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by blue_devil 7y ago
And yet life expectancy in the US has been dropping steadily, at the longest sustained decline since 1915-1918 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/us-life-expectancy...
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by blue_devil 7y ago
It's not about giving a chance - it's about making a considered choice. Give Mozilla feedback about Firefox, if you want to give them anything: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/new/desktop
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CNN’s OJ Simpson Trial Page (1996)(edition.cnn.com)
1 points by blue_devil 7y ago|0 comments
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by blue_devil 7y ago
I suppose people upvoted this for the refreshing quality of a candid rant.
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by blue_devil 7y ago
I meant world-wide.
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by blue_devil 7y ago
The real reminder is to be aware that under the "right" conditions most people would actively or passively support such things being done to their fellow human beings. The reminder is to be wary of setting the stage for those cond
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by blue_devil 7y ago
The title doesn't give enough credit. This company is the paragon of experimentation.
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Researchers Develop Semi-Liquid Metal Anode for Next-Generation Batteries(cmu.edu)
1 points by blue_devil 7y ago|0 comments
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by blue_devil 7y ago
Technically, not a refutation because a statistical analysis never refutes a hypothesis, only supports it with a certain probability or does not support it. That is, a negative result is inconclusive. No, I do not think "poking holes&q
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by blue_devil 7y ago
It was not boring to me - I didn't know that about Germany. It's a country that prides itself on its socialist policies to my understanding.
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Molecular Similarities Between Van Gogh Oil Paint and Golf Balls(uva.nl)
1 points by blue_devil 7y ago|0 comments
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Microbes a Missing Link in Climate Change Studies(uva.nl)
2 points by blue_devil 7y ago|0 comments
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by blue_devil 7y ago
Edit to my own comment to clarify: while I believe replication should be encouraged, because statistics!, this might set a precedent that gives incentives to scientists to replicate high-profile articles AND refute them since the original j
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Catch Carlos If You Can(rferl.org)
1 points by blue_devil 7y ago|0 comments
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by blue_devil 7y ago
Please do. This study of "46 adults with strong political beliefs" from 2008 has since been cited by 576 other publications, including books (according to Google Scholar).
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by blue_devil 7y ago
This paper refutes a 2008 paper that has already been refuted. Could you cite?
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by blue_devil 7y ago
Imagine if refuting a famous study is guaranteed to get you a publication into a prestigious journal - it's impossible to disentangle the conflict of interest.
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Efficiency Leap for Solar Power with Tungsten Disulfide Nanotubes(nature.com)
6 points by blue_devil 7y ago|0 comments
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Researchers synthesize healing compounds in scorpion venom(news.stanford.edu)
25 points by blue_devil 7y ago|2 comments
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Income Mobility in OECD: 4.5 generations for low-income to mean income(oecd.org)
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by blue_devil 7y ago
Add something to the current name to make it sound "nicer"? A recent example I came across for a mature product is "Goeuro" --> "Omio". They use the "formerly" approach.
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by blue_devil 7y ago
So the irony is people started using plastic for its indestructibility, yet we make disposable stuff out of it?
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Old systems can't cope with congested skies, vested interests block reform(economist.com)
76 points by blue_devil 7y ago|21 comments