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Ursula K. Le Guin, Acclaimed for Her Fantasy Fiction, Is Dead at 88

The writer’s “pleasant duty,” she said, is to ply the reader’s imagination with “the best and purest nourishment that it can absorb.”.

There she met and married another Fulbright scholar, Charles Le Guin, who survives her.

On their return to the United States, she abandoned her graduate studies to raise a family; the Le Guins eventually settled in Portland, where Mr.

Le Guin is survived by two daughters, Caroline and Elisabeth Le Guin; two brothers, Theodore and Clifton Kroeber; and four grandchildren.

Le Guin had written five unpublished novels, mostly set in an imaginary Central European country called Orsinia.

Le Guin later referred to her novel as a “thought experiment” designed to explore the nature of human societies.

Le Guin always considered herself a feminist, even when genre conventions led her to center her books on male heroes. »

Tesla’s giant battery in Australia made around $1 million in just a few days

Authored by electrek.co

But now the system is showing its potential to be highly profitable by making an estimated $1 million AUD (~$800,000 USD) in just a few days.

The battery demonstrated its capacity for the latter by reacting to a crashed coal plants in milliseconds last month.

It’s hard to be sure, but it might have made around $1 million over the two days from the wholesale market.”. »

Hawaii's governor couldn't correct the false missile alert sooner because he forgot his Twitter password

Authored by cnn.com

Story highlights A false alert about a ballistic missile threat went out January 13 in Hawaii.

It took 15 minutes to relay news of false alert on social media.

(CNN) When Hawaii pushed out a ballistic missile alert earlier this month, Gov. David Ige knew within two minutes it was a false alarm. »

Psychedelic mushrooms reduce authoritarianism and boost nature relatedness, experimental study suggests

Authored by psypost.org

The new study, published in the journal Psychopharmacology, is the first to provide experimental evidence that psilocybin treatment can lead to lasting changes in these attitudes.

Another study that surveyed nearly 900 people found that psychedelic drug use was associated with liberal and libertarian political views, higher levels of openness to new experiences, and greater nature relatedness.

It is also possible that psilocybin treatment decreased authoritarianism and increased nature relatedness indirectly by reducing depressive symptoms. »

Trudeau announces trade agreement without U.S.

Authored by cbsnews.com

DAVOS, Switzerland - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada and the remaining 11 countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership have agreed to a revised trade agreement.

The agreement follows two days of high-level talks in Tokyo and was confirmed by Canadian International Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne.

"This agreement meets our objectives of creating and sustaining growth, prosperity and well-paying middle-class jobs today and for generations to come," Trudeau said. »