“GMO” foods may seem like a modern phenomenon, made possible only because of well-funded labs and genome analysis. What most consumers don’t realize is that most of humanity’s crops were already genetically modified thousands of years ago. In almost all cases, our favorite fruits and vegetables were engineered to be fundamentally different from their wild […]
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Ancient Rome holds a mythic place in our imaginations. It’s the land of historical epics like Ben-Hur and Gladiator, where men in golden armor ride chariots and emperors are fed grapes in reclining chairs. Real life in Rome, though, was quite a bit less glamorous. In a time before modern sanitation and medicine, getting through […]
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We often think of children as pure and untarnished—something to be protected. But when scientists see something pure and untarnished, they just see the perfect test subject. Although many of these experiments are considered cornerstones of modern psychology, they must have led a few parents to say, “You want to do what to my kid?” […]
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MSNBC is wrong about a lot of things, but if you were afraid you missed “Campus (DILDO) Carry” day at the University of Texas at Austin, fear not. The event, which is being billed by the Dallas Morning News as possibly the “largest anti-gun rally in Texas history,” will take place Wednesday, so there’s still time to strap on and show your support.
MSNBC saying #campuscarry in effect Wednesday, on 1st day of class…
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Children’s toys of today are incredibly advanced. Plush toys are cute and snugly, most robotic toys are of extremely high quality, and dolls resemble either endearing little babies or little grown-up versions of humans. Yet in the past, children were not so lucky. Questionable toys that were sure to harm the psyche were common, and […]
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That's all the proof I need. https://t.co/e7QFq5jnNt
— BT (@back_ttys) August 23, 2016
Parts of Louisiana have been devastated by horrible flooding, and you’ll never guess what Bill Nye the Science Guy blames it on (or maybe you will):
Bill Nye: Climate change is the reason for Louisiana floods — and it's going to happen again https://t.co/HJdeaWkrx4 pic.twitter.com/T7xoCtk2A8
— CNN (@CNN) August 23, 2016
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British cardiologist Dr. Aseem Malhotra is among a small but increasingly vocal group of doctors in the United States and Britain who are challenging the medical and nutritional orthodoxy around fat, carbohydrates and calories.
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O' blessed Harambe, forgive Kumail for his blasphemy. https://t.co/ocUQto7Ate
— Jimmy (@JimmyPrinceton) August 23, 2016
Today, in piping-hot celebrity takes:
Harambe became a big meme thing because it's a "funny African name" that people can make fun of without feeling racist. Come at me.
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) August 23, 2016
FYI, he’s talking about stuff like this:
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