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A General Scientific Literacy (GSL) is an informed perception that anyone can develop. A GSL increases general intelligence. GSL is a requirement to […]

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#politics
Fancy "land grabbing" you're next door neighbours garden?

The News Agents: #trump tightens the screws on #greenland

Episode webpage: https://www.thenewsagents.co.uk/

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January 7, 2026 at 2:08 PM
"your mind colors everything...'

Making Sense with Sam Harris: #451 — The One Resolution That Matters Most

Episode webpage: https://wakingup.libsyn.com/451-the-one-resolution-that-matters-most

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January 4, 2026 at 9:05 PM
"this was a display of imperial power...."

The #news Agents: Special Episode: Is #trump now President...of #venezuela?

Episode webpage: https://www.thenewsagents.co.uk/

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January 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Generally, eating a #plant (& fungi) based #diet is about my own #health, not contributing towards animal #cruelty, & protecting the #environment.

This means that my ethics don't align with the ethics of #meat eaters. Typically, meat eaters put their preference for meat, first & foremost. Often […]
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January 4, 2026 at 1:25 PM
"#venezuela has also accused the #us of wanting to "steal" its #oil reserves, the largest in the world, "

#trump's toppling of #maduro is fraught with risk - what happens next is unclear

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q4dg1kn8vo

> Will the US push for […]

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January 4, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Life on another planet? Possibly, but they're so far away.

#science Magazine Podcast: Looking for continents on exoplanets, and math is hard for mathematicians, too

Episode webpage: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.znnadc8

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January 2, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Interesting discussion, but, for example, #trump is being logical_ albeit within a small minded business & #american exceptionalism \ #political context. Ingroup profit seeking can drive cult-ish behaviours.

Zero: The #climate Race: Abundance or adequacy? The search for better climate futures […]
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January 2, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Personally, what l find the most depressing \ frustrating about caring for the #environment, is the amount of people that don't (& their levels of ignorance \ arrogance & antisocial attitude towards environenlists)

Zero: The #climate Race: Abundance or adequacy? The search for better climate […]
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January 2, 2026 at 11:59 AM
New #books in #biology and #evolution: Kevin J. Mitchell, "Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will" (Princeton UP, 2023)

Episode webpage: https://newbooksnetwork.com

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#science
January 1, 2026 at 6:06 PM
When the President of #america is explicitly saying his #racist beliefs, it's more important than ever to speak out against their misguided ideologies.

The Michael Shermer Show: How One #black Man Dismantled the KKK, One Conversation at a Time

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December 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
It's becoming a psychologists trope to express the view that having no friends is "as bad as smoking". However, that's misleading. In that, a person can adapt & come to appreciate a life without friends, etc, which in of itself, mitigates any of the negative effects such as feelings of […]
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December 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Americans are waking up. A grand reckoning awaits us | Robert Reich | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/29/american-reckoning

#trump #politics #usa #republicans
#democrats
December 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Slow Breathing Room by Ozinne #chill #music on #soundcloud

https://on.soundcloud.com/yvRbr4QxGxy0vNgRUP

#lofi | Deep #peace is a collection of calm lo-fi tracks designed for deep relaxation, inner peace, and emotional recovery after a long and demanding day […]

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December 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Many people work in & \ or eat the meat industries "products". This generally makes them biased & \ or ignorant about the many negative health & environmental effects of eating meat, & the positive health, & environmental effects, of eating a plant based diet (generally)

ZOE #science & […]
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December 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The Daily Show: Ears Edition: TDS Time Machine | Young #activists

Episode webpage: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/888-the-daily-show-with-trevor-29213961/

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December 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
A new theory of biological computation might explain #consciousness | EurekAlert!

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1110849

> The consciousness debate is often trapped between two extremes: either the brain is “just software” (computational […]

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December 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM