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Stressed Men Prefer Chubby Chicks
Here's a title for you, "BMI Not WHR Modulates BOLD fMRI Responses in a Sub-Cortical Reward Network When Participants Judge the Attractiveness of Human Female Bodies." How about that? I…
Posted inFun
Psychic Cleaners, Emails, & Dialogue
This is a somewhat famous sign on the royal road in Mountain View, California. To economize, the sign is shared by a gypsy and a dry cleaners. I passed by…
Posted inBook review Philosophy
Reasoning To Belief: Feser’s The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism — Part II
Read Part I, Part II, Part III, Part Interlude, Part IV, Part V, Part VI. Part Last. Act and Potential TLS is not a complete work of theology or philosophy,…
Posted inCulture Statistics
USA Homicide Rates: 1950-2010; By Race And Sex
How has the homicide rate changed through time? The Bureau of Justice Statistics of our great government compiles statistics on just this kind of thing. This data arises from the…
Posted inCulture
Chick-fil-A And Bigotry: One Aspect Of What Marriage Is
"Chick-Fil-A Shattered Sales Records On 'Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day'" so reads the headline at Business Insider. Many are not so happy about this. In a unintentionally hilarious video (especially when he…
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Question About Non-Normal Distributions
Thanks to everybody who sent in links, story tips, and suggestions. Because of my recent travel and pressures of work, I'm (again) way behind in answering these. I do appreciate…
Posted inCulture Statistics
More Proof Music Is Growing Worse
New proof (which wasn't really need) that popular music is, as has long been claimed, been growing worse has arrived thanks to the diligent work of Joan Serrà and his…
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Müller lite: Why Every Scientist Needs a Classical Training—Christopher Monckton of Brenchley
His Lordship sent this around to all the usual suspects asking that it be given a wide audience. I'm traveling today. About 18 months ago, as soon as I heard…