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  • Birth Rates Increased in Schools That Gave Out Condoms

    Birth Rates Increased in Schools That Gave Out Condoms0

    When I was an undergraduate, I recall a few of my roommates going to the campus health department and returning with (literally) a garbage bag full of condoms. (No one in our house was exactly a Casanova, but hey – they were free.) That was nearly 20 years ago. Today the discussion has changed. Earlier

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  • Birth Rates are at Historic Lows and Here’s a Major Reason

    Birth Rates are at Historic Lows and Here’s a Major Reason0

    For 100 years, the US government has tracked the birth rate. It is now at historic lows. There are many reasons, but one has to do with the dramatic change in the way society regards the economic value of kids.  To illustrate the point, let’s reflect on the continuing popularity of Anne of Green Gables,

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  • Biomolecular Engineers Say They Have Developed a Cure for Hangovers

    Biomolecular Engineers Say They Have Developed a Cure for Hangovers0

    “Civilization begins with distillation,” said William Faulkner, a writer and drinker. Although our thirst for alcohol dates back to the Stone Age, nobody has figured out a good way to deal with the ensuing hangover after getting drunk. As a chemical engineering professor and wine enthusiast, I felt I needed to find a solution. As

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  • Biologically Male D1 Runner Switches to Women’s Team for Senior Year

    Biologically Male D1 Runner Switches to Women’s Team for Senior Year0

    A biologically male runner in the NCAA’s top division is competing in women’s cross country this fall. June Eastwood, who identifies as a transgender woman, will represent the University of Montana at a cross country meet Saturday. Eastwood competed on the men’s track and cross country teams through May 2018, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported. “I

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  • Biological Male Wins Women’s Cycling World Championship

    Biological Male Wins Women’s Cycling World Championship0

    Biologically male cyclist Rachel McKinnon won a women’s world championship Saturday. McKinnon, representing Canada, won gold for the sprint event in the women’s 35-39 age category at the 2019 Masters Track Cycling World Championships in Manchester, England. McKinnon set a women’s world record in the qualifying event, the BBC reported. McKinnon, a philosophy professor at the College of Charleston, won

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  • Biological Male Wins NCAA Women’s Track Championship

    Biological Male Wins NCAA Women’s Track Championship0

    A biological male who identifies as a transgender woman won an NCAA national championship over Memorial Day weekend. Franklin Pierce University runner CeCe Telfer won the Division II women’s 400-meter hurdles on Saturday night, besting the second-place finisher by more than a second. “Telfer is the first student-athlete in Franklin Pierce history to collect an

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