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  • Why Are Some People Bad at Listening?

    Why Are Some People Bad at Listening?0

    • September 22, 2015

    Most of us have had the experience of being with a bad listener. There’s the person who looks at his phone while you speak and periodically nods his head and mutters “Mmm Hmm.” There’s the one who stares blankly at you with a mix of boredom and resentment, just praying that you will soon stop

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  • Why Are Some Academics Angry?

    Why Are Some Academics Angry?0

    A college professorship sounds like a golden gig to most people: Read books at your leisure, meet with adoring students, teach a few classes, and otherwise lounge in ivy-covered ivory towers commensurate to your lofty status… To the contrary!  Having been an adjunct lecturer in a major university, I can confirm that professors often work

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  • Why Are So Many Young People Dying Suddenly?

    Why Are So Many Young People Dying Suddenly?34

    If the push notifications on my computer are any indication, an alarming trend is unfolding before our eyes: young, seemingly healthy individuals are dropping like flies, dying suddenly. It wasn’t always like this. Sure, the death notifications of high-profile figures would come occasionally, but they were usually for those in their 80s or 90s who

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  • Why Are So Many Women Failing the Combat Fitness Test?

    Why Are So Many Women Failing the Combat Fitness Test?0

    The Army’s Combat Fitness Test (CFT), the successor to the previous Physical Fitness Test (PFT), has proven an astonishing failure, particularly when it comes to female recruits, as reported by ClearanceJobs.com. The overall performance of all recruits is shockingly poor, as 36 percent of all recruits failed the CFT, according to leaked analytics slides containing all

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  • Why Are So Many People Lighting off Fireworks?

    Why Are So Many People Lighting off Fireworks?1

    The number of fireworks being lit off at night is out of control this year. While people often light off fireworks close to the Fourth of July, this year fireworks have been lit in large numbers starting weeks earlier. New York City had a 4,000 percent increase in fireworks complaints in the first two weeks

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  • Why are So Many Movies Based on Children’s Classics So Bad?

    Why are So Many Movies Based on Children’s Classics So Bad?0

    The director Steven Spielberg is a cultural juggernaut. After decades of hit movies such as Jaws, E.T., Raiders of the Lost Ark, Saving Private Ryan, and many more, he would seem like the perfect choice to translate a beloved children’s story to the big screen. Alas, although the anticipation surrounding Spielberg’s collaboration with Walt Disney

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