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"The metaverse... besides being immersive and interoperable, it's meta-physical, that is, a realized illusion, an impossibility in the round, able to absorb an infinite number of contradictions and convert them into fuel for growth."--Martin Gurri @mgurri greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2022/05/18/dai…
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nature.com/articles/s4155…
#PaleontologicalResearch, #FossilAge, #LifeOrigins
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nature.com/articles/s4146…
#MiddlePleistocene, #HumanoidSpecimen, #AnnamiteMountains, #MolarDiscovery
The Fifth Wave: Escaping Into the Metaverse - Discourse
discoursemagazine.com/culture-and-so…
#metaverse, #RealityEscape, #AntiInternet, #MeaningOfLife, #illusion
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detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…
#RiverOtter, #DetroitRiver, #RareSighting
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smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/thi…
#EmperorPenguins, #AntarcticResearch, #ECHORobot, #ClimateChange
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usatoday.com/story/life/hea…
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news.mongabay.com/2022/05/from-v…
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