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“Risk Compensation”: A Paradox Whose Time May Have Come0
- Science
- January 27, 2016
“Risk compensation” is the theory that adopting certain safety measures can actually increase risky behavior by unduly increasing people’s sense of security. In a Washington Post article earlier this month, Terence McCoy reported on a man who wants to apply the theory to football. Erik Swartz, a University of New Hampshire professor of kinesiology, believes
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10 Quotes from the Highly Influential Karl Popper0
- January 27, 2016
1) “True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it.” 2) “The attempt to make heaven on earth invariably produces hell.” 3) “Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem
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Is Hillary’s Feminism Hurting Her Campaign?0
- Culture
- January 27, 2016
In a recent article for Salon Magazine, Democrat social critic Camille Paglia suggests that Hillary Clinton’s inability to gain popularity with the male electorate may be the result of her particular brand of feminism: “As a career woman, Hillary is rooted in second-wave feminism, which began with Betty Friedan’s co-founding of the National Organization for
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Where are the ‘People of Color’?0
- Culture
- January 27, 2016
These days, it’s usually Donald Trump being attacked for being a “racist” and charged with stirring up “angry, white male” voters. But if you look at both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton events, they appear to be overwhelmingly stirring up whites, too. If you don’t believe it, just take a look at some of the
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Should Muslim Immigrants be Required to Assimilate?1
- Politics
- January 27, 2016
Sure, accept Muslim immigrants… but they should prepare to be assimilated. That seems to be the general message of James Kirkup in his editorial today for The Telegraph titled “Yes, Muslims are different. No, we shouldn’t accept that.” His piece was in response to a British politician’s recent statement that attempts to integrate Muslims into
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Moderate Drinkers Have Better Emotional Health0
- Culture
- January 26, 2016
According to Gallup, less than 1 in 5 Americans believe that drinking alcohol can benefit your health. But studies are showing that not only can moderate alcohol consumption benefit your physical health, it is also linked with better emotional health. When Gallup compared nondrinkers (0 drinks per week) and heavy drinkers (15+ drinks per week)
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