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Who Still Listens To AM Radio?

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Scientists Invent New Name For Models: Digital Twins

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Diversity Is Not Always Desirable Part IV

Diversity Is Not Always Desirable Part I Part II, Part III Part IV We have shown that limited, and only limited, maximal diversity of physical characteristic is logically possible. However,…
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Diversity Is Not Always Desirable Part III

Diversity Is Not Always Desirable Parts I, II, III, IV Race, whether or not it can be successfully defined biologically, is clearly important. People, even the non-sincere, at least act…
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Diversity Is Not Always Desirable: Part II

Diversity Is Not Always Desirable Parts I, II, III, IV Suppose we are not interested in "the best" or the "is qualified" premises and merely seek to stock our organization…
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Diversity Is Not Always Desirable: Part I

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Squirrel Arrested For Stealing Nuts: Nonhuman Rights Entail Nonhuman Responsibilities

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Good Friday: Rally For Reason With St Anselm’s Ontological Argument

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    AM radio sat at the center of every Boomer's life 1960-1970. FM may have been out there, but for the…

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    Since you mentioned rotary dial telephones...my wife's teenage niece was at our house, and I found her looking at my…

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    Over sixty, definitely grumpy. My dad was an AM radio engineer, announcer, and disc jockey at stations all over California…

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    From 2000 till 2020 I was living outside the US, (and radio wasn't much fun in China).When I returned, AM…

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    Do you have a stereo decoder for AM stereo? There is an AM stereo station in Michigan (WION). AM stereo…

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