OP;ED - The Boy Who Cried "Literally Hitler" [12/Sep/18]
Just some thoughts about the ever shifting nature of language and peoples gradual acclimation to outrage.
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TL;DR - Blackgammon [25/Jul/18]
It's not racist when it is racist and it is racist when it isn't racist but when it is racist it is most definitely racist but then if it isn't racist it isn't racist.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/may/18/politician-gammon-racist-stupid-steven-poole
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/14/gammon-not-racial-slur-change-conversation
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/05/is-gammon-racist/560507/
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2018/05/new-left-wing-insult-gammon-racist-towards-white-men
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/gammon-left-wing-political-insult-twitter-racism-debate-right-charles-dickens-a8352281.html
https://www.dailywire.com/news/13248/study-9-10-antifa-protesters-still-living-moms-aaron-bandler
https://twitter.com/AdorableNoticer/status/1014138029617774592
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TL;DR - Social Isolation and Involuntary Celibacy [15/Jun/18]
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/913843-overview
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4694557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28553785
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4049147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5831910/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3633610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2375027/
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2015/11/18/1514249112?sid=90997c16-880d-4069-8968-67c6122e1554
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14551436
https://www.bustle.com/articles/105558-online-dating-is-the-second-most-popular-way-to-meet-someone-says-new-study-and-more
https://www.eharmony.co.uk/dating-advice/online-dating-unplugged/over-50-of-couples-will-meet-online-by-2031
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/family/unfreezing-eggs-cant-find-suitable-man-start-family/
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/nov/10/dating-gap-hook-up-culture-female-graduates
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/723323/Sexual-partner-fertility-disability-World-Health-Organisation-IVF
https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/10/26/if-you-are-unable-to-find-a-suitable-sexual-partner-who-may-c_a_21592138/
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TL;DR - Canada Removes Addyis Alcohol Restriction [25/May/18]
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG
Sources:
http://edmontonjournal.com/health/health-and-wellness/health-canada-approves-viagara-for-women-pill-loosens-restrictions-on-taking-it-with-alcohol/wcm/fd34b701-ee21-433c-bad1-6dc9b6f547d1
https://www.jsm.jsexmed.org/article/S1743-6095(17)31008-1/abstract
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2015/022526REMS.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786382/
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More Fascist than Fascists [23/Mar/18]
Only Finland can save you now... apparently.
Sources used:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-12139150
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/12/world/europe/12nazi.html
https://www.rt.com/uk/406467-hate-crime-twitter-troll/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-43478925
https://www.met.police.uk/advice-and-information/hate-crime/what-is-hate-crime/
https://twitter.com/policescotland/status/974620905572880384
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-43393035
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The Pregnancy of the Guppy [17/Feb/18]
You meme me, I meme you right back.
Sources:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130724103225.htm
http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/9/5/20130267
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/07/24/sometimes-you-just-have-to-shave-off-a-fishs-genital-claws/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-06414-6
http://www.futurity.org/guppies-predators-gestation-evolution-1571282/
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/284/1864/20171319
Footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAA4jx9-lE0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyFGYBBoILc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2EWjPpKtu8
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TL;DR - Things to Learn from Brainy Guppies [24/Dec/17]
tfw when bred too intelligent
Sources:
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/01/03/scientists-breed-smarter-fish-but-reveal-the-costs-of-big-brains/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3791419/
https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/26/2/527/258614
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25705852
http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/3/e1601990
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02366.x/abstract
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA2zqZKgSxg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2EWjPpKtu8
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TL;DR - Sprout Fights Back: Addyi's Revenge [24/Nov/17]
I wonder if former CEO Cindy Whitehead will return. I'm willing to bet 'no' so she can avoid what she must know is coming, the absolute failure of Addyi yet again.
http://fortune.com/2017/11/07/valeant-sprout-cindy-whitehead/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-06/valeant-to-return-sprout-to-ex-owners-ending-libido-pill-suit
https://liveindex.org/75221/2017/11/why-valeant-gave-up-on-the-female-viagra/
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TL;DR - Getting Away with (attempted) Murder [31/Oct/17]
All you need is a pretty face and a drug problem.
Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/may/16/oxford-university-lavinia-woodward-stabbed-boyfriend-may-avoid-jail#img-1
http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/20/oxford-student-spared-jail-after-stabbing-boyfriend-had-two-other-assault-charges-6649438/
http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/22/student-spared-jail-for-stabbing-boyfriend-could-be-expelled-from-oxford-6654005/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/25/oxford-student-judge-suggested-bright-prison-spared-jail-stabbing/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-41433934
http://new.mankind.org.uk/
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TL;DR - Father Loss and Child Telomere Length [21/Oct/17]
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/140/2/e20163245
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318505572_Father_Loss_and_Child_Telomere_Length
https://www.princeton.edu/news/2017/07/18/cellular-level-childs-loss-father-associated-increased-stress
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-07-cellular-child-loss-father-stress.html
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TL;DR - Will Germany Drug People into Liking Immigrants [13/Oct/17]
Just cause we know something has an affect doesn't mean your government is controlling your mind.
Sources:
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/08/17/german-scientists-drug-public-oxytocin-promote-acceptance-integration-migrants/
https://pamelageller.com/2017/08/drug-citizens-accept-migrants.html/
https://www.naturalnews.com/2017-08-23-scientists-claim-people-will-love-refugees-once-they-are-dosed-with-oxytocin-the-hormone-produced-by-babies-to-make-their-mothers-love-them.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28808030
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23246533
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22991128
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3029708/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4122242/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxytocin_(medication)
https://www.drugs.com/cdi/oxytocin.html
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TL;DR - Your Diet is Racist 2 Delicious Boogaloo [22/Sep/17]
Just something short and a bit fun today because this month has decided to be really busy and full of illness as well. On the plus side we have some very academic poutine to look forward to, so that's a thing.
Sources:
http://www.wweek.com/uncategorized/2017/05/16/kooks-serves-pop-up-breakfast-burritos-with-handmade-tortillas-out-of-a-food-cart-on-cesar-chavez/
https://mic.com/articles/177642/these-white-cooks-bragged-about-stealing-tortilla-recipes-from-mexico-to-start-a-portland#.JzZgWfC2A
http://www.chron.com/news/article/2-white-women-opened-a-burrito-shop-It-closed-11174498.php
http://nationalpost.com/news/world/should-white-chefs-sell-burritos-controversy-over-culturally-appropriating-food-sizzles-in-portland
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/448721/skittles-accused-racism-making-white-skittles
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/skittles-allwhite-candy-for-lgbt-celebrations-blasted-for-racism/news-story/c741f7c1c972a7d266cf1748c65d3d82
http://nypost.com/2017/06/16/new-pride-flag-divides-phillys-gay-community/
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/13/health/new-pride-flag-colors-trnd/index.html
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TL;DR - Notting Hill Preps for Cultural Enrichment [15/Sep/17]
Here comes the diversity!
