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Why did the CDC get so much about Covid-19 wrong?

In this edition of Inverse Daily, find out about the consequences of the CDC and the WHO's initial Covid-19 messaging, an interstellar meteor dividing the science community, and more.

Inverse

Harvard astronomer believes an interstellar meteor (or craft) smashed into Earth in 2014 — others aren't so sure

Avi Loeb, a famous Harvard University astronomer, believes he and a student discovered an interstellar object that hit Earth in 2014. But the wider space science community is skeptical.

Inverse

The perfect diet: Why one nutrient-rich food could help your heart

Researchers at Harvard University analysed data from two large U.S. studies. It found that there could be a link between avocados and a reduction in cardiovascular disease.

Inverse

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Editorial: Lessons learned from Ketanji Brown Jackson

Lacking any valid reason to reject Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, some Senate Republicans chose an utterly pointless pretext: her refusal to say whether she supports packing the court with more justices, as some of its critics advocate.

Tribune News Service

A personal story of love and history from Canberra to Harvard

ANU professor gets ultra-prestigious role at Harvard.

The Canberra Times

How Former NFL Players Rob Sims And Calvin Johnson Launched A New Career In Cannabis

This article was originally published on Weedmaps and appears here with permission.

Benzinga

Martha Minow is the new chair of the MacArthur Foundation — some of her first work was as a Chicago copy clerk

CHICAGO — On the March morning she officially became the chair of the board of directors of the Chicago-based MacArthur Foundation, Martha Minow sat on a couch in the handsomely appointed apartment of her father and remembered the past.

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Jackson joins a Supreme Court at fever pitch

She'll join the court as it dives headfirst into the most controversial issues in American politics.

Axios

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu hopes to transform her adopted city

When she was elected mayor of Boston in November, Michelle Wu transformed the image of the city’s chief executive

The Independent UK

Ketanji Brown Jackson approved as first Black woman Supreme Court justice

Jackson was confirmed 53-47, mostly along party lines but with three Republican votes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s blazing trail to become the first Black female justice

A background as a public defender, a public school education, and two rulings against Donald Trump from the bench

The Guardian - US

Senate poised to confirm Jackson to Supreme Court

The Senate is expected to confirm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday, securing her place as the first Black woman on the high court and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his historic pick

The Independent UK

Good Vibrations: IVF Girls Touching Reunion With Singer Who Crooned To Her In Petri Dish

Dr Marisa Lopez-Teijon told Zenger News : "Zoe was an embryo when Antonio sang for her and the other embryos in our lab".

Zenger

Ukraine Take Shelter is giving thousands of new homes to refugees. It was built by a 19-year-old Harvard student

EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine Take Shelter allows refugees to connect with people from across the globe who can offer them temporary shelter after they were forced to flee their homes. Its 19-year-old founder speaks to Rachel Sharp

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NSW principal’s Harvard scholarship paused due to school investigation

Education department probes complaints about Katoomba high school’s response to claims of harassment among students

Tribune News Service

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra appoints Mark C. Hanson, ‘a giant in the industry,’ as its next president

BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday appointed Mark C. Hanson, the former head of the San Francisco Orchestra and a leader one musician described as “a giant in the industry,” as its next president and CEO.

Los Angeles Times

California adults who live with a gun owner face twice the risk of death by homicide

It is a belief that helped drive a historic rise in U.S. firearms sales and first-time gun owners during the COVID-19 pandemic: Having a handgun at home for personal protection will make you safer.

The Independent UK

Harvard students' site helping Ukraine refugees find housing

Two Harvard University freshmen have launched a website designed to connect people fleeing Ukraine to those in safer countries willing to take them in

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Against Scientific Gatekeeping

Science should be a profession, not a priesthood.

The Guardian - US

Disturbing claims of torture and sexual abuse at trial of New York ‘cult’ leader

Larry Ray accused of psychological abuse at the prestigious Sarah Lawrence college, in trial that echoes Nxivm case

Tribune News Service

Warnock's ex-wife takes legal action over child custody

ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock's ex-wife is seeking changes to their child custody arrangement in court documents that claim he's in "willful contempt" of the agreement as she attempts to move outside of Georgia.

Los Angeles Times

For centuries, the Ukrainian language was overshadowed by its Russian cousin. That's changing

Languages rise and fall with history, in nations and university language departments alike. In 1980, when Roman Koropeckyj stepped into his classroom at Harvard to teach Polish, he was "gobsmacked" by the dozens of students awaiting him. The Polish trade unionists of the Solidarity movement, who were defying Soviet oppression…

Tribune News Service

Common diabetes drug may raise birth defect risk if dad used it recently, study finds

There’s a connection between a commonly prescribed drug for diabetes and a higher risk for birth defects if a father uses it within three months of conceiving a baby, a new study has found.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: What colleges can learn from Georgetown Day School’s embrace of multiple viewpoints

Let’s start with the easy part. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was wrong to harangue Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing about books allegedly used to teach critical race theory at the Georgetown Day School, where Jackson serves on the board of trustees. It had nothing to…

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift set to receive first honorary degree from New York University

The star will become a Doctor of Fine Arts at the awards ceremony in May

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