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2,426karma·3,106submissions·February 19, 2008
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Worth remembering that eugenics was the smart idea among many intellectuals in the earlier 20th century. The fascinating list of eminent adherents include J. Maynard Keynes, Winston Churchill, T. Roos…
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Example: Today's Guardian
"In case of any doubt about Norway’s commitment to maintain – and expand – its production of gas and oil offshore, the energy minister, Terje Aasland, has a pithy r…
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'Cutting emissions'. Trouble is that if folk are convinced this is so negative they'd do something about it - and they do not. Conclusion? The renewables revolution has been accompanied…
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Aa in the the old English folk song "The lass of Richmond Hill".
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It's claimed that around 90% of Americans are choline deficient. Eggs are one the best nutritional sources for choline. There are several papers linking low choline levels with Altzheimer disease…
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Racist? No! Perhaps other definitions will differ but here are two at random:
'A person who believes a particular race is superior to others OR a person with
A prejudiced belief that one race i…
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I do appreciate how AI has been taught to spell properly as in the difference between its and it's. Here, initially I thought you'd left out the apostrophe in its, but then I realized you mi…
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Good - I was scanning down to see if anyone was going to say this.
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In other words, you don't think it's nice at all.
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My thought too. The title appears to assume there's nothing special about the 'communicating' but there is about the 'practicing'. Should it not be 'New research suggests…
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Those with shares in certain companies have got very rich out of it.
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Me too. I'm surprised those in the Green Movements generally, haven't been celebrating. Not a whisper. Makes one wonder.
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I think you're right. Anyone brave enough to suggest areas of investigation where there is evidence this has happened?
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Especially if a new one, pain is undoubtedly a 'warning signal from the body' which is a succinct metaphor we all understand and has a clear meaning. If you don't know why or from whe…
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One way of reducing the need for parking somewhat is to introduce a 20 miles per hour (32 kph) speed limit. A number of British cities and the entire country of Wales have done this. One guy has been …
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Maybe you should qualify 'anti-vaccine claims'. Throughout the history of vaccines which have saved countless lives, some people have died or suffered severe reactions linked to a vaccine. T…
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Not everyone's up in their WW2 history: Just as a reminder: "In four raids between 13 and 15 February 1945, 772 heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and 527 of the United States Army A…
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If we've already reached the pinnacle I guess we've no more to achieve bar amassing a bunch more salient observations regarding how the universe ticks. The it's job done! Almost Boring.
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The current British government should be a shining beacon for you! Its welfare bill actually outstrips national income by far. Britain's pathetic defense capabilities cannot even see off Russian …
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Those penguins and seals are certainly being ignored by the world at large. Thanks to trillions of dollars the renewable revolution has proceeded apace since 2010-2015 but reduction in fossil fuel use…
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Depends on the nutrients that comprise them to the extent they contain a lot of omega-6 or not. Not heart disease so much but the other killer - might as well mention in this context. 'A high ome…
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Perhaps you're giving thee cheers for Britain 'While the US ramps up oil production to unprecedented levels, the UK is refusing to tap into its vast reserves'
Nice if you're not p…
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How can you possibly be wrong not to trust Iran's IRGC?
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Average yearly temperature in Finland is reported as 6.5 Celsius
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What does 'precisely' mean? Everyone has the same understanding of events - a precise one?
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It seems that some in the West want it to be and are working hard to make it so.
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lose!
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Two folk who set the direction of the modern world - Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin. https://historycollection.com/16-examples-of-the-madness-of-...
https://www.science.or…
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At the very very least there are more productive ways of spending time.