Sources:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/notting-hill-carnival-ban-met-police-officer-safety-attack-blood-bottles-london-ken-marsh-a7919381.html
http://news.sky.com/story/man-in-critical-condition-after-one-of-four-stabbings-at-notting-hill-carnival-10556445
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/aug/27/notting-hill-tensions-high-deaths
http://www.krystalglass.co.uk/notting-hill-carnival-boarding-up-special-price/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4819854/Notting-Hill-boards-windows-carnival-approaches.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/kensington-election-result-recount-labour-party-victory-poverty-wealth-local-politics-a7783556.html
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=dCBGBt7a0DoC&pg=PA47&dq=pottery+lane+slum&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=WIVoS_jjH6PmygTnxM3yBQ&cd=2&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=the%20ocean&f=false
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TL;DR - Media Lies & the Boston Protest [22/Aug/17]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9qt2IKePHM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9X2ZRB9GCU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jLPJWijB24
https://www.pscp.tv/w/1vOxwOgeVvDxB
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2017/aug/20/boston-rally
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/19/us/boston-free-speech-rally/index.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/19/us/boston-counterprotest-crowd-video-trnd/index.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/18/us/boston-free-speech-rally/index.html
https://www.adl.org/blog/free-speech-rally-planned-for-boston
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TL;DR - The Solar Eclipse was NOT Racist [1/Sep/17]
Sources:
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/08/american-totality-eclipse-race/537318/
http://democracyjournal.org/arguments/blackout/
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/20/the-eclipse-is-racist-because-it-fails-to-affect-enough-black-people-the-atlantic-suggests/
http://www.dailywire.com/news/19956/atlantic-claims-mondays-solar-eclipse-racist-emily-zanotti
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/blogs/andrew-bolt/whites-enjoy-a-racist-eclipse/news-story/ae3b2f689a79124df4c6feed278bdbe7?nk=e67b4fc9382c85ec98c05659f9187e26-1504276610
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEqgb5X6ekU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egvmcPvKN8Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KzPZk7kF0E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbmf4u-TYvI
Live stream reading:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOkgHvaZf80
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TL;DR - The Inevitable Echo Chamber [15/Aug/17]
You cannot escape your destiny.
But that doesn't mean you shouldn't try.
Sources:
http://www.cs.umd.edu/~samir/498/Amazon-Recommendations.pdf
https://www.google.com/patents/US7113917#v=onepage&q=&f=false
http://static.googleusercontent.com/media/research.google.com/en//pubs/archive/45530.pdf
http://news.sky.com/story/social-media-echo-chamber-causing-political-tunnel-vision-study-finds-10755219
http://rejoiner.com/resources/amazon-recommendations-secret-selling-online/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_filtering
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affinity_analysis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsCeNCVb-d8
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TL;DR - Googles Ideological Echo Chamber [7/Aug/17]
https://www.engadget.com/2017/08/01/youtube-isolate-offensive-videos/
https://youtube.googleblog.com/2017/08/an-update-on-our-commitment-to-fight.html
https://www.adl.org/education/resources/tools-and-strategies/classroom-conversations/jokes-excuses-and-why-words-matter
https://www.adl.org/education/references/hate-symbols/pepe-the-frog
https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/2017/08/02/google-manipulates-search-results-to-conceal-criticism-of-islam-and-jihad/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/google-search-harming-muslims_us_59415359e4b0d31854867de8?utm_content=buffer4b038&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
http://aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-muslim-groups-welcome-changes-to-google-results/869584
http://gizmodo.com/exclusive-heres-the-full-10-page-anti-diversity-screed-1797564320
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/vbv54d/google-on-anti-diversity-manifesto-employees-must-feel-safe-sharing-their-opinions
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/kzbm4a/employees-anti-diversity-manifesto-goes-internally-viral-at-google
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TL;DR - What was the Mouse Utopia [31/Jul/17]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z760XNy4VM
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1644264/?page=1
https://imprific.com/budkowski/does-calhoun-experiment-reveal-the-condition-of-our-society/
http://www.physicsoflife.pl/dict/calhoun%27s_experiment.html
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OP;ED - Judging the Past by the Present [24/Jul/17]
Presentism is an interesting phenomenon, especially when it comes to making value judgements about the past.
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TL;DR - Of Women and Ponies [17/Jul/17]
http://www.historyextra.com/feature/scandal-female-miners-19th-century-britain
http://www.balmaiden.co.uk/WomenUK.htm
http://www.balmaiden.co.uk/CornwallDevon.htm
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~stenhouse/coal/pbl/England/dieng.htm
http://historicalhoney.com/victorian-prudery-end-female-slavery-mines/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Ashley-Cooper,_7th_Earl_of_Shaftesbury
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mines_and_Collieries_Act_1842
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