The ancient Greeks figured it out 2,500 years ago without having to fly into space and take a snapshot. How hard can it be? Pythagoras … No, Earth Isn’t FlatRead more
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Hail the maintainers
Capitalism excels at innovation but is failing at maintenance, and for most lives it is maintenance that matters more Innovation is a dominant ideology of … Hail the maintainersRead more
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Why Trump?
Donald Trump is winning Republican presidential primaries at such a great rate that he seems likely to become the next Republican presidential nominee and perhaps … Why Trump?Read more
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Forced Sterilization of 70,000 in USA Inspired the Nazis
In the 1927 case Buck v. Bell, the court upheld a statute that enabled the state of Virginia to sterilize so-called mental defectives or imbeciles. … Forced Sterilization of 70,000 in USA Inspired the NazisRead more
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The Origins of HIV
An international team, led by Oxford University and University of Leuven scientists, has reconstructed the genetic history of the HIV-1 group M pandemic, the event … The Origins of HIVRead more
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Visual stereotyping
The stereotypes we hold can influence our brain’s visual system, prompting us to see others’ faces in ways that conform to these stereotypes, neuroscientists at … Visual stereotypingRead more
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Early Human Habitat, Recreated
Scientists have pieced together an early human habitat for the first time, and life was no picnic 1.8 million years ago. Our human ancestors, who … Early Human Habitat, RecreatedRead more
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West should be grateful to Arabic Writing
When a teacher in rural Augusta county, Virginia, decided to expose her students to the Arabic script (a piece of calligraphy writing out the Muslim … West should be grateful to Arabic WritingRead more
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Oldest Nervous System Found in 520-Million-Year-Old Fossil
Fossils of an ancient creature resembling a shrimp with an armored head contain the oldest and best-preserved nervous system ever found, which could help scientists … Oldest Nervous System Found in 520-Million-Year-Old FossilRead more
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Life’s recovery after the ‘Great Dying’
Stanford scientists have found that chronically low levels of oxygen throughout the oceans hampered the recovery of life after the Permian-Triassic extinction, the most catastrophic … Life’s recovery after the ‘Great Dying’Read more