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The ‘W’ Word Bosses Rarely Say

Most bosses (at least those that I’ve had) are unsure of themselves. I realize this makes little sense, as one would think that to become a boss means that the individual is sure of himself/herself, but this is not always … Continue reading

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As Myth Marries Science, the Origin Story Matters (Op-Ed)

Interesting article… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Roger Briggs November 8, 2013 5:09 PM Imagine that you just woke up where you are right now, with no memory of the past. You have amnesia. Your body and … Continue reading

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‘Bishop of Bling’: Catholics Aren’t Alone in Struggle with Wealth

Excellent article… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Live Science   By Stephanie Pappas, Senior Writer  The Vatican has suspended a German bishop over the cost of his home renovation, highlighting religious — and very human — ambivalence over wealth. … Continue reading

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Space Cloud Ripped Apart by Milky Way’s Giant Black Hole

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience Megan Gannon Astronomers have spied a huge gas cloud being pulled like taffy around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way. Their observations suggest that the space … Continue reading

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Primeval Underwater Forest Discovered in Gulf of Mexico

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Tia Ghose, Staff Writer Scuba divers have discovered a primeval underwater forest off the coast of Alabama. The Bald Cypress forest was buried under ocean sediments, protected in an oxygen-free … Continue reading

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This Hideous Creature Could Hold the Key to Curing Cancer

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Takepart.com Question: What happens when a hairless, bucktoothed rat secretes goo that clogs a vacuum in a research lab at the University of Rochester, New York? Answer: Two scientists accidentally stumble upon … Continue reading

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A Second Higgs Boson? Physicists Debate New Particle

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer | LiveScience.com – Sat, Apr 13, 2013 DENVER — The discovery of the Higgs boson is real. But physicists are cagey about whether the new … Continue reading

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Primitive Fish With Butt Fins Reveals Quirks of Evolution

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Tia Ghose, LiveScience Staff Writer | LiveScience.com A 370-milion-year-old, primitive fish sported a weird pair of fins just below its anus, new research shows. The strange appendages, detailed today (April 9) … Continue reading

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The 11 Most Beautiful Mathematical Equations

Science is a beautiful thing… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Clara Moskowitz, LiveScience Senior Writer | LiveScience.com Mathematical equations aren’t just useful — many are quite beautiful. And many scientists admit they are often fond of particular formulas … Continue reading

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Man Begins 7-Year Walk on Path of Ancient Humans

This is so cool… I find this fascinating. TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Megan Gannon, News Editor | LiveScience.com Paul Salopek has a long walk ahead of him. The 50-year-old journalist left a small Ethiopian village on … Continue reading

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Hawaiian Island Dissolving From Within

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer | LiveScience.com Plan your island getaway now: In time, the mountainous tropical paradise of Oahu will erode, according to new research, with the biggest losses … Continue reading

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Erratic Environment May Be Key to Human Evolution

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor | LiveScience.com – Wed, Dec 26, 2012 At Olduvai Gorge, where excavations helped to confirm Africa was the cradle of humanity, scientists now find the landscape once fluctuated … Continue reading

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What Is Frankincense?

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Douglas Main, Life’s Little Mysteries Contributor | LiveScience.com You’ve probably heard that Frankincense was one of the three gifts brought to the baby Jesus by the three wise men, according … Continue reading

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After Mayan Apocalypse Failure, Believers May Suffer

Anyone stupid enough to believe these superstitious end of world prophecies should really leave this world by way of a lobotomy. After all, they’re already fairly close to being completely brain-dead, so why not just finish the job? TGO Refer … Continue reading

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5 Mayan Apocalypse Myths Debunked

Doomsday is almost upon us… Aren’t you scared? The religious nit-wits are… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer | LiveScience.com On Friday, Dec. 21, some say, the Mayan apocalypse will arrive and the … Continue reading

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Science vs. God: Does Progress Trump Faith?

The answer to the title of this article is: why of course! We no longer need to answer every question with “God.” Back when most of the world’s religions were invented and mankind knew little if anything about our world, … Continue reading

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Evangelicals Becoming More Devout, Catholics Less So

As the saying goes, religious people come in all shapes and sizes, they also all share certain genetic defects, such as gullibility, ignorance, lack of common sense, the inability to reason, etc. In this country, probably no other group embodies … Continue reading

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Does Anyone Really Believe in the Mayan Apocalypse?

If human history (and present-day human behavior) has taught us anything, it has taught us that human beings are a superstitious and gullible species; capable of believing ANYTHING. Depending on the culture and level of indoctrination, people will accept anything … Continue reading

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Pandas’ Bamboo Food May Be Lost to Climate Change

Pandas have to be the coolest-looking animals on the planet. TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Clara Moskowitz, LiveScience Senior Writer | LiveScience.com Though they are one of the most beloved animal species on Earth, pandas aren’t safe … Continue reading

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Cyborg cockroaches may be emergency responders

What will they think of next? TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Megan Gannon, News Editor | LiveScience.com – Fri, Sep 7, 2012 Researchers say they’ve figured out a way to create cyborg, remote-controlled cockroaches, hoping one day the resilient … Continue reading

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Why Neanderthals Sported Arms Like Popeye

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below: Source: LiveScience By Charles Q. Choi, LiveScience Contributor | LiveScience.com The unusually powerful right arms of Neanderthals may not be due to a spear-hunting life as once suggested, but rather one often spent … Continue reading

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Giant, Round Prehistoric Turtle Discovered

