from Ars Technica “There is no reasonable doubt here. This new analysis should put the matter to rest.” JENNIFER OUELLETTE – 9/14/2021,  Enlarge / The Vinland Map purports to be a 15th-century map with a pre-Columbian depiction of the North American Coast. A new analysis has confirmed that the map is, in fact, a modern-day forgery. See also,  Yale University Scholars have questioned the authenticity of a purported 15th-century map housed in Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript…

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from Yale Daily News 9/11 Reflection: Jim Sleeper JIM SLEEPER 3:04 AM, SEP 09, 2011 GUEST COLUMNIST Under the aspect of eternity, the attack on Pearl Harbor 60 years ago was eclipsed on 9/11 by a darkness more fateful, frightening and — if we can keep clear about it — instructive. —September 12, 2001 When four American civilian planes brought low the world’s only superpower and greatest nerve center 10 years ago, they made a mockery of…

  DescriptionReviews A revised, enlarged, and updated edition of this authoritative and entertaining reference book —named the #2 essential home library reference book by the Wall Street Journal “Shapiro does original research, earning [this] volume a place on the quotation shelf next to Bartlett’s and Oxford’s.”—William Safire, New York Times Magazine (on the original edition) “A quotations book with footnotes that are as fascinating to read as the quotes themselves.”—Arthur Spiegelman, Washington Post Book World (on the original edition)…

from Popular Science Platforms like Twitter may amplify engrained human behaviors, but a future filled with healthy discourse and productive conversations isn’t impossible. BY CHARLOTTE HU | UPDATED AUG 13, 2021 To no one’s surprise, scientists from Yale University found that social media platforms like Twitter amplify our collective moral outrage. Additionally, they found that it was mostly politically moderate users who learned to be more outraged over time. Their findings are detailed in a new study in Science…

from the New Haven Register Yale University PhD student Matthew Amodio has become an eight-day returning champion on television quiz show, “Jeopardy!” earning $52,000 on Tuesday night’s episode, and defeated Christina Leone of East Hartford. In his winning streak, Amodio has won $362,400. Heading into the Final Jeopardy! round, Amodio’s earnings totaled $36,000 while Leone’s were $9,600. Both Amodio and Leone answered the final question correctly — Leone’s wager was enough for her to finish in second…

from NH Register With over a dozen athletes heading to Tokyo, Yale remains a consistent college presence in the Olympics Maggie Vanoni July 16, 2021 With 16 athletes scheduled to compete in the Tokyo Olympics that have Yale ties, and three more to potentially receive confirmation later this month, the university will continue its presence as one of the top schools consistently represented at the Olympics. Yale’s 2021 Olympic athletes, which include 11 in the…

Yale recognized for fast growth of lower-income student enrollment The American Talent Initiative, a national alliance that aims to increase the number of lower-income students enrolled in colleges and universities, has highlighted Yale as a leader in achieving this goal. Since 2015, the percentage of Yale students eligible for Pell Grants grew by 55%.