…Congress is not a court, and no rules of evidence apply to its activities, including impeachment. This is not a technical distinction: It’s a foundational part of the constitutional structure.
https://theconversation.com/why-hearsay-isnt-a-problem-for-congress-in-impeachment-hearings-127164
Month: November 2019
How Humans Migrated Across The Globe Over 200,000 Years: An Animated Look | Open Culture
Despite the significance modern humans have ascribed to variations in phenotype, race is a culturally defined category and not a scientific one. argues Joseph L. Graves, professor of biological sciences at the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering.. "Everything we know about our genetics has proven that we are far more alike than we are different. If more people understood that, it would be easier to debunk the myth that people of a certain race are ‘naturally’ one way or another,” or that refugees and asylum seekers are dangerous others instead of just like every other human who has moved around the world over the last 200,000 years.
http://www.openculture.com/2019/11/how-humans-migrated-across-the-globe-over-200000-years-an-animated-look.html
If I Touched the Moon, What Would It Feel Like? – The New York Times
If you like handling tiny glass shards, sure, go ahead and touch the lunar surface. But avoid the rocks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/science/randall-munroe-moon.html