Jake:

I finally got to read the article. Though I’m a voracious fan of actual meat and dairy, I am also a fan of coconut milk in desserts, as well as Rice Dream™ and Silk™ Soy. I never got the “Soy-Boy” face because of it and everything else worked well going down afterwards. So I would have no problem with dairy products made from Arabidopsis…[Read more]

Fellow Unbelievers:

The ‘Three Musketeers’ reshaping the Middle East
‘All for one, one for all’ pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan seeks to modify security architecture amid global tension
Sophia Yan Senior foreign correspondent.
Henry Bodkin Jerusalem Correspondent.
Ida Simon
Published 18 August 2026 6:00am BST
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Reg:

“Disproportionate”? Sorry, I should have specified ‘relative to what’.

Yes, Israel is disproportionately represented in scientific and technological innovation relative to its population and size. I would say that Israel produces more high-level scientific and technological output than you would expect from its population, land area, o…

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“Disproportionate”? Sorry, I should have specified ‘relative to what’.

Yes, Israel is disproportionately represented in scientific and technological innovation relative to its population and size. I would say that Israel produces more high-level scientific and technological output than you would expect from its population, land area, or even it…[Read more]

Reg:

I would have like to have been in the meeting when that idea was first floated. I think Israel’s longstanding advantage has been disproportionately dense networks connecting universities, engineering, medicine, entrepreneurship and venture capital. That produces a cultural environment in which somebody can plausibly say “Can I have some mon…

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