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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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Give a man a bee, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to be, well now you've really done it. Look at him. He's contemplating things. He's experiencing futility.
November 6, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Give a man a bee, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to be, well now you've really done it. Look at him. He's contemplating things. He's experiencing futility.
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Though I do like this response on US attacks regarding 'freedom of speech' in Europe.
December 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Though I do like this response on US attacks regarding 'freedom of speech' in Europe.
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Stoppardian Genius: RIP | "The Czechoslovak-born playwright Tom Stoppard immortalised resistance to Communist censorship." @edwardlucas.bsky.social
Stoppardian Genius: RIP
The Czechoslovak-born playwright Tom Stoppard immortalised resistance to Communist censorship. Miracles do happen when people like him inspire
cepa.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Stoppardian Genius: RIP | "The Czechoslovak-born playwright Tom Stoppard immortalised resistance to Communist censorship." @edwardlucas.bsky.social
The greatest. RIP.
RIP Tom Stoppard who did so much incredible work, not least writing every single line of dialogue in Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade.
November 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The greatest. RIP.
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To quote one of the extended project team members in the very early planning stages of this: "We're NASA. This is what we're supposed to do." Just matter-of-factly in a telecon trying figure out how do this…
November 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
To quote one of the extended project team members in the very early planning stages of this: "We're NASA. This is what we're supposed to do." Just matter-of-factly in a telecon trying figure out how do this…
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‘Blessed Are The Church Goers, For They Shall Park Illegally’, Cites Lost Gospel
https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2017/02/27/blessed-are-the-church-goers-for-they-shall-park-illegally-cites-lost-gospel/
https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2017/02/27/blessed-are-the-church-goers-for-they-shall-park-illegally-cites-lost-gospel/
‘Blessed Are The Church Goers, For They Shall Park Illegally’, Cites Lost Gospel
RESEARCHERS have confirmed that parishioners attending mass should be allowed park wherever they please, according to a startling new interpretation of a 6th-century Syriac manuscript from a monastery in Egypt.
The lost gospel, which was acquired by the …
waterfordwhispersnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
‘Blessed Are The Church Goers, For They Shall Park Illegally’, Cites Lost Gospel
https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2017/02/27/blessed-are-the-church-goers-for-they-shall-park-illegally-cites-lost-gospel/
https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2017/02/27/blessed-are-the-church-goers-for-they-shall-park-illegally-cites-lost-gospel/
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"Why American-style polarisation is spreading across the West"
Two words: algorithms and incentives. Mostly incentives. Until we modify or eliminate incentives, all we can do is watch as the fabric of society is pulled apart, strand by strand. www.ft.com/content/5060...
Two words: algorithms and incentives. Mostly incentives. Until we modify or eliminate incentives, all we can do is watch as the fabric of society is pulled apart, strand by strand. www.ft.com/content/5060...
November 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"Why American-style polarisation is spreading across the West"
Two words: algorithms and incentives. Mostly incentives. Until we modify or eliminate incentives, all we can do is watch as the fabric of society is pulled apart, strand by strand. www.ft.com/content/5060...
Two words: algorithms and incentives. Mostly incentives. Until we modify or eliminate incentives, all we can do is watch as the fabric of society is pulled apart, strand by strand. www.ft.com/content/5060...
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Gaza Ceasefire Will Continue Between Airstrikes, Confirms IDF https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/gaza-ceasefire-will-continue-between-airtrikes-confirms-idf/
Gaza Ceasefire Will Continue Between Airstrikes, Confirms IDF
THE Israeli Defense Force (IDF) has dismissed suggestions that the Gaza ceasefire has been broken on numerous occasions, claiming that peace is still in place 'between bombing campaigns'.
Israel launched waves of lethal airstrikes on Sunday …
waterfordwhispersnews.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Gaza Ceasefire Will Continue Between Airstrikes, Confirms IDF https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/gaza-ceasefire-will-continue-between-airtrikes-confirms-idf/
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"...and in the "French story of the year" category..."
