Andreas Kuersten
@andreaskuersten.bsky.social
Eclectic researcher of many interesting things. Happily diving down rabbit holes and following red herrings.
I write on crim law, tort law, int’l law, con law, bioethics, and moral philosophy.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andreas-Kuersten
I write on crim law, tort law, int’l law, con law, bioethics, and moral philosophy.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andreas-Kuersten
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Schwarznasenschafe
Valais in der Schweiz
Valais in der Schweiz
January 4, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Schwarznasenschafe
Valais in der Schweiz
Valais in der Schweiz
I thoroughly enjoyed Eternity. Worth a watch.
January 4, 2026 at 11:30 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed Eternity. Worth a watch.
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻
October 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻
Pope Dumpling VII
Your Pope name is: Last thing you ate + number of letters in your first name.
Pope Gyro VI. Sounds very Chicagoan.
Pope Gyro VI. Sounds very Chicagoan.
May 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Pope Dumpling VII
Octavia Spencer on that episode of 30 Rock is pure gold.
May 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Octavia Spencer on that episode of 30 Rock is pure gold.
Saw this beauty on the way home. 🌈
May 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Saw this beauty on the way home. 🌈
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sharing the poem my grandfather wrote for his mother for her birthday 81 years ago. he was in hiding and didn’t know she had been murdered at Sobibor. curt-bloch.com/en/magazin/2...
April 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
sharing the poem my grandfather wrote for his mother for her birthday 81 years ago. he was in hiding and didn’t know she had been murdered at Sobibor. curt-bloch.com/en/magazin/2...
Theories on the origins of intelligence:
www.quantamagazine.org/intelligence...
www.quantamagazine.org/intelligence...
Intelligence Evolved at Least Twice in Vertebrate Animals | Quanta Magazine
Complex neural circuits likely arose independently in birds and mammals, suggesting that vertebrates evolved intelligence multiple times.
www.quantamagazine.org
April 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Theories on the origins of intelligence:
www.quantamagazine.org/intelligence...
www.quantamagazine.org/intelligence...
I love when the @marketplace.org podcast episode starts right away, without the commercials. So nice 😊
April 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I love when the @marketplace.org podcast episode starts right away, without the commercials. So nice 😊
Rainy day seems fitting.
April 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Rainy day seems fitting.
Horses are fricken awesome.
A new study suggests genetic changes allow horses to produce more energy, while minimizing the toll the energy takes on cells.
The unique genetic change that turned horses into athletic powerhouses
A new study suggests genetic changes allow horses to produce more energy, while minimizing the toll the energy takes on cells.
www.npr.org
April 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Horses are fricken awesome.
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As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far side.
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
April 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far side.
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
“Elephants . . . have extra copies of a tumor suppressor gene, which makes their cells especially prone to triggering cell death at the first sign that something has gone awry.”
nautil.us/why-elephant...
nautil.us/why-elephant...
Why Elephants Rarely Get Cancer
What snakes, ferrets, and elephants are revealing about cancer resistance
nautil.us
April 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
“Elephants . . . have extra copies of a tumor suppressor gene, which makes their cells especially prone to triggering cell death at the first sign that something has gone awry.”
nautil.us/why-elephant...
nautil.us/why-elephant...
Invincible is such a great show. Highly recommend.
February 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Invincible is such a great show. Highly recommend.
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Venus and the Moon are gorgeous tonight 😍
February 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Venus and the Moon are gorgeous tonight 😍
Hope they succeed.
www.marketplace.org/2025/01/31/h...
www.marketplace.org/2025/01/31/h...
Ports are working to reduce carbon emissions - Marketplace
California's Port of Hueneme is switching from fossil fuels to electricity. The goal is to reach zero carbon emissions by 2030.
www.marketplace.org
February 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Hope they succeed.
www.marketplace.org/2025/01/31/h...
www.marketplace.org/2025/01/31/h...
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Mayor Bonnie is not the kind of politician to stay cooped in a mansion - she is always out and about with her people, often tailed by the sanctuary’s head of security, Tom.
January 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Mayor Bonnie is not the kind of politician to stay cooped in a mansion - she is always out and about with her people, often tailed by the sanctuary’s head of security, Tom.
“As the tundra continues to thaw and the flow of submarine groundwater ratchets up, … the outflow of carbon from shore to sea could … make ocean surface waters a carbon source to the atmosphere. The CO2 released via groundwater could also contribute to ocean acidification.”
phys.org/news/2025-01...
phys.org/news/2025-01...
Groundwater in the Arctic is delivering more carbon into the ocean than was previously known
A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska's tundra is releasing huge quantities of carbon into the ocean, where it can contribute to climate change, according to new research o...
phys.org
January 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“As the tundra continues to thaw and the flow of submarine groundwater ratchets up, … the outflow of carbon from shore to sea could … make ocean surface waters a carbon source to the atmosphere. The CO2 released via groundwater could also contribute to ocean acidification.”
phys.org/news/2025-01...
phys.org/news/2025-01...
The first two Mummy movies are gems. I’ll watch them any day.
January 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The first two Mummy movies are gems. I’ll watch them any day.
“In samples taken from a distant asteroid, scientists have discovered a host of organic molecules, including key building blocks of life.”
www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-as...
www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-as...
In NASA asteroid samples, scientists discover key building blocks of life
In samples NASA brought back from the asteroid Bennu, scientists have discovered of organic compounds, including key building blocks of life like amino acids.
www.yahoo.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“In samples taken from a distant asteroid, scientists have discovered a host of organic molecules, including key building blocks of life.”
www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-as...
www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-as...
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Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
Part 2: Copyrightability
January 2025
www.copyright.gov/ai/Copyright...
Part 2: Copyrightability
January 2025
www.copyright.gov/ai/Copyright...
www.copyright.gov
January 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
Part 2: Copyrightability
January 2025
www.copyright.gov/ai/Copyright...
Part 2: Copyrightability
January 2025
www.copyright.gov/ai/Copyright...
Queen Snooze doing the snoozing. 💤 👑
January 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Queen Snooze doing the snoozing. 💤 👑
How indeed?
www.quantamagazine.org/how-does-lif...
www.quantamagazine.org/how-does-lif...
How Does Life Happen When There’s Barely Any Light? | Quanta Magazine
Under the sea ice during the Arctic’s pitch-black polar night, cells power photosynthesis on the lowest light levels ever observed in nature.
www.quantamagazine.org
January 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
How indeed?
www.quantamagazine.org/how-does-lif...
www.quantamagazine.org/how-does-lif...