Category Archives: Culture

Two Reporters Fired by Fox News for Revealing Health Dangers in Milk

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

Two Reporters Fired by Fox News for Revealing Health Dangers in Milk.

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TV//radio personality Steve Harvey: women should not date atheists.

Posted on March 2, 2013 by

On March 27, 2009, Harvey appeared on an episode of The Tyra Show with Tyra Banks to promote his book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. During the course of the interview, Harvey advised that women should not … Continue reading →

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Geneticist Dr. Gerald Crabtree: IQ is slowly declining

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

Humans may be gradually losing intelligence, according to a new study. “The development of our intellectual abilities and the optimization of thousands of intelligence genes probably occurred in relatively non-verbal, dispersed groups of peoples [living] before our ancestors emerged from … Continue reading →

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Garth Lenz: Canada’s #TarSands and the True Cost of Oil

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

Garth Lenz: Canada's #TarSands and the True Cost of Oil.

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Foreign Expressions that don’t exist in English

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

English is lacking when it comes to expressions of specific situations. For example,   (1) Doenjangnyeo “In Korea, there’s a joke poking fun at women who eat 2,000-won (about $2) ramen for lunch and then spend 6,000 won on Starbucks … Continue reading →

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This Is Scary! : Santa Get Your Guns

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

What is more disturbing: the picture of mom, dad and toddlers playing with guns or the fact that Santa Claus will sell just about anything? Welcome to the New Brave World! Santa has been described as a positive male cultural … Continue reading →

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Gun Control: History, Philosophy and Ethics

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

  Did you know that 90 years ago, America still had 12 times the murder rate of the United Kingdom? Did you know that criminals using guns are less likely to hurt their victims? Did you know that citizens use … Continue reading →

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On media coverage of mass shootings

Posted on December 15, 2012 by

How the 24-hour news-cycle is part of the system that gives rise to mass shootings.   Dr Park Dietz, a forensic psychiatrist, outlines the guidelines for news reporting of such a tragedy, assuming that your aim is to prevent further … Continue reading →

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Num3er 1913

Posted on November 24, 2012 by

Num3er 1913.

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Pythagorean triple – Digits Reversed

Posted on November 24, 2012 by

Pythagorean triple – Digits Reversed.

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