture of Settler Colonialism in Palestine

A teach-in for all architecture students. November 11, 2023 Dear architecture students around the world Let’s face it, architecture is settler colonialism’s best friend. It is a reality that you may…

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How Strong Are the World's Social Connections? news.gallup.com/opinion/gall…

How Strong Are the World's Social Connections?

New Meta and Gallup research finds that most people worldwide feel connected to others, but not always to the same degree.

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Na Ucrânia, ecstasy e cogumelos contra traumas de guerra dw.com/pt-br/na-ucr%C3%A2nia…?
Na Ucrânia, ecstasy e cogumelos contra traumas de guerra

Na Ucrânia, ecstasy e cogumelos contra traumas de guerra

Terapeutas ucranianos estão pressionando parlamentares pela liberação do uso de substâncias psicoativas e psicodélicas no tratamento do transtorno de estresse pós-traumático.

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“Vatican Says Transgender People Can Be Baptized and Become Godparents A document approved by Pope Francis lays out nuanced guidance in keeping with his vision of a more inclusive church, but it does not amount to a policy change in the church” nytimes.com/2023/11/09/world…

Vatican Says Transgender People Can Be Baptized and Become Godparents (Published 2023)

A document approved by Pope Francis lays out nuanced guidance in keeping with his vision of a more inclusive church, but it does not amount to a policy change in the church, the Vatican says.

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“Taking the lessons of pandemic isolation — and her adolescent diary — Dr. Ruth Westheimer, 95, decided she should be New York’s Loneliness Ambassador. And so she is.” nytimes.com/2023/11/09/nyreg…
Dr. Ruth Saved People’s Sex Lives. Now She Wants to Cure Loneliness. (Published 2023)

Dr. Ruth Saved People’s Sex Lives. Now She Wants to Cure Loneliness. (Published 2023)

Taking the lessons of pandemic isolation — and her adolescent diary — Dr. Ruth Westheimer, 95, decided she should be New York’s Loneliness Ambassador. And so she is.

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“In an instant, the device’s virtual assistant can send a text message, play a song, snap a photo, make a call or translate a real-time conversation into another language.” nytimes.com/2023/11/09/techn…
Silicon Valley’s Big, Bold Sci-Fi Bet on the Device That Comes After the Smartphone (Published 2023)

Silicon Valley’s Big, Bold Sci-Fi Bet on the Device That Comes After the Smartphone (Published 2023)

Humane, a company started by two former Apple employees, says its new artificial intelligence pin can stop all the scrolling. Can it live up to the hype?

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Insomnia and mental disorders are linked, but exactly how is still a mystery theconversation.com/insomnia…
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Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman Says Do This for a Few Minutes Every Morning, and You'll Have Better Focus and More Energy | Inc.com inc.com/justin-bariso/andrew…
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LTA Research's airship could soon start testing | Popular Science popsci.com/technology/lta-re…
Giant electric airships could one day deliver humanitarian aid

Giant electric airships could one day deliver humanitarian aid

While it can't compete with the cargo-carrying capacity of an airplane, it could one day be used to deliver humanitarian aid and cell service.

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AI could cause ‘catastrophic’ financial crisis, says Yuval Noah Harari theguardian.com/technology/2…

AI could cause ‘catastrophic’ financial crisis, says Yuval Noah Harari

Historian and Sapiens author says sophistication of technology makes it difficult to forecast its dangers

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