Birds Practice Singing in Their Sleep
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/20847663
Scientists had previously observed sleeping birds making movements that resembled lip-syncing. In earlier work, Mindlin and his colleagues implanted electrodes in two Zebra Finches; for a recent study in Chaos, they did the same for two Great Kiskadees. This let them record and compare neuron and muscle activity in the sleeping birds.
When awake, Zebra Finches sing a well-regulated line of staccato notes. But their sleeping song movements are fragmented, disjointed and sporadic—“rather like a dream,” Mindlin says. A dozing finch seems to silently practice a few “notes” and then add another, producing a pattern of muscle activity that reminds Mindlin “of learning a musical instrument.”
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Real-time Lighting in Virtual Production
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An Out-of-Control Netanyahu has Now Openly Threatened UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon
Netanyahu & Israel have now openly threatened UN peacekeepers
A dishevelled Netanyahu told UN peacekeepers in Lebanon to leave "right now" in another sign the genocidal leader is utterly out-of-controlSteve Topple (The Canary)
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Deaths, Injuries as Israeli Military Bombs Displacement Tents in Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Hospital
Deaths, Injuries as Israeli Military Bombs Displacement Tents in Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Hospital
By Al Jazeera An Israeli air strike on the grounds of Al-Aqsa Hospital has killed at least four Palestinians, injured dozens and caused a huge fire, The attack hit tents where many displaced Palest…scheerpost.com
Nobel winning Hiroshima survivor's Gaza comparison angers Israel
Israel has attacked a prominent survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing over a comparison he made between the blast and the current assault on Gaza.
Toshiyuki Mimaki, a leader of the Nihon Hidankyo organisation that represents survivors of the US attack, compared the two after the group was announced as the recepient of the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
“I thought for sure it would be the people working so hard in Gaza, as we’ve seen," he told reporters in Tokyo after the announcement. In Gaza, bleeding children are being held by their parents. It’s like in Japan 80 years ago.”
In response, Israel's ambassador to Japan attacked the comparison as "outrageous and baseless", and said such comparisons "distort history and dishonor the victims".
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They have more in common with Nazis with their Lebensraum settler colonialism and apartheid system full of their riff on concentration camps.
But, fun fact: Western interests, including Israel, sure do seem to conveniently benefit from Daesh attacks on those aligned with Palestine - at opportune moments. I'm just saying.
How Israel’s Army Uses Palestinians as Human Shields in Gaza
How Israel’s Army Uses Palestinians as Human Shields in Gaza
Israeli soldiers and Palestinian former detainees say troops have regularly forced captured Gazans to carry out life-threatening tasks, including inside Hamas tunnels.Natan Odenheimer (The New York Times)
Columbus who? Decolonizing the calendar in Latin America
Columbus who? Decolonizing the calendar in Latin America
Many US states and cities have renamed Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day. But wrestling over the explorer’s legacy has a longer – and even more fraught – history in Latin America.The Conversation
Columbus who? Decolonizing the calendar in Latin America
Columbus who? Decolonizing the calendar in Latin America
Many US states and cities have renamed Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day. But wrestling over the explorer’s legacy has a longer – and even more fraught – history in Latin America.The Conversation
Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians and cut off aid to those left inside
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/21382196
By JULIA FRANKEL
Updated 6:38 AM EDT, October 14, 2024[unbelievable - of course Biden and Harris will go along with no complaint]
Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians and cut aid to those left
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in an attempt to starve out Hamas militants.JULIA FRANKEL (AP News)
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Former Stasi officer jailed for 10 years over 1974 Berlin border shooting
A former officer in the East German secret police has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for the murder of a Polish firefighter at a Berlin border crossing 50 years ago.
Martin Naumann, now 80, shot Czesław Kukuczka in the back at close range on 29 March 1974 as Kukuczka walked towards the last in a series of control posts at a transit area in the divided city, having been told he had a free pass to escape to West Berlin.
The truth surrounding Kukuczka’s death was never revealed to his family. Instead, his cremated remains were sent in an urn to his wife, Emilia, weeks later, after which he was buried in a private ceremony by his family in southern Poland.
It took the dogged research skills of a historian immersed in the history of the Ministry for State Security (MfS), or the Stasi – which was the intelligence service and secret police of the communist GDR – to unearth the details of the case years later.
Former Stasi officer jailed for 10 years over 1974 Berlin border shooting
Martin Naumann, 80, shot Czesław Kukuczka in the back at close range as he tried to cross into West BerlinKate Connolly (The Guardian)
I wish more German soldiers were punished for shooting Polish people [finger of the monkey's paw curls]
That's.... Great.
But (sexual) child abuse still become time-barred after a measly 12yrs. Just around the corner where the victims are finally old enough to even do something about it.
But yeah, let's focus on the important stuff like jailing some 80yrs old for doing his job 50yrs ago. Not saying it was good or just or anything.
Czech industry profiting from Russian oil sanctions loophole, research reveals
Czech industry profiting from Russian oil sanctions loophole, research reveals
One company in particular has earned €1.2 billion in extra profits, despite alternatives being available.Gabriel Gavin (POLITICO)
Kamala Harris dips in key states, making US election contest a toss-up
Kamala Harris dips in key states, making US election contest a toss-up
The US election will come down to the results in a handful of key states - and polling indicates it will be very close.The Conversation
Kamala Harris dips in key states, making US election contest a toss-up
Kamala Harris dips in key states, making US election contest a toss-up
The US election will come down to the results in a handful of key states - and polling indicates it will be very close.The Conversation
In the Netherlands, we’re closing our emptying prisons. What can other countries learn from how we did it? | Renate van der Zee
In the Netherlands, we’re closing our emptying prisons. What can other countries learn from how we did it?
The Dutch prison population has fallen by more than 40% – and awareness of the harms of harsh sentencing could explain why, says Dutch writer and journalist Renate van der ZeeRenate van der Zee (The Guardian)
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What? Less than a month ago the government said there weren't enough cells and they were looking into moving inmates to Estonia because they were already having to delay jail sentences.
State Secretary Coenradie wants to explore in the short term whether hundreds of prisoners can be accommodated in Estonia from 2026. Officials from the ministry have already been to Estonia. The Estonians are positive about the plan. The prison in Tartu would be the most suitable, say insiders.
Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians and cut off aid to those left inside
Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians and cut aid to those left
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in an attempt to starve out Hamas militants.JULIA FRANKEL (AP News)
Europeisk insats mot gränsöverskridande brottslighet. Flera kilo beslagtagen narkotika, beslag och utmätt gods för 800 000 Euro och 57 gripna personer. Det är några resultat av en svenskledd europeisk insats mot gränsöverskridande brottslighet i Östersjöområdet.
Blender Survey 2024
Blender Survey 2024
Blender Foundation announces its first user survey. Fill it in and help shape the future of Blender!Francesco Siddi (blender.org)
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in reply to gedaliyah • • •"implanted electrodes in two Zebra Finches".
These dreams might as well be nightmares.
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