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It’s so much fun saving the planet 114 private jets at a time The glitterati are descending on a ritzy Sicilian seaside resort this weekend to discuss how to save the world. As usual, a bit of wrecking-the-world on the way is fine if it’s “for a good cause” — meaning fame, status, and hot three day summer camps in an Italian resort. It’s known as Google Camp – the place where famous VIP’s get some
Some want to make the distinction between "propaganda"—manipulating others with lies—and marketing—manipulating others with truth. But is this an accurate distinction? Or is it possible to use truthful information in propaganda. Join James as he explores an example of true propaganda from WWII and calls on the audience for more examples.
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8 ÷ 2(2+2). Simple, right? WRONG. As someone who hasn't calculated anything more difficult than a restaurant tip in years, may I say that I can't believe we've made math trend on Twitter. You're all really gonna make me pull out my dusty TI-48 graphing calculator, huh. I'm really gonna have to dig through my post-grad brain like SpongeBob's memory files, burnt to a crisp, and calculate this equat
Ya got played. That's pretty much the message from the FTC, which is now warning victims of the 2017 Equifax data breach that the much-hyped $125 per person settlement payout is really just a mirage. You see, the company screwed over so many of you that there's not enough cash to go around. "The public response to the settlement has been overwhelming," writes the FTC . "Because the total amount a
Things are not going well for Jeffrey Epstein. He is currently detained at the Metropolitan Correction Center in Manhattan which is considered to be the U.S. strictest prison. Epstein is held in the most secure area of this prison, where fluorescent lights are never switched off. Inmates experience almost no human interaction, are kept in their cells for 23 hours each day, and CCTV cameras watch
An orthopaedic plate has been found in the stomach of a 4.7-meter-long crocodile that died in Queensland. The huge reptile, which was named 'MJ', had ...
On today's BradCast : Special coverage of Night One of the second 2020 Democratic Presidential debate. This one was broadcast from the Fox Theater in Detroit and hosted by CNN. [ Audio link to show is posted below. ] Featured on the first night's debate stage were VT Sen. Bernie Sanders; MA Sen. Elizabeth Warren; South Bend, IN Mayor Pete Buttigieg; MN Senator Amy Klobuchar; former MD Rep. John D

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Johnson-Trump plan could fall foul of Congress if Good Friday agreement is threatened Any future US-UK trade deal would almost certainly be blocked by the US Congress if Brexit affects the Irish border and jeopardises peace in Northern Ireland, congressional leaders and diplomats have warned. Boris Johnson has presented a trade deal with the US as a way of offsetting the economic costs of leaving
The Jeffrey Epstein story somehow got even more disturbing today. A New York Times report says that the sex offender and billionaire was using his connections to elite scientists and academics in an attempt to help foster his dream of "seed[ing] the human race with his DNA by impregnating women at his vast New Mexico ranch." Despite his 2008 sex-trafficking conviction, Epstein regularly held dinne
Warren and Sanders lay waste to moderate foes, and to the false dichotomy between "electable" and progressive
The UK government should instead seek an agreement that removes the need for the backstop altogether • Guy Verhofstadt is Brexit coordinator for the European parliament No matter what Boris Johnson or his new Vote Leave cabinet threaten – and the expectation in Brussels is that no-deal planning will be ramped up in an attempt to intimidate other EU countries – be in no doubt: there isn’t time to l
Marianne Williamson at the July debate. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Williamson’s views on depression and illness are dangerous. The media is complicit in spreading them. Self-help guru Marianne Williamson was the breakout star of CNN’s first Democratic debate — at least if internet chatter and pundits are to be believed. Williamson was the most-searched person on Google after the debate in 49
Scientists surveying reindeer populations in Norway said the deaths occurred on iced pastures in the Arctic, a result of global warming’s effect on a vulnerable ecosystem.

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Mr. Epstein, the accused sex trafficker, was fascinated by eugenics. He told scientists and others of his vision of using his New Mexico ranch to impregnate women.
Astronomers, astrophysicists and particle physicists gathered recently at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California to discuss the seriousness of differing measurements of the Hubble Constant. They met to talk about a problem that has become a major concern in astrophysics—figuring out how fast the universe is actually expanding.
As populations boom and chronic droughts persist, coastal cities like Carlsbad in Southern California have increasingly turned to ocean desalination to supplement a dwindling fresh water supply. Now scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) investigating how to make desalination less expensive have hit on promising design rules for making so-call
A surprising resurgence of psychedelic research has produced its first FDA-approved treatment, with more likely on the way -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Nature, Published online: 31 July 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02302-3 Barbara Kiser reviews five of the week’s best science picks.

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