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Climate Change – Moment of Significant Impact is weeks away

May 21, 2024October 13, 2021 by Dave
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A truly decisive moment in the history of our species is coming in a few weeks #COP26. Time to commit to decisive climate change mitigation.

Categories Climate Change, environment, news, science, study Tags climate, Climate Change, COP26, global warming, Paris Agreement Leave a comment

Does Gay Conversion Therapy actually work?

May 12, 2024October 8, 2021 by Dave

Back in the days when I attended a pentecostal group as a teen, there was a guy who was deemed to have a bit of a problem, he was attracted to other guys. The church leaders kept it all lowkey and “assisted” by engaging the services of a gay conversion specialist. The net effect is … Read more

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The Scientific Answer: Is Smacking Children good or bad?

July 14, 2024September 29, 2021 by Dave
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“Spare the rod & spoil the child” is a popular phrase to justify spanking. If we instead turn to scientific studies, then what will we find?

Categories psychology, religion, science, society Tags kids, punishment, religion, smacking Leave a comment

The evolution of the public understanding of Evolution

September 8, 2024August 26, 2021 by Dave
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New study reveals that the public acceptance of evolution has dramatically increased in the last decade. It also explains why

Categories biology, Creationism, fundamentalists, poll, religion, science, society Tags Creationism, evolution, Intelligent Design, poll, public acceptance Leave a comment

Moore’s Law revisited – How long can it keep going?

December 23, 2023August 25, 2021 by Dave
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In 1965 Moore’s Law predicted that Integrated circuity capacity would double every two years. How much longer can this continue for?

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Persecution: Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition to impact us today

August 23, 2021 by Dave
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Study reveals Spanish Inquisition impact upon modern society. Areas with most persecution are today poorer, less educated, and more religious

Categories catholic, education, History, religion, science Tags persecution, social impact, Spanish Inquisition, study Leave a comment
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