It started like every other outbreak had, silently, invisibly, spreading before anyone realized it was already too late. Except this time, it wasn’t too late. For the first time in human history, we saw it coming. I stood inside The Helix, the nerve center of the Global Biosecurity Command (GBC), watching as the latest AI-generated pathogen forecast flickered across the glass wall.

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Yesterday, academic social media went into overdrive as many intellectuals discovered LibGen (“Library Genesis”) for the first time, thanks to an article and tool in The Atlantic . It is quite amazing to me that people have only just come to this.

Next week, starting 31.05.2025, we will be one week in Hannover for the Hannover Messe. The Messe is quite famous (the. “world leading industryshow”) in the world of the manufacturing industry.

Here’s a short post on another 5PVC presentation: Raber et al. (2025) on a musculoskeletal lesion in an apatosaur femur. At the Utah Field House in Vernal, there’s a partial skeleton of an apatosaur from just north of Dinosaur National Monument. It’s nicknamed the “Soft Sauropod” because the bone is softer than the matrix, which made preparation a bit of an adventure.

Jan Wilkens' Publikation „Queer Jewish Groups in Europe“ (erschienen im März 2025) bietet einen Überblick über die Dynamiken und Strukturen queerer jüdischer Gemeinschaften in Europa. Die vom Publikationsfonds für Open-Access-Monografien des Landes Brandenburg geförderte Publikation analysiert, wie sich jüdische und queere Identitäten überlappen und welche Herausforderungen und Erfolge diese Gruppen erfahren.

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Seit Januar 2025 macht das Bildarchiv Foto Marburg rund 1,2 Millionen digitalisierter Fotografien aus dem eigenen Bestand verfügbar. Die Dateien sind kostenlos unter offener Lizenz beziehungsweise Public Domain Mark erhältlich. Darunter befinden sich unzählige Aufnahmen aus der europäischen Kunst und Architektur. Direktor Christian Bracht erläutert die Hintergründe der Open-Access-Initiative.

Rare Juvenile Gray Seal Sighting at VB Oceanfront Captured on Camera A magnificent spectacle took place earlier this week as a rare juvenile gray seal was spotted enjoying the coastal sunshine at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. This enchanting sight was not just a delight for nature lovers and beachgoers but also a reminder of the rich biodiversity that graces our shoreline.

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