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Monthly Archives: May 2017
Human tests suggest young blood cuts cancer and Alzheimer’s risk
Exclusive results from a private trial suggest that treatment with young plasma can lower blood cholesterol and chemicals associated with cancer and Alzheimer’s Source: Human tests suggest young blood cuts cancer and Alzheimer’s risk
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Warming Could Push Earth’s Rains Northward
The Earth’s rising temperature is expected to knock the global water cycle out of whack, but exactly how it will change is uncertain. Scientists, though, can look for clues as to what the future might bring in the major climate … Continue reading
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That Cancer, Humankind!
On May 27, 2017, I spent some time with my copy of the late (1927-2015) Eli Sagan ’s At the Dawn of Tyranny: The Origins of Individualism, Political Oppression, and the State (1985), and this morning (perhaps because of having … Continue reading
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Donald Trump’s War on Journalism Has Begun. But Journalists Are Not His Main Target.
Wars are rarely announced in advance, but President Trump provided an abundance of warning about his intention to wage an assault on journalism. During the election campaign, he called journalists an “enemy of the people” and described media organizations he … Continue reading
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The most extraordinacy documentary on Trump’s business past
Journalists covering the Trump saga should definitely watch this Dutch TV documentary that tells stories that should have been featured during the campaign but weren’t. Ordinary citizens should find a quiet 45 minutes and watch it as well. Source: The … Continue reading
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The Autocrat’s Language
Donald Trump has an instinct for doing violence to language. Using words to lie destroys language. Using words to cover up lies, however subtly, destroys language. Validating incomprehensible drivel with polite reaction also destroys language. Source: The Autocrat’s Language
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Was Comey Fired Because the FBI’s Sights Were Turning Toward Trump’s Russian Mobster-Connected Business Ties?
Investigating campaign collusion with the Russians is not exactly the FBI’s expertise, but organized crime, money-laundering and racketeering are. What is President Donald Trump trying to hide? That’s the question on everyone’s mind since Trump fired FBI Director James Comey … Continue reading
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The Inner Light That Makes Us Human: Legendary Science Writer Loren Eiseley on the Relationship Between Nature and Human Nature – Brain Pickings
via The Inner Light That Makes Us Human: Legendary Science Writer Loren Eiseley on the Relationship Between Nature and Human Nature – Brain Pickings
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Someday Soon You May Talk Current Events With Chatbots | Digital Trends
via Someday Soon You May Talk Current Events With Chatbots | Digital Trends
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Edgar Allan Poe: visionary of big bang cosmology? | Aeon Essays
via Edgar Allan Poe: visionary of big bang cosmology? | Aeon Essays
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