Another warning, to the US, about the risks of Republican Party scientific...
https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1007218 What this says is that in the normal human environment of US civilization convergent evolution is driving common...
View ArticlePhysicists explain why your earphones are always tangled
Well, I'm not the only one who gets upset over the ''spontaneous'' tangling and knotting of ear phone wires, and this would apply to necklaces, as well. It's maddening! At last, a scientific...
View ArticleHow long would your household food supply last?
...in the event of emergency. What few sources I can locate all state is that the average American household has only 3 days' worth of perishable and non-perishable foods. I find this most unlikely....
View ArticleYour brain tricks you into believing... What?!
One example, and perhaps the most convincing example, of psychologists, including neuroscientists, actually concluding from their research that a standard mental event is best understood as, literally,...
View ArticleDilemma: Should we build machines more intelligent than human beings if we...
This is a poll. Thank you to vote before posting comments. It seems plausible, if not rather likely, that one day humans will be able to build machines more intelligent than themselves. This would...
View ArticleDo machines already exceed human intelligence?
This is a poll. Thank you to vote before posting any comment. Question: Do machines already exceed human intelligence? 1. Calculators and computers can do complex maths far faster than humans, and more...
View ArticleAt what age sleepovers stop?
For those who have here grown up kids, at what age the kids stopped sleepovers? When is it not cool anymore? Practically speaking, maybe when they can drive and go home on their own?
View ArticleCultural exclusivity, genetic diversity & social order in modern developed...
Democratic regimes in most developed countries seem to evolve a cultural selection within themselves. Human beings tend to reproduce according essentially to opportunity and other natural...
View ArticleWomen's Bioethics
Tiassa said: ↑ Women's Bioethics Project WBP BlogClick to expand... Christmas thought(Births Deaths Marriages & family Renunciations etc) ... (im about to post a thread[if i get to it] on sand...
View ArticleAbsolute coordinate system of GPS satellites
What is the absolute coordinate system of GPS satellites? Is it the center of the earth?
View ArticleWriting: Why left, right, & vertical?
Some where I read the following. Left to right due to cultures which first wrote on clay or paper with a stylus or pen-like device. A right handed person would not smear previously written data. Right...
View ArticleJust wondering, could airplanes (with their superior air filtration) work as...
Could the thousands of grounded airplanes, with their superior air filtration systems and built-in oxygen supply possibly be used as alternative treatment centers, since hospitals are overcrowded and...
View ArticleAnti-Vaxer Nuts, Exploiting the CORONAVIRUS CRISIS:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science...i-vaccine-conspiracy-theories-spread/12145096 5G and anti-vax conspiracy theorists are exploiting the coronavirus crisis: We still have a great deal to learn about...
View ArticleUseful Links for Science & Society
Science Links — Ethics & Responsibility • The American Journal of Bioethics Main Page AJOB Blog • American Medical Association Virtual Mentor (AMA Journal of Ethics) • Centers for Disease Control...
View ArticleKeto Premiere South Africa
Keto Premiere South Africa Keto Premiere South Africa Keto Premiere South Africa Many people bitch of their addiction of munching on snacks or fast elements after they do now no longer have other...
View ArticleAction Notes v.1.0
This thread will serve as a Moderator Action Log. It is simply an informational record, and will not be open for general discussion. Questions or comments regarding specific actions should be addressed...
View Articlegeo thermal
I'm considering replacing my air to air heat pump with a geothermal system. any advice? stray thoughts? drilling a well to tap water source (our community water well is over 280 ft deep near the bottom...
View ArticleA Useful Life and Science Advocate Dies:
James Randi, a MacArthur award-winning magician who turned his formidable savvy to investigating claims of spoon bending, mind reading, fortunetelling, ghost whispering, water dowsing, faith healing,...
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