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Fukushima Follow-up, Michael Mann Mitigation, Life On Mars, Gender Bender Squids, Stinky Bird Men, Fishing For Menus, Mossie Noses, Brains: Make Them, Break Them, Peer Into Them, Control Them, Keep Them Young, Get Dumb When Poor, And Much More…
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Storywatch!
Fukushima lives again!
Michael Mann gets to lawyer up!
Blair’s Animal Corner
Gender-Bending Cephalopods
Some female squids have iridescent stripes and others do not, but they all have the ability to show them off. Research hints that it may be to trick males into thinking they are one of the boys, and can therefore pass through unmolested. That takes dressing in drag to a whole new level!
Birds dig a man who smells!
It has long been believed that birds use vocal and visual cues to pick a mate, but new research suggests they actually can sniff out the good ones!
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It’s Brain Time!
We Make them!
Poverty makes you dumb
New research suggests that being poor actually effects your decision-making skills and essentially lowers your IQ. Talk about a positive feedback loop….
Fun Science
Restaurant Fish Help Keep Tabs On Wild Populations
Mossies Only Smell You At Night
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8:30 The reason a cleanse might work is that it might clear out some of your worse bacteria…
Detox cleansing does not entail a diet of raw and healthy food.
It involves coffee enemas which do nothing to change gut bacteria.
You’re thinking of juicing. If you’re drinking all your vegetables, you’re missing much of the fiber, unless you keep the pulp. Which is gross. Instead, you could, I don’t know, COOK THEM!
Speaking of Fukushima, have you heard that leaked radioisotopes were found in California fish? Don’t worry, it’s not a dose relevant to human health, just a scientific curiosity.
Defamation is the communication of a false statement that harms the reputation of an individual. It’s illegal. It doesn’t matter if you’re on the news, in academia, or on the street. If you harm someone’s reputation, even unintentionally (say your home video goes viral), it’s defamation. You can be sued for damages. That’s the law.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation
Justin’s statements about defamation are incredibly naive and childish.
A person’s reputation is one of the most valuable things that they can have. Our law allows for people to defend their reputation when it comes under attack. He sure is loud about things he doesn’t know anything about.