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Weapons Make the Man Larger: New Scientific Growth Formula
"Put 'em up, pal!" No, that's not right. Let me try again. "It ain't the size of the man, but the size of the tool he carries." Better, but still…
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Conservatives Produced By “Low Effort” Thinking: Study
If there is one subject which fascinates academics more than any other, it is why are they so smart and the rest of the populace not. Although there is no…
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Breast Cancer Screening Ruins Lives?
Today's title is from the Daily Mail: "The expert branded a woman hater for saying breast cancer screening ruins lives." What could be more sensible than having a mammogram? If…
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Steve Zwick Says Burn The Deniers (Metaphorically)!
There is a scene in Woody Allen's Radio Days in which we see a diminutive old man from Rockaway Beach who, one day, snaps and runs out of his house…
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Brain Atrophy Responsible For Religious Belief?
Readers can help me choose the best metaphor. (1) A snowball which starts the size of a pea but gains in strength and speed as it rolls downhill, mindlessly consuming…
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Wearing A New Hat At JP Research
I am now a member of JP Research. What does this mean to you, my loyal readers? Little, except that my contact information for consulting has changed. New telephone and…
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Don’t Drive On Tax Day! You Might Die
This is it. The day to traipse to the post office and mail in your income tax papers. In farm lingo, this is the time swill the pigs. To feed…
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Obama Doesn’t Have A Chance
I have returned from a week away from the computer. Announcements to follow tomorrow. I am going to tell you of several conversations in which I took part over the…