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The Despair of Stephen Hawking’s Inconsistencies 0
- Religion
- November 1, 2018
Stephen Hawking’s own personal brief history of time is up. But he left as he lived, feisty, modern and… depressing. And without finding the Grand Unified theory he was famous for being about to discover. Hawking was once equivocal about the meaning of life or lack thereof. In his popular 1988 book A Brief History of
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When It Comes to Gender, Science and Political Correctness Don’t Mix 0
- Culture
- November 1, 2018
In my junior high and high school science courses we were taught that whether you were a male or female depended on your chromosomal make-up. Females had two X chromosomes (XX) and males had an X and a Y chromosome (XY). There were exceptions to this rule, we were told. Those with Turner’s Syndrome had
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Prominent Surgeon: Medical Students Now Struggle to Conduct Surgeries 0
- Culture
- November 1, 2018
Whether it’s for something as serious as cancer or as routine as a kidney stone, no one likes to hear that they have to go under the surgical knife. But such unhappy news is often lightened once a patient has the chance to talk to the surgeon and realize that he is in good, capable
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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Common Sense in Crisis 0
- November 1, 2018
What has become of “common sense” in modern corporate America? In an age where short-term profits override enduring wisdom, America seems to have lost its way in have a corporate ethics culture that works. In his book Common Sense Business—coauthored with Whitney MacMillan, former Chairman and CEO of the Cargill Corporation—Ted Malloch explains that ethically driven
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Scientific Survey Finds Voters of All Parties, Ages, and Genders Are Broadly Misinformed 0
- Politics
- October 31, 2018
At a recent “get-out-the-vote” rally in Las Vegas, former first lady Michelle Obama declared that people don’t have to be informed in order to vote. All they need, she said, is to “be a citizen,” “have opinions,” and want “a say in what happens.” She emphasized, “I’ve been voting since I was 18 years old—and
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Why Has Halloween Become So Popular Among Adults?1
- Culture
- October 31, 2018
Halloween used to be kid stuff. To quit dressing up was an important rite of passage. It meant you were one step closer to becoming an adult. Not anymore. Today adults have become avid Halloween revelers, especially young adults. By 2005, just over half of adults celebrated Halloween. Today, that number has grown to over
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The Despair of Stephen Hawking’s Inconsistencies 0