77 year-old cyclist who fell 40m into a ravine survived in the cold and the rain for three days by drinking "several bottles" of the wine he was bringing home from the market.
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/occitanie/ga...
77 year-old cyclist who fell 40m into a ravine survived in the cold and the rain for three days by drinking "several bottles" of the wine he was bringing home from the market.
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/occitanie/ga...
"Il est coriace !" : cet homme de 77 ans a survécu trois jours au fond d’un ravin après une chute de 40 mètres à vélo
Un homme de 77 ans a été retrouvé sain et sauf mardi après avoir passé trois jours dans un profond ravin dans les Cévennes dans le département de la Lozère. Il avait chuté de 40 mètres en rentrant à v...
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr
October 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"...and in the "French story of the year" category..."
77 year-old cyclist who fell 40m into a ravine survived in the cold and the rain for three days by drinking "several bottles" of the wine he was bringing home from the market.
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/occitanie/ga...
77 year-old cyclist who fell 40m into a ravine survived in the cold and the rain for three days by drinking "several bottles" of the wine he was bringing home from the market.
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/occitanie/ga...
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Remember to set your clocks back one hour tonight, unless of course you wanted Maria Steen to be president, in that case set them back to 1952.
#PresidentialElection #Aras25
#PresidentialElection #Aras25
October 25, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Remember to set your clocks back one hour tonight, unless of course you wanted Maria Steen to be president, in that case set them back to 1952.
#PresidentialElection #Aras25
#PresidentialElection #Aras25
@sniffpetrol.com re:288gto column in new book- you would, I hope, have been ‘poring’ over car magazines. Not ‘pouring’.
Sorry but I feel this is a safe space for that kind of pedantry…
Sorry but I feel this is a safe space for that kind of pedantry…
October 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
@sniffpetrol.com re:288gto column in new book- you would, I hope, have been ‘poring’ over car magazines. Not ‘pouring’.
Sorry but I feel this is a safe space for that kind of pedantry…
Sorry but I feel this is a safe space for that kind of pedantry…
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October 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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In non election news and about time too www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Ireland officially joins CERN as associate member state
Ireland has officially joined the European Organisation for Nuclear Research as an associate member state.
www.rte.ie
October 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
In non election news and about time too www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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Picard mental health tip: When you lie down to sleep, instead of thinking about your failures, think about your successes.
October 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Picard mental health tip: When you lie down to sleep, instead of thinking about your failures, think about your successes.
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every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
October 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
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YOU COULD PERHAPS HAVE LED WITH THE MOVIE PART
A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch. n.pr/48przga
Every moment pops in the nuclear thriller 'A House of Dynamite'
A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch.
n.pr
October 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
YOU COULD PERHAPS HAVE LED WITH THE MOVIE PART
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“A study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29%, their risk of hospitalizations by 39% & their risk of death by 64%”
Benefits were seen even if 0 risk factors
Benefits were seen even if 0 risk factors
Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity
"The new research also “calls into question the idea that younger individuals and those without risk factors don’t need the vaccine,” Viswanathan says."
"The new research also “calls into question the idea that younger individuals and those without risk factors don’t need the vaccine,” Viswanathan says."
Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows
A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination
www.scientificamerican.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
“A study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29%, their risk of hospitalizations by 39% & their risk of death by 64%”
Benefits were seen even if 0 risk factors
Benefits were seen even if 0 risk factors
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Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity
"The new research also “calls into question the idea that younger individuals and those without risk factors don’t need the vaccine,” Viswanathan says."
"The new research also “calls into question the idea that younger individuals and those without risk factors don’t need the vaccine,” Viswanathan says."
Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows
A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination
www.scientificamerican.com
October 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity
"The new research also “calls into question the idea that younger individuals and those without risk factors don’t need the vaccine,” Viswanathan says."
"The new research also “calls into question the idea that younger individuals and those without risk factors don’t need the vaccine,” Viswanathan says."
gosh. (watch past her dislikes)
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
gosh. (watch past her dislikes)
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Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
October 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91