Tue. 04/20 - The New Roaring 20s? An Economist & Epidemiologist Weigh In
Will this decade be another “Roaring 20s?” A social epidemiologist and a Nobel Prize-winning economist weigh in. How many T-Rexes roamed the land throughout their time on Earth? A team of paleontologists did the math. And scientists have created the whitest paint ever, which could make a sizable difference in the climate crisis.
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Links:
Looking Back at the First Roaring Twenties (NY Times)
Epidemiologist looks to the past to predict second post-pandemic 'roaring 20s' (The Guardian)
How many T. rex ever existed? Calculation…
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