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References to food in the letters of Jews interned in the Drancy camp in France during the Second World War March 13, 2026 Dimitra Laimou Simon Dureuil Sabine Sportouch Philippe Nivet Adam Veiller Olga Megalakaki Xavier Boniface Guillaume Pollack a Laboratoire de Psychologie Clinique, Psychopathologie, Psychanalyse, Université Paris Cité, Boulogne-Billancourt, Franceb CHSSC, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, Francec Laboratoire Epsylon, Université Paul Valéry, Laboratoire Epsylon, Montpellier, Franced IHSS, CRPMS, Université Paris Cité, Paris,Francee CRP-CPO, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, Francef UMR SIRICE 8138 (Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne-CNRS), France
Creating cognitive dissonance by disrupting apocalyptic narratives: cautions and opportunities March 3, 2026 Joel Elliott Core Studies Program, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Plot details in extremist activity based on prior military experience December 3, 2025 Adam T. Biggs Todd R. Seech a Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS, USAb Commander, Naval Surface Force, US Pacific Fleet, Coronado, CA, USA
Behind the Enemy News: issue salience in the Russo-Ukrainian War July 7, 2025 Matvei Makeev Marco Bastos a School of Information and Communication Studies, University College Dublin, Dublin, Irelandb Department of Media, Culture and Creative Industries, City St. George’s, University of London, London, UK
Conflict entrepreneurship and rural banditry in Nigeria fourth republic June 28, 2025 Adebajo Adeola Aderayo Atobatele Abolaji Jamiu Osikoya Adepelumi Funsho Goddy Uwa Osimen Bello Olaide Wasiu Dele-Dada Moyosoluwa a Department of Political Science, College of Social and Management Sciences, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu-Ode, Nigeriab Department of Political Science and International Relations, College of Leadership and Development Studies, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeriac Department of Political Science, College of Arts, Management and Social Sciences, Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Nigeria

This 6-Foot, 330-Pound Robot May One Day Save Your Life

This humanoid robot is designed to have the same mobility as a human. While it lacks hands capable of truly grasping objects, this design still shows promise for search and rescue missions, as the title implies. The robot’s builder, Boston Dynamics, has previously achieved fame for its surprisingly stable, adaptive and rather creepy BigDog robots, […]

By 2035, Nearly 100 Million Self-Driving Cars Will Be Sold Per Year, Report Says

The report appears to be on the optimistic side, assuming strong & sustained growth in the automobile market in general. However, even with more pessimistic assumptions this could be significant business, as well as saving lives if the ethical and legal conundrums can be addressed.

National Geographic: Cheap, Disposable UAS are the New Storm Chasers

The military is not the only organization with hazardous flight missions. Besides hurricanes and wildfires, the article also discusses the development of small, quiet, and mostly biodegradable drones for wildlife tracking.

The Ethics of Saving Lives With Autonomous Cars Are Far Murkier Than You Think

A discussion of autonomous cars from the point of view of a philosopher.

Daddy, What Was a Truck Driver?

This article starts with Caterpillar’s work on autonomous mining trucks, and considers the future of driving jobs as the technology becomes more reliable and less expensive.

Mars Rover Finds Good News for Past Life, Bad News for Current Life on Mars

The Curiosity rover is a remote controlled vehicle with autonomous modes and collision avoidance (both necessary due to the 4-24 minute lightspeed delay between here and Mars).

NASA’s Polar Robotic Ranger passes first Greenland test

Published by the University of Texas Press the book features 100 of Hyman's photographs and six critical essays that depict and discuss the emotional aftermath of the September 11, 2001, attacks -- a time when people from all walks of life created and encountered memorials to those who were murdered. Vernacular art appeared almost everywhere—on walls, trees, playgrounds, vehicles, houses, tombstones, and even on bodies. This outpouring of grief and other acts of remembrance impelled photographer Jonathan Hyman to document and preserve these largely impermanent, spontaneous expressions. This book, a unique archive of 9/11 public memory, is the result of his compiling a collection of 20,000 photographs, along with field notes and personal interviews. For more information about the book or to purchase it, visit the book's page at Amazon or Facebook.

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