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Nvidia’s CEO Just Dropped a Hard Truth: “Smart” Is About to Become Worthless | by Shane Collins | Activated Thinker | Dec, 2025 | Medium Added: Dec 22, 2025
Nvidia’s CEO Just Dropped a Hard Truth: “Smart” Is About to Become Worthless
Site: Medium
When AI turns IQ into a commodity, only one human skill will remain scarce. Here is how to master it.
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Missa Iste confessor domini: Agnus Dei III - YouTube Music Added: Dec 22, 2025
Missa Iste confessor domini: Agnus Dei III - YouTube Music
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Provided to YouTube by Coviello Classics Missa Iste confessor domini: Agnus Dei III · Musurgia Ensemble · João Francisco Távora Missa Iste confessor domini...
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Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: I. Allegro - YouTube Music
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Provided to YouTube by Warner Classics Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: I. Allegro · Herbert von Karajan · Karl Leister Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, Bas...
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Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 9 in G-Flat Major "Butterfly Wings" - YouTube Music
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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 9 in G-Flat Major "Butterfly Wings" · Maurizio Pollini · Frédéric Chopin "'Citr...
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Currying Function in JavaScript - GeeksforGeeks
Added: Dec 22, 2025Currying Function in JavaScript - GeeksforGeeks
Site: GeeksforGeeks
Your All-in-One Learning Portal: GeeksforGeeks is a comprehensive educational platform that empowers learners across domains-spanning computer science and programming, school education, upskilling, commerce, software tools, competitive exams, and more.
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New Class of Warship to Be Named After Trump - WSJ Added: Dec 22, 2025
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CECOT story pulled: What to know about Bari Weiss amid CBS firestorm Added: Dec 22, 2025
What to know about CBS' Bari Weiss amid "60 Minutes" censorship allegations
Site: Axios
Weiss pulled a segment this week highlighting Trump's deportations to an El Salvador prison.
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Study shows humans can detect buried objects without touching - Earth.com Added: Dec 22, 2025
Humans can detect buried objects without touching them, a sense scientists call 'remote touch'
Site: Earth.com
Humans can detect buried objects without touching them, sensing faint pressure ripples in sand. Scientists are calling this "remote touch."
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How This Dating App Uses AI to Match People Based on Something Truly Human: Music - CNET
Added: Dec 22, 2025How This Dating App Uses AI to Match People Based on Something Truly Human: Music
Site: CNET
Vinylly seeks to rebuild the dating playbook by revealing what music you listen to and how it can bring people together in meaningful ways.
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Everything is coming up roses for the AI trade
Site: Axios
This is how Wall Street bulls frame AI bubble risks as wins for tech stocks.
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AI's Resurgent Momentum: Hardware, Hyperscalers, and the Quest for Sustainable Growth
Added: Dec 22, 2025AI's Resurgent Momentum: Hardware, Hyperscalers, and the Quest for Sustainable Growth
Site: StartupHub.ai
The recent resurgence in the artificial intelligence trade underscores a critical shift in investor sentiment: while the promise of AI remains undeniable,
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Tim Pool DEBUNKS PizzaGate Conspiracy, Deep State Was SEEDING Fake News - YouTube Added: Dec 23, 2025
Tim Pool DEBUNKS PizzaGate Conspiracy, Deep State Was SEEDING Fake News
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BUY CAST BREW COFFEE TO SUPPORT THE SHOW - https://castbrew.com/Become A Member And Protect Our Work at http://www.timcast.comHost:Tim Pool @Timcast (everywh...
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Conservatives Consider Quitting Politics As Political Violence Worsens
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The Navy's New Battleship - THE GOLDEN FLEET 🇺🇸
Site: YouTube
"America's battleships have always been unmistakable symbols of national power. They'll help maintain American military supremacy, revive the American shipbu...
