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While I did say I wouldn't be posting here anymore, I am willing to make exceptions (for a little while anyway) for things I deem very important.

Ya, it's been far too long since I've written anything. For now, I wanted to share one of my new favourite podcasts, and share episodes from two other podcasts because the topics and discussions are deeply fascinating and important.

This Week in EvolutionAdmittedly the topics and discussions are very science-heavy and can get rather technical - ( Read more... )

I see now why Trump made conflicts of interest such an attack against Clinton: Trump is loaded with conflicts of interest himself.

Please, I beg of you to read this article in its entirety. Jared Kushner, a Trump In-Law and Adviser, Chases a Chinese Deal I know it's very long, but the citizens of this country need to know about Trump's financial ( Read more... )

I am so glad to see that someone finally wrote about this! It has been frustrating to see so many people making a ridiculous big deal about a journalistic practice that is both fairly common and very effective as a method for getting "the goods" to write great pieces of journalism that we're all grateful for revealing to us the kinds of things ( Read more... )

Scientific American Podcast: Flint's Water and Environmental JusticeNot even 20 minutes long. No excuse not to listen. This stuff is so important, because there are a hell of a lot of other Flints out there ( Read more... )

Wow. I'm so glad for this. These kinds of predatory journals are a disgrace.

Source: IOP Physics World
By Michael Allen, science writer based in Bristol, UK

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - an independent agency of the US government - has filed charges against the open access publisher OMICS Group. It accuses the publisher of ( Read more... )

[Hmm, do you think that title just got the attention of the NSA? Hah.]
I've already posted about Islamophobia and its effects. But it needs emphasis again and again. Because frankly, I understand those Muslims here in the U.S. - and elsewhere in "the West" - who end up being pulled (pushed) into extremist or radical ideology and turning against ( Read more... )

It is downright ethically wrong what the anti-science fear-mongerers do. Which means, those who are able, have an ethical duty to try to do right by the public and set things straight. I urge anyone who happens to actually come across this post to please listen to this podcast episode (link below goes straight to .mp3 file), and to please pass it ( Read more... )

Weekly web series about vigilantes in Nairobi: Tuko Macho

Worth checking out other film work done by the same group: The Nest Collective

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Whether or not Trump is genuinely serious about the mass deportation of 11,000,000 illegal immigrants, what I don't understand is:

Why is no one throwing the question to his supporters: who the hell do you think is going to pay for that?! 'Cause it's going be expensive as hell, you do realize that, don't you ( Read more... )