I look at the funny pictures thread, the joke wars, and the adult joke thread, and that's pretty much it.For the people of Plime:1)A lot of people seem to have this:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindsight_bias So when you read an article about a study, and you feel that you knew the results all along, your hindsight bias may be playing with your head.
One Nation Under God - Upheld in Federal Appeals Court Posted: 2 days ago by Moe
Religious discussions aside, I think that this idiot has cost the nation a very large amount of money over something trivial. The court has ruled that "One Nation Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on money does not violate separation of church and state.
Can this Newdow moron finally get a life please?
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Dining with Hitler Posted: 2 days ago by zebulor
A disturbing phenomenon: Hitler-themed restaurants and bars in Asia.
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Idle chit chat can make you unhappy Posted: 1 week ago by zircon77777
Having a profound conversation can boost happiness levels, but trivial chatter can be depressing, scientists say.
Psychologists investigated whether happy and unhappy people differed because of the types of conversations they engaged in.
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Liberalism, atheism linked to higher IQs Posted: 2 weeks ago by belvario
Evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa at the the London School of Economics and Political Science correlated data on these behaviors with IQ from a large national U.S. sample and found that, on average, people who identified as liberal and atheist had higher IQs.
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Belief in climate change hinges on worldview Posted: 3 weeks ago by lynxears
People like to believe in what they already believe:
"Basically the reason that people react in a close-minded way to information is that the implications of it threaten their values," says Dan Kahan, a law professor at Yale University and a member of The Cultural Cognition Project.
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'Obscene' US manga collector jailed 6 months Posted: 4 weeks ago by Bornbad
A U.S. comic book collector is being sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to importing and possessing Japanese manga books depicting illustrations of child sex and bestiality.
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Scholar gets $4.4 million to study free will Posted: 1 month ago by 2manyusernames
whoa man, like what if we didn't really have free will? Wouldn't that be just the trippiest man? FSU professor of philosophy, Alfred Mele has been awarded $4.4 million to study free will and question whether there really is such a thing or is it just an illusion.
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Dogs v Cats - a scientific approach to determining who is man's best friend Posted: 3 months ago by cecilberman
There are obvious pitfalls in trying to use science to resolve this perennial dispute. Every pet-owner knows their furry family member is special - a unique being with its own talents and foibles. Yet scientific research tends to look at species as a whole and deals in averages and trends when attempting to quantify their characteristics.
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Copenhagen climate summit: Behind the scenes at the sceptics' conference Posted: 3 months ago by missy1979
In the charming backstreets of downtown Copenhagen, where Hans Christian Andersen, once wrote his famous stories, the climate sceptics gathered. They came from far and wide, from business and science, to dispel the biggest fairy tale of them all: global warming.
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Ballot initiative to require Christmas carols in schools encounters some opposition Posted: 3 months ago by cecilberman
"Bottom line is Christmas is about Christmas," said Erin Ryan, president of the Redding Tea Party Patriots. "That's why we have it. It's not about winter solstice or Kwanzaa. It's like, 'wow you guys, it's called Christmas for a reason.' "
The initiative would require schools to provide children the opportunity to listen to or perform Christmas carols, and would subject the schools to litigation if the rule isn't followed.
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Pirates set up stock exchange to fund High-Jackings Posted: 3 months ago by monboddo
Who says sound financial skills aren't essential on the high seas? "We made Piracy a Community Activity"..say it with me: ARRRRRRHHHHHH!
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Birth of a new species Posted: 4 months ago by lynxears
Scientists studying finches find that, within four generations, a distinct species evolved, though the future of the species is uncertain.
<--new finch
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How the Internet is Destroying Western Civilization Posted: 4 months ago by Moogle
According to this article by Newsweek, the Internet is destroying the culture of newspapers, television, music and film.
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Cheating husband ordered to pay $100,000 to spurned mistress Posted: 4 months ago by keroberos32
Say what?
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44% of Congress Members are Millionaires Posted: 4 months ago by choco
Conversly, did you know that only about 1% of all Americans are millionaires? How do you feel knowing that at least 7 of those lawmakers are worth at least $100 million?
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Study says Fruit Juices are just as Bad as Soda Pop in terms of Obesity Risks Posted: 4 months ago by Moogle
Compared with soda, juice carries more calories and as much sugar. There's also evidence that high consumption increases the risk of obesity, especially among kids.
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101 Books Every Woman Should Read Posted: 4 months ago by sharon22
With so many books available, it can be difficult to decide which books you want to add to your reading list. This listing of 101 books every woman should read will make that task a bit easier.
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Hitler was ‘German football coach’..? Posted: 4 months ago by bingo
One in 20 UK schoolchildren think the Fuhrer was a sportsman, while one in six youngsters said they thought Auschwitz was a Second World War theme park.
Scottish-based veterans charity Erskine, said it would now take part in a nationwide scheme to educate schoolchildren about the two world conflicts.
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House passes health care reform bill Posted: 4 months ago by cmgoings
The House of Representatives on Saturday night passed a sweeping health care bill by a vote of 220-215.
Next, on to the Senate.
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Japanese Rape video games :( Posted: 4 months ago by tgkprog
Rapelay, a 3D game created by a Japanese firm, Illusion, with a storyline prodding the player to rape a woman and her two teenaged daughters in a moving train, a park and a restroom, is among the hot picks in the grey market (in India).
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Maine voters reject same-sex marriage Posted: 4 months ago by Marli
I am so very disappointed in my state this morning.
It looked very good in the beginning- we were winning with 55%, but as more and more precincts came in, it dwindled. The last count I saw had it as 53% voting to take away marriage rights, and 47% voting to protect them.
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7th-Grader says Most US Presidents Related Posted: 4 months ago by bingo
A seventh-grader and her 80-year-old grandfather are allegedly the first people to discover that President Barack Obama is related to all other U.S. presidents except one.
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Shocking silence - Teen raped, beaten as crowd of boys does nothing Posted: 5 months ago by bingo
Two suspects were arrested and third is being questioned in the gang rape of a California teen outside a high school homecoming dance, police said Tuesday.
"She was raped, beaten, robbed and dehumanized by several suspects who were obviously OK enough with it to behave that way in each others presence,"
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Scientology convicted of fraud Posted: 5 months ago by Qpon
... in France at least.
"The plaintiffs focused their complaints on the use of a device that Scientologists say measures spiritual well-being. Members used the electropsychometer, or E-Meter, to "locate areas of spiritual duress or travail so they can be addressed and handled," according to Scientology's Web site."
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Healthcare system wastes up to $800 billion a year Posted: 5 months ago by DerAlt
The U.S. healthcare system is just as wasteful as President Barack Obama says it is, and proposed reforms could be paid for by fixing some of the most obvious inefficiencies, preventing mistakes and fighting fraud.
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