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‘Demonstrably Untrue’: Victor Davis Hanson Rebuts Tucker Carlson’s Israel, Qatar Claims - YouTube Added: Dec 23, 2025
‘Demonstrably Untrue’: Victor Davis Hanson Rebuts Tucker Carlson’s Israel, Qatar Claims
Site: YouTube
Tucker Carlson favored putting America’s strategic relationship with the Gulf states, most namely Qatar, ahead of Israel, arguing that the Jewish state was a...
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Vera Rubin Observatory Could Detect “Between 5 And 50” Comet 3I/ATLAS-Like Objects In The Next 10 Years | IFLScience
Added: Dec 23, 2025With The Powerful Vera Rubin Observatory, We Could Find Up To 50 Interstellar Objects Like Comet 3I/ATLAS
Site: IFLScience
The new observatory is going to really shake things up in astronomy.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has been such a fixture of the last six months that we might almost forget that discovering interstellar objects (ISOs) is actually incredibly rare. It's thought that roughly seven ISOs pass through the inner Solar System every year, and yet we've only ever detected three. This year's extraordinary finding, however, is hopefully a prelude to many more to come, thanks to the game-changing, next-generation Vera C. Rubin Observatory. Before comet 3I/ATLAS, humanity had discovered just two interstellar objects: 1I/’Oumuamua, discovered in 2017, and Comet 2I/Borisov in 2019. Yet, there should be around 10,000 interstellar objects within the orbit of Neptune at any given time. This seems like a huge number, but space is big. That means that if each object was equally distributed, they would still be 210 million kilometers (130 million miles) away from any other. Most of the objects are small and dark, orbit far away from the Sun and the Earth, and have little to no change as they pass through the Solar System, which means we simply don't see them. Why is the Rubin Observatory ideally suited to discover ISOs? Well, it possesses the world’s largest digital camera, and when the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space & Time (LSST) starts next year, it will photograph the cosmos in an ultrawide, ultra-high definition time-lapse like we have never seen before. It's likely we will find a lot more of these interstellar visitors. Searching for ISOs is like looking for yellow-colored needles in a haystack – there are very few of them, they're small, hard to see, and from afar look just like stars or galaxies, and the haystack (the sky, in our case) is big. Vera Rubin Observatory spokesperson “The best estimates suggest Rubin should detect between 5 and 50 ISOs over its 10 year survey, stemming from the still-limited empirical constraints on the ISO population," a spokesperson for the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory told IFLScience. "If ISOs are more common than the first three discoveries imply, that rate could be higher; if they are rarer, the rate scales accordingly. Either way, Rubin should be able to build the first statistically significant sample of such objects." When the observatory revealed its first light images this summer, it was also revealed that it had discovered over 2,000 new asteroids in just a few hours. It even spotted comet 3I/ATLAS, but it was not recognized until people went looking in the data for it. Hunting for ISOs is not easy. The combination of depth, width, and repeated observing makes Rubin a uniquely capable ‘ISO hunter.’ Vera Rubin Observatory spokesperson “Searching for ISOs is like looking for yellow-colored needles in a haystack – there are very few of them, they're small, hard to see, and from afar look just like stars or galaxies, and the haystack (the sky, in our case) is big,” the Rubin spokesperson told IFLScience. “The reason Rubin will be great at finding them is because it can image the entire visible sky to great depth, and do so repeatedly – allowing it to identify the one thing that makes objects passing through our Solar System stand out from the background: their motion. The combination of depth, width, and repeated observing makes Rubin a uniquely capable ‘ISO hunter.’” Adding just five more ISOs to the collection would be invaluable. Each object discovered so far has been pretty special; comet 3I/ATLAS even more so compared to the first two. Having a population of ISOs, or finding out that there are multiple populations of interstellar objects crossing the Solar System, would open a whole new world of understanding about the cosmos. Getting 50 more would be even more incredible. If you are a fan of space rocks, interstellar or homegrown, then the next few years with Rubin will make you very happy. Beyond the potentially up to 50 ISOs, the observatory is expected to more than triple the known number of asteroids, adding 3-4 million new asteroids to the 1.5 million currently known, as well as discovering hundreds to thousands of new comets. Since its discovery on July 1, Comet 3I/ATLAS has broken record after record. Rubin might find interstellar interlopers like it or not in the future, but it will always be the most interesting comet of 2025!