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor | LiveScience.com – Thu, Jul 12, 2012 A newfound giant turtle that lived 60 million years ago in what is now northwestern South America would have been … Continue reading

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Penguins’ Explicit Sex Acts Shocked Polar Explorer

It seems the lovable penguin is quite a sexual “fiend.” This article is also interesting in that it illustrates the conservative nature of society a hundred years ago. TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing … Continue reading

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The Touch of a Man Makes Women Hot

I must say, these “scientific” findings are not all that surprising… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer | LiveScience.com Being touched by a man really gets the ladies hot, new research suggests. When … Continue reading

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5 Mind-Bending Facts About Dreams

One thing is for certain, item 3 below is definitely true. Unfortunately, this doesn’t happen often enough, but when it does it is really special. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Live Science By Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor | … Continue reading

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Natural Antacid Helped Early Land Creatures Breathe

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Stephanie Pappas | LiveScience.com The earliest creatures to crawl out of the water onto land may have concocted antacids out of their own bones, a clever innovation that would’ve let … Continue reading

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How Humans Became Masters of the Earth

A brief but interesting article on human evolution… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Wynne Parry | LiveScience.com – Fri, Apr 20, 2012 NEW-YORK — Why is it that humans emerged from the natural world, yet we portray ourselves as … Continue reading

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Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice

The article doesn’t specifically state it, in fact the word doesn’t appear once, but religion is interchangeable with racism and prejudice; not in terms of meaning obviously, but in terms of  the fact that (in my opinion) the intelligence of … Continue reading

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Brain-Eating Amoeba Fatalities Linked to Common Cold Remedy

A word of caution when using a neti pot, as I’ve been doing for the past week to alleviate sinus problems! TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Natalie Wolchover | LiveScience.com Louisiana’s state health department has issued a … Continue reading

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Long-Sought ‘God Particle’ Cornered, Scientists Say

This is fascinating! Hopefully within the next several years physicists will make the necessary discoveries to offer a “theory of everything” which describes, beyond the shadow of a doubt, how the universe came into being. On the other hand, for … Continue reading

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Is the New Physics Here? Atom Smashers Get an Antimatter Surprise

Science is awesome! Hopefully within the next decade or so physicists will be able to determine, with scientific proof and absolute evidence, the actual events which gave birth to the universe. That is, after all, life’s biggest question. TGO Refer … Continue reading

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Distracting Thoughts Block Women from Orgasm

Are distracting thoughts the main thing blocking women from orgasms? Probably. Women are a complicated bunch, and what’s between their ears affects them a great deal more than even they would probably admit to; including climaxing during sex. TGO Refer … Continue reading

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Mark Your Calendars: End of World Coming Oct. 21, Camping Says

Here we go again, we’re less than a week away folks… The end is near… Pack your bags and sell your possessions, you’re going away… What a bunch of bull! Religious people were definitely at the front of the line … Continue reading

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Closest Human Ancestor May Rewrite Steps in Our Evolution

All of the brain-dead evangelical Christians who believe in the literal interpretation of the Bible, including the nonsense that the universe is only several thousand years old and was created in six days, obviously don’t believe in evolution by natural … Continue reading

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Why Virginia Quake Shook Entire Coast

Sooner or later there will be a catastrophic natural disaster in the United States, possibly similar to the one that Japan recently faced. It’s only a matter of time… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By Stephanie Pappas | … Continue reading

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End Times? Texas Lake Turns Blood-Red

As usual, religious idiots are ready to pounce on Biblical stories of angels and the end of times whenever there is an event that even remotely resembles one of the fairy tales in the Bible. What ignorance! TGO Refer to … Continue reading

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Sex, Lies and Weiner: Why They Don’t Think They’ll Get Caught

An excellent article and must read for women, particularly those women who don’t believe that men have inherently more intense (evolutionary) desires for sex than women do. TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor, LiveScience.com  … Continue reading

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What If 200 Million People Go Missing Tomorrow?

The madness over this ‘end of days’ crappola continues… It really is too bad that the idiot who’s stirring up all of this nonsense about the end of the world isn’t right. Quite frankly, it would be kind of nice … Continue reading

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‘Rapture Parties’ Planned to Celebrate Doomsday Saturday May 21

At the end of the day, one really should feel sorry for these fundamentalist Christians. Think about it, most of them aren’t “blessed” with a high IQ to begin with, add to that the indoctrination they received as children by … Continue reading

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May 21: Another Doomsday Upon Us?

Here we go again… The ignorant, mindless, religious idiots who believe in that book of fairy tales known as the Bible say the end is coming, and will begin in three days, on May 21, 2011.Of course, according to Christian … Continue reading

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App Shows Breast Implants Before and After

For all you women out there who might be interested in breast augmentation surgery (bigger tits) but are not sure how those new boobies will look on you, check out the story below. What will they think of next? TGO … Continue reading

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One Male Extender Found to Actually Work

I’m not a doctor, but the last paragraph in the article states that a normal penis is: “Anything greater than 1.6 inches (4 cm) flaccid and greater than 3 inches (7.5 cm) in a stretched or erect state.” This would seem to … Continue reading

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Scientists Building Largest Antimatter Trap Ever

Science is fascinating; and then there’s faith. Where would we be today had the Catholic Church had its way and barbecued all men of science during its reign? TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience LiveScience.com livescience.com Sat Feb 19, 8:15 am ET WASHINGTON, … Continue reading

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