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• Known and Unknown

  

  Jerry Coyne has been on a tear lately; even if I don’t agree with everything he says I admire his willingness to tackle the big issues and talk straight. He... Read more

  The 05 December 2011 by   Cris
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• 10 Spies Who Aren't Household Names

  

  image credit We've all heard of Mata Hari, Nathan Hale and, more recently, Anna Chapman. But given the nature of the job, it's probably safe to say that the... Read more

  The 04 December 2011 by   Gerard
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• 10 Historical Figures Who Masqueraded As Members Of The Opposite Sex

  

  Across time and culture, humanity has divided roles and responsibilities by gender. While today - in the Western world at least - these roles are not so rigid,... Read more

  The 01 December 2011 by   Gerard
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• Dreams, Trance & Visions

  

  There can be little doubt that fluctuations in consciousness are a major contributing factor to beliefs in the supernatural. Although there are other aspects... Read more

  The 29 November 2011 by   Cris
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• Welcome Back BOSS TWEED

  

  Do modern politicians give you the creeps, migranes, stomach cramps, and worse? Are you sick to death of Romney, Perry, Newt, Ron Paul, even Obama -- with almos... Read more

  The 28 November 2011 by   Kena
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• Iroquois Religion & Group Level Selection

  

  While browsing at my local bookstore yesterday and looking for a diversionary read, I serendipitously discovered The Ordeal of the Longhouse: The Peoples of... Read more

  The 27 November 2011 by   Cris
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• Early Humans Fished Deep Sea

  

  The world's earliest known fish hooks reveal that humans fished the open sea for much longer than previously thought. Researcher Sue O'Connor, an archaeologist... Read more

  The 27 November 2011 by   Gerard
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• Edison Vs. Westinghouse: A Shocking Rivalry

  

  image credit 1 and 2 More than a century ago Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse engaged in a nasty battle over alternating and direct current, known as the... Read more

  The 23 November 2011 by   Gerard
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• HOOVER: Andrew Simpson on J. Edgar as a Student at George Washington University

  

   Hoover at the time he attended George Washington University Law SchoolAnother great comment we received was from Andrew Simpson, who wrote this piece... Read more

  The 22 November 2011 by   Kena
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• Requiem for the Gods

  

  When I hear atheists proclaiming their good news that gods are well and truly dead, I get the uneasy feeling they haven’t seriously considered or fully... Read more

  The 19 November 2011 by   Cris
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