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New Radio Data and Diameter Estimate for 3I/ATLAS
Site: Medium
A new paper, posted here, reports data from 7.25 hours during July 2, 2025 of radio observations of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS with…
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Quote of the day by Socrates: 'Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events and weak minds...' - The Economic Times Added: Dec 23, 2025
Quote of the day by Socrates: 'Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events and weak minds...' - The Economic Times
Socrates stands as one of the principal architects of Western philosophical thought. Born and raised in ancient Athens, he is widely regarded as the earliest major figure to focus philosophy squarely on questions of morality, ethics, and human conduct. Unlike later philosophers, Socrates left behind no written works of his own. His ideas, personality, and intellectual legacy survive only through accounts recorded after his death, most notably by his students Plato and Xenophon. Because these portrayals differ in emphasis and interpretation, modern scholars face difficulty in separating the historical Socrates from the literary character presented in these texts, a challenge commonly described as the Socratic problem.Dialogues as a Method of InquiryWhat is known of Socrates largely emerges from dramatic conversations preserved in classical writings. These works are structured as dialogues, featuring Socrates engaging others in extended discussions driven by probing questions and careful reasoning. This distinctive conversational approach eventually evolved into what is now recognized as the Socratic dialogue, a literary and philosophical form that prioritizes inquiry over instruction. The conflicting versions of these dialogues, however, often make it impossible to reconstruct a single, definitive philosophical system attributed to Socrates.Ideas Over AppearancesSocrates’ intellectual priorities are captured powerfully in one of his most frequently cited observations: “Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, and weak minds discuss people.” This statement reflects his lifelong commitment to examining abstract principles rather than dwelling on gossip, personal reputation, or surface-level occurrences. His philosophical energy was directed toward uncovering underlying truths that shaped human behavior and ethical decision-making.126137865 The Socratic Method ExplainedThis devotion to ideas found its clearest expression in what later thinkers called the Socratic method, also known as elenchus, or refutation. As depicted especially in Plato’s early works such as Apology, Crito, Gorgias, and the opening book of the Republic, Socrates typically began by engaging someone who claimed expertise on a particular subject. Often surrounded by young listeners, he would invite the individual to define a concept clearly. Through a series of carefully framed questions, Socrates would reveal inconsistencies within the person’s responses. Eventually, the original definition would collapse under its own contradictions, demonstrating that the supposed expert lacked true understanding.126120414 When a revised explanation was offered, Socrates would subject it to the same analytical scrutiny. Each cycle of questioning aimed not at humiliation but at moving incrementally closer to truth. More often than not, the process ended with both parties recognizing the limits of their knowledge. Since the views under examination usually reflected widely accepted beliefs, these discussions also cast doubt on popular assumptions held by society at large.Embracing Ignorance as WisdomCrucially, Socrates applied this method to himself as rigorously as he did to others. He did not present himself as a teacher imparting established doctrines. Instead, he openly admitted his lack of certainty and positioned himself as a fellow seeker of truth. This intellectual humility is central to his philosophical identity.126103458 In Plato’s works, Socrates repeatedly emphasizes his awareness of his own ignorance, particularly when addressing moral qualities such as virtue, courage, and goodness. During his trial, when his life was on the line, he famously remarked: “I thought Evenus a happy man, if he really possesses this art (technē), and teaches for so moderate a fee. Certainly I would pride and preen myself if I knew (epistamai) these things, but I do not know (epistamai) them, gentlemen”. Despite such declarations, some dialogues portray him as confident and even forceful in argument, revealing the enduring tension between his professed ignorance and his remarkable philosophical authority.
