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4-Year-Old Convinced Father A Moron After 45th Consecutive Hide-And-Seek Victory
4-Year-Old Convinced Father A Moron After 45th Consecutive Hide-And-Seek Victory
GLENDALE, PA—Expressing embarrassment and disappointment over being the son of such a loser, local 4-year-old Connor Heyward was convinced Friday that his father, Craig, was a moron after losing 45 consecutive games of hide-and-seek. “Christ, this is bad. I’ve hid behind that bush a dozen times and this dumbass still…
·theonion.com·
4-Year-Old Convinced Father A Moron After 45th Consecutive Hide-And-Seek Victory
The Authoritarian Instincts of Police Unions
The Authoritarian Instincts of Police Unions
They condition their members to see themselves as soldiers at war with the public they are meant to serve, and above the laws they are meant to enforce.
·theatlantic.com·
The Authoritarian Instincts of Police Unions
G: Unfit
G: Unfit
A journey to one of the darkest sides of humanity's attempts to measure the human mind and put people in boxes.
·radiolab.org·
G: Unfit
Britney Spears’s Conservatorship Nightmare
Britney Spears’s Conservatorship Nightmare
How the pop star’s father and a team of lawyers seized control of her life—and have held on to it for thirteen years.
·newyorker.com·
Britney Spears’s Conservatorship Nightmare
Birthday Parties as Virus Vector
Birthday Parties as Virus Vector
Just how much Covid was spreading behind closed doors last year? Quite a lot, as a new study with a simple yet creative approach found out.
·nytimes.com·
Birthday Parties as Virus Vector
Juul: Taking Academic Corruption to a New Level
Juul: Taking Academic Corruption to a New Level
The e-cigarette company bought an entire issue of a scholarly journal, with all the articles written by authors on its payroll, to ‘prove’ that its product has a public benefit.
·prospect.org·
Juul: Taking Academic Corruption to a New Level
D.C. Circuit overturns FDA ban on shock device for disabled students
D.C. Circuit overturns FDA ban on shock device for disabled students
A federal appeals court has overturned the Food and Drug Administration's ban on the use of electric shock devices to correct aggressive or self-harming behavior in adults and children at a Massachusetts school for the developmentally disabled.
·reuters.com·
D.C. Circuit overturns FDA ban on shock device for disabled students
The NFL's Racist "Race Norming" Is an Afterlife of Slavery
The NFL's Racist "Race Norming" Is an Afterlife of Slavery
A statistical manipulation that underpaid Black players in concussion settlements exemplifies American football’s immersion in the legacy of slavery
·scientificamerican.com·
The NFL's Racist "Race Norming" Is an Afterlife of Slavery
Knowing Your Future
Knowing Your Future
Katharine Moser chose to find out her genetic destiny by getting tested for Huntington's disease in 2005. We revisit her story on her 40th birthday.
·nytimes.com·
Knowing Your Future
What is a Radical Analysis of Science? • SftP Magazine
What is a Radical Analysis of Science? • SftP Magazine
What is a Radical Analysis of Science? New Directions for Science for the People By Helen Zhao Volume 22, Number 1, The Return of Radical Science In this first issue of Science for the People (SftP) since 1989, we revisit a foundational question structuring our movement’s work: What is, in fact, a radical analysis of […]
·magazine.scienceforthepeople.org·
What is a Radical Analysis of Science? • SftP Magazine