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Call the Midwife | Home

I just blazed through 2 seasons of Call the Midwife and it is excellent. Set in post-WWII’s poverty stricken East London, it looks at issues of poverty, reproductive rights, and gender power dynamics all through the lens of a group of nuns and nurses specialized in midwifery and palliative care.Call the Midwife | Home Season …

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Nasa-funded study: industrial civilisation headed for ‘irreversible collapse’? | Nafeez Ahmed

“Noting that warnings of ‘collapse’ are often seen to be fringe or controversial, the study attempts to make sense of compelling historical data showing that ‘the process of rise-and-collapse is actually a recurrent cycle found throughout history.’ Cases of severe civilisational disruption due to ‘precipitous collapse – often lasting centuries – have been quite common.’” …

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Stuff – Imgur

The fabled Mall tortilla was documented!!! It is discussed here http://ift.tt/1jVrJuXStuff – Imgur Imgur is home to the web’s most popular image content, curated in real time by a dedicated community through commenting, voting and sharing. cross-posted on Facebook

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About | Sciencescape

Learned about Sciencescape on CBC Radio: Spark. Seems like a promising approach to engaging with science. They’ve been flooded with interest so trying to sign up will get you on their waitlist.About | Sciencescape Each day, Sciencescape streams thousands of breaking papers to scientists, clinicians, educators, and students around the world so that they can …

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