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5 turning points that explain MAGA's civil war
Site: Axios
MAGA is ending 2025 locked in an existential war over the future of conservatism.
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15-year-old has a PhD in quantum physics and plans to 'create superhumans'
Site: Earth.com
Laurent Simons, 15, already earned a PhD in quantum physics, aiming to extend human life with ultracold science and AI research.
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Elon Musk on X: "Demis is right" / X Added: Dec 23, 2025
Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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Meghan Markle, Ryan Reynolds, Oprah and Others Compete with Fellow Offenders at The Nerve Awards!
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Enjoy this episode of The Nerve with Maureen Callahan and start your 2026 right by subscribing to The Nerve:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenerveshow?su...
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Quote of the day by Charles Darwin: 'A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life' - The Economic Times Added: Dec 23, 2025
Quote of the day by Charles Darwin: 'A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life' - The Economic Times
Time has long been a concern for great thinkers, and Charles Darwins widely shared reflection highlights its deep connection to how we understand life itself. His message suggests that casually wasting time reflects a failure to recognise lifes limited and meaningful nature. Darwins own life mirrored this belief—his careful observations, long years of reflection, and deliberate use of time shaped revolutionary ideas that transformed science.
Time and how we use it has been a recurring concern for thinkers across centuries. One such reflection comes from Charles Darwin, whose words continue to be shared widely even today. His quote of the day focuses not on science directly, but on life itself and how casually it can be taken for granted if time is treated lightly.“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.”In this line, Darwin stresses that time is closely tied to how deeply a person understands life. The message is clear and direct. If someone is willing to let time pass without purpose or awareness, it shows a lack of understanding of how limited and meaningful life really is. The quote does not demand constant work or pressure, but it points to the importance of intention. Time, once lost, cannot be recovered, and Darwin’s words highlight that truth in simple terms.What Darwin Meant by Valuing TimeThe quote can be read as a reminder to live with awareness. Darwin is not only talking about productivity but about recognising that every hour holds potential. That potential could be used for learning, careful thought, meaningful work, or even rest that truly restores the mind. Wasting time, in this sense, means letting hours pass without reflection, effort, or purpose.The idea also contrasts active living with passive existence. Darwin’s message suggests that life gains meaning when time is used with thought and care. Even small actions, when done intentionally, reflect an understanding of life’s value. This view fits well with Darwin’s own approach, which was shaped by patience, observation, and long periods of careful work.Charles Darwin's Life-Changing ObservationsAccording to the Natural History Museum, Charles Robert Darwin (1809–1882) changed how humans understand the natural world through ideas that were considered revolutionary in his time. From a young age, Darwin showed deep curiosity about nature, spending hours collecting plants and insects and reading about the natural world.His five-year voyage aboard HMS Beagle became a turning point. During this journey, Darwin carefully collected specimens, took detailed notes, and observed life across different environments. These years of slow and focused work later helped him develop the theory of evolution by natural selection. His methodical use of time reflects the very idea expressed in his quote.126103458As noted by the BBC, Darwin struggled deeply with his own ideas. He delayed publishing his theory for nearly 20 years, fearing public reaction and questioning himself constantly. This long silence was not wasted time. Instead, it was spent gathering evidence, refining thoughts, and preparing for the impact his work would have. His careful use of time shows a life lived with awareness rather than haste.His Legacy Beyond ScienceDarwin’s influence extends far beyond biology. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), even when discussing ideas he chose not to publish openly, Darwin showed careful judgment about what could be responsibly studied and explained at the time. His restraint again reflects respect for time, knowledge, and process.Today, Darwin is remembered not only for his scientific contributions but also for the disciplined way he lived and worked. His quote on time fits naturally into his life story. It serves as a reminder that understanding life begins with respecting the hours we are given and choosing not to let them slip away without thought or meaning.
