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Hero dog awards

Posted on 2015-09-30 by GaryMay 8, 2017
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I’m not a fan of awards shows, but one that might be worth seeing is the American Humane Association’s Hero Dog Awards, to be broadcast one month from tonight, on October 30, 2015, at 9 pm Eastern on The Hallmark … Continue reading →

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Time magazine: “Most Non-Climate Scientists Agree on Global Warming Too”

Posted on 2015-09-29 by GarySeptember 28, 2015
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You will occasionally run into people who think that climate scientists are lying about climate change in order to get grant money. This reflects a misunderstanding of the grant process, not to mention overlooking the fact that fossil fuel interests … Continue reading →

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John Boehner is right about Ted Cruz

Posted on 2015-09-28 by GarySeptember 30, 2015
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On Sunday’s edition of the CBS news program Face the Nation (transcript), Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) was asked about Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and the Speaker said, “I’ll refer you to my remark at a fund-raiser I … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, News and politics, Science | 4 Replies

To-do list for the world

Posted on 2015-09-28 by GaryOctober 1, 2015
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A few days ago I posted a four-minute video from John Green talking about the UN’s Millennium Development Goals, an ambitious proposal from the year 2000 to address a number of major world problems in just 15 years. You might … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, Just interesting, News and politics, Science, Technology, Video clips | 1 Reply

Hank Green explains the background of the Syrian civil war

Posted on 2015-09-27 by GarySeptember 27, 2015
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A week ago I posted a video from John Green about the current refugee crisis in Europe, much of which is the result of the ongoing civil war in Syria. Here John’s brother Hank (who possibly drinks nothing but espresso) … Continue reading →

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Scottish speech

Posted on 2015-09-26 by GarySeptember 22, 2015
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There’s more than one Scots accent, and some of them, especially in southern central Scotland for some reason, are incredibly opaque at least to my American ears. This clip features a Scottish couple who are not at all happy with … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny comedy humor, Video clips | 3 Replies

Benedict Cumberbatch had trouble saying “penguin”

Posted on 2015-09-25 by GarySeptember 21, 2015
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Benedict Cumberbatch may be the most popular British actor of the moment, with success in everything from a Sherlock Holmes television series and the Hobbit movies (curiously playing opposite the same costar in both) to Hamlet on stage. So it’s … Continue reading →

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Another striking image from Pluto

Posted on 2015-09-25 by GarySeptember 25, 2015
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The latest from NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day: NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) website: http://apod.nasa.gov Permanent link to today’s page: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150925.html by … Continue reading →

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Believe it or not, the world is getting better

Posted on 2015-09-24 by GarySeptember 11, 2016
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Here in under 4 minutes John Green reviews how much has been made achieved toward an ambitious set of goals created by the United Nations 15 years ago and finds that on most of them the world has made a … Continue reading →

Posted in Health and healthcare, News and politics, Video clips | 2 Replies

Bill Maher points out some failed predictions

Posted on 2015-09-23 by GarySeptember 26, 2015
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During the “New Rules” segment of his latest HBO show, Bill Maher talks about the human tendency to keep believing in something we’ve invested in despite evidence that it’s not working. This is a generalization of the “sunk cost” fallacy … Continue reading →

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