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The purpose is not to get rid of nations, but to create nations that are more culturally homogeneous, and above all that respect the wishes of the local populations. I agree that France or Germany could be split in more parts based on historical divisions, but there is no desire among the French...

I was wondering what Europe would look like if the various separatist movements had their way. I checked the list of active separatist movements in Europe and selected only the regions with reasonable claims of independence based on the percentage of population supporting independence. This is...

A friend of mine is starting a new YouTube channel (Sons of Mars) to explain famous historical battles using video scenes he shot while playing Total War in high definition and edited with a special programme. He plans to recreate mostly battles from the Antiquity and teh Middle Ages. It looks...

This is ridiculous and self centred from the Pakistani PM. Kashmir has always belonged to India since the independence of India and Pakistan. Removing autonomous status to one of its own territories is in no way comparable to invading another country, bombing schools , houses and power...

They finally tested the genomes of the Tarim mummies and the results are surprising. Here's the paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04052-7

You do realize that cows aren't wild animals like kangaroos. And 99% of cattle in fields are cows, which can't reproduce without a bull. It's really up to the farmers whether the cows mate with the bull or not. There will always be a need for dairy cows for milk, yoghurt and especially cheese...

How is that relevant to this discussion about vaccines?

Japan has a relatively low rate of covid infection, so the delivery of vaccines went first two harder hit countries in Europe and the Americas. From what I read the Olympics will be held without spectators.

Don't tell me that you believed Trump's rhetoric of "making America great again". The man did more damage to his country than any previous presidents in the last 100 years, Republican or Democrat. Need to me just the occurrence that public opinion of America abroad nosedived under the last two...

That was in 2013 during the Obama years. When people are asked about their opinion of a country it reflects more their attitude to the current political administration and the current foreign policy than how they feel about the ordinary people and the culture. Just look how public opinion...

Is there any viable third party candidates? I think that it's mostly the Libertarian and the Green parties. How good is there programme?

I'm not sure if he is going back to space or not. But even if it is not shouldn't change anything for the Earth temperature if it is absorbed by the dark paint or going back into the atmosphere. So white painting is always better. If the heat is reflected back into space, that's a plus. If it's...

How can we be sure of the intended purpose of the ramp? I don't think that the ancient Greeks had wheelchairs, so it's equally dubious that the ramp was for the disabled. It may just have been for carts bringing construction materials, statues or offerings. Or maybe a procession involving chariots.

"Adolescents from disadvantaged neighborhoods show gene regulation differences: Tougher childhood marks genes related to chronic inflammation, tobacco smoke, air pollution and lung cancer -- ScienceDaily" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200619115704.htm "An 18-year study of 2,000...

"Stonehenge: Neolithic monument found near sacred site - BBC News" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-53132567 "Archaeologists have discovered a ring of prehistoric shafts, dug thousands of years ago near Stonehenge. Fieldwork has revealed evidence of a 1.2 mile (2km) wide circle of...

"Researchers document the first use of maize in Mesoamerica -- ScienceDaily" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200603151158.htm "Radiocarbon dating of the skeletal samples shows the transition from pre-maize hunter-gatherer diets, where people consumed wild plants and animals, to...

"Discovery of oldest bow and arrow technology in Eurasia: New archaeological research demonstrates earliest projectile technology in the tropical rainforests of Sri Lanka -- ScienceDaily" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200612172238.htm "The origins of human innovation have...

"Increased fertility for women with Neanderthal gene, study suggests -- ScienceDaily" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200526151738.htm "One in three women in Europe inherited the receptor for progesterone from Neandertals -- a gene variant associated with increased fertility...

The BCG vaccine was developed in France and was obligatory from 1950 to 2007. Almost every adult has been vaccinated, but the death rate in France is just as high as in Italy.

I don't want to sound callous and cynical but maybe governments aren't tackling the crisis properly on purpose because it's advantageous for them if lots of elderly people die. That's less pensions to pay. In an ageing society where governments debts run high, this kind of virus targeting mostly...