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If these 9 words roll off your tongue naturally, you communicate at a level most people never reach - Silicon Canals
Added: Dec 23, 2025If these 9 words roll off your tongue naturally, you communicate at a level most people never reach - Silicon Canals
Site: Silicon Canals
After years of fumbling through Vietnamese phrases with my in-laws, I discovered that master communicators don't rely on impressive vocabulary—they've simply made nine ordinary words feel extraordinary when they speak them.
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Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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Nearly 30 Yale undergraduate departments have no Republican faculty, Buckley Institute report finds | New York Post Added: Dec 23, 2025
Nearly 30 Yale undergraduate departments have no Republican faculty, Buckley Institute report finds
Site: New York Post
The Buckley Institute’s report looked at Yale’s undergraduate departments, as well as its School of Management and Law School.
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Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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California Democrats Belatedly Realize the Consequences of a One-Party State | National Review Added: Dec 23, 2025
California Democrats Belatedly Realize the Consequences of a One-Party State | National Review
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The incredible shrinking California Democrat - POLITICO Added: Dec 23, 2025
The incredible shrinking California Democrat
Site: POLITICO
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Opinion | Republicans, on paper, are leading CA governor's race
Added: Dec 23, 2025Opinion | California's very odd election year starts with Republicans possibly leading the governor's race
Site: CalMatters
So many Democratic candidates are running — none with high poll numbers — that two Republicans could end up winning the primary.
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Are There Any Places On Earth Where You Can Walk Directly On The Mantle? | IFLScience
Added: Dec 23, 2025
Is It True There Are Two Places On Earth Where You Can Walk Directly On The Mantle?
Site: IFLScience
It’s not quite as simple as these claims make it sound, but the answer is closer to yes than no.
If you look in the right places, you may encounter the claim that there is only one, or two depending on who is speaking, places on Earth where you can walk directly on the mantle. Is this true, what does it even mean, and if it’s real, how did it happen? Any model of the Earth (well, any scientific one ) will show the crust wrapped around the mantle, which in turn surrounds the outer and then inner core. That seems the natural order of things, and therefore if we want to examine the mantle, we need to drill at least a kilometer down. In a sense, the mantle sometimes comes to us; volcanoes that sit above hot spots are driven by mantle plumes of hot material that punches its way through the crust and spews out as lava. However, if setting foot on the volcanic rocks that form when the lava cools was all it took to walk on the mantle, then you could do it in hundreds of places, not just one or two. The layers that form Earth. Image credit: Zaporizhzhia vector/Shutterstock.com The Island On The Ridge Bigger claims are made for Australia’s subantarctic Macquarie Island. Here, you can walk not just on former liquid from the mantle that cooled to become another piece of the crust, but on a swathe of the mantle pushed upwards intact. In 1997, Macquarie Island was listed as a World Heritage site. The listing described the island as: “The only place on earth where tectonic forces have brought oceanic mantle-derived rock to the surface within the context of a currently active plate boundary.” Macquarie was listed for many reasons, some of them relating to its concentration of penguins and albatrosses, but mostly for the unique opportunity to study processes that normally occur deep beneath the ocean. Most visitors to Macquarie Island come for the seals and penguins, but the rocks they lie or stand on are arguably more remarkable. Image credit: Charles Bergman/Shutterstock.com Macquarie Island is quite small – twice the size of Manhattan – and if you think it seems unlikely the mantle would make its way through the crust here and almost nowhere else, you’re right. Mapping of the sea floor reveals that Macquarie Island sits on a 1,600-kilometer (900-mile) ridge, which runs from near New Zealand down towards Antarctica. The whole ridge represents a thin strip of mostly mantle material, which has been squeezed upwards between the Indo-Australian and Pacific plates. However, while this ridge is much higher than the plates on either side, let alone the trenches that immediately border it, most of it is still far beneath the ocean. No walking there. Only on the island that gives the ridge its name, and a few smaller islands nearby, has