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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to others* 

Computing: Gizmodo reports that the Biden administration has produced an executive order on artificial intelligence.

Health: NPR reports that the Food and Drug Administration appears to be going to approve the use of a gene editing technique as a treatment for sickle cell disease.

Politics: A Conversation writer discusses the violence of former President Trump's rhetoric.

Science: SciTech Daily has a report on the genetics of skin color in humans.

Phys.org reports on extensive study of the body of sea stars (aka starfish). It turns out that they are mostly head.

*I try not to include items that require a password or fee to view

Thanks for reading.

Sunspots 761

Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else:

Christianity: (or something) NPR reports on how a couple who moved into a neighborhood recently had a deaf child, and the neighbors, who had all lived there a long time, have decided to learn sign language.

N. T. Wright on how most Christians have the wrong idea about heaven.

Christianity Today, and other outlets, report that a Chinese pastor has been sentenced to 9 years in prison.

Computing: Gizmodo reports on what people wanted most to know in the Wikipedia.

Gizmodo also reports that anti-robocalling legislation has been approved by Congress, and signed by President Trump. Gizmodo also guesses that it will help some, but maybe not enough.


Education: CBS News reports that Princeton University has honored lunchroom, and other non-professorial workers, by hanging their portraits.


Environment: A Relevant article on why Christians should care for the environment.

Health: A woman with sickle-cell anemia has been treated with her own cells, modified with CRISPR. The results are promising.
 
Politics: Relevant reports that white evangelicals are further from the mainstream in their attitudes concerning immigration than they are on abortion.

The graphic used in these posts is from NASA, hence, it is free to use like this.

Thanks for looking!