the mantle been squeezed up so far that it pokes above sea level. It’s possible that at some other plate boundaries there are similar ridges of mantle material we have yet to discover because they never get high enough to be exposed to the open air. A Piece Of Middle Earth Macquarie Island is very difficult to get to if you’re not a research scientist. Much of the island’s unique native wildlife was pushed to the edge of extinction by cats, rats, and rabbits introduced when the island was used for hunting seals and penguins. An eradication campaign has proved an enormous success, leading to many species rebounding, but it was an expensive one. To limit the risk of a repeat, only 2,000 tourists are allowed to visit each year. In contrast, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, would love to take your tourist dollars and claims to be one of just two places on Earth where you can step onto mantle rock to feel Earth’s ancient history. Travel bloggers even pitch the area as “Middle-earth” because the mantle is the Earth’s middle layer. Gros Morne is also a UNESCO World Heritage area and represents possibly the most studied mantle sample. Where Macquarie is new, Gros Morne’s tablelands are almost half a billion years old. Yet these provide a large area composed of mantle and oceanic crust. These rocks are easy to see (and spectacular) because they are inhospitable to plant life. Weathered surfaces are red from all the oxidized iron in these rocks, but material that has not been exposed to the air is usually dark green, indicating mantle rocks like olivine. Gros Morne National Park's tablelands are part of the first place on Earth that mantle rocks were recognized at the surface. Image credit: Frank Fichtmueller/Shutterstock.com Any Others? Although Macquarie Island is unique in being made of mantle that is still being pushed upwards, and Gros Morne claims to be one of only two places for mantle walking, that claim is subject to some dispute. For one thing, some other parts of Newfoundland were formed by the same processes that made Gros Morne’s tablelands. Moreover, no lesser source than Charles Darwin noted that Saint Peter and Saint Paul’s Archipelago in the South Atlantic is not volcanic, but formed by geological uplift. The mantle material these islands are partially composed of might allow their four temporary inhabitants to place them in the same class as the more prominent sites. However, at a combined size of 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres), much of which will soon be lost to sea level rise, it’s understandable these islands are often overlooked. Perhaps there are other examples we have not been able to find. How The Mantle Is Exposed There is still debate as to how pieces of mantle sometimes rise above the crust. Macquarie Island and Gros Morne have in common that they formed at plate boundaries. Normally, when plates collide, one is driven under the other and pushed into the mantle. However, there are some exceptions. When continents come together they can squeeze up the ocean basins that initially lie between them. The oceanic crustal material comes to make up much of the resulting mountain ranges, including famous examples like the Alps and the Himalayas. Sometimes some of the underlying mantle gets crumpled in the process, forming what is known as an ophiolite. While we wait for a geologist with a talent for rhyme to write a song explaining ophiolite formation to the tune of Taylor Swift’s "Opalite", we will note that most ophiolites are old, fragmentary, jumbled, and often eroded. It’s hard to claim to be able to walk on the mantle there. The UNESCO listing, on the other hand, calls Macquarie Island “A near-pristine example of an ophiolite.” Although Macquarie Island’s unique formation remains in some doubt, it is generally thought that the Pacific and Indo-Australian plates pulled apart, exposing mantle material between them. The plates’ direction then shifted so that they pushed some of the Pacific plate beneath the mantle material. Further changes squeezed some of the trapped mantle upwards. Mostly, this just created a bump on the sea floor, but 300,000-600,000 years ago, the pressure got so intense at this one spot that the island was pushed above the waves. The process for Gros Morne is thought to have been different, and being so much more ancient, we’re even less certain about how it happened, let alone how it survived in such great shape. Whether they are truly the only places on Earth where mantle-walking is possible is up for debate, but they’re certainly the best.
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The Heritage Foundation Implodes | National Review
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More than a dozen staffers leave Heritage to join Pence-led nonprofit
Site: POLITICO
It’s the latest in a string of departures from the embattled organization.
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Journey keyboardist opens up about relationship with Charlie Kirk Added: Dec 23, 2025
