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4 days ago4d

Posted by phxbillcee

Evolutionary Dispute: Most Human Origins Stories Are Not Compatible With Known Fossils

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Music Fans

5 days ago5d

Posted by phxbillcee

Happy B-Day Toni Tennille (81) CAPTAIN & TENNILLE ❖ love will keep us together (official video) Captain & Tennille - Do That To Me One More Time

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Academic (e.g., Science)

1 week ago1w

Posted by towkneed

All our considerations of extraterrestrial life are rooted in a fundamental limitation: our senses. Our senses, at the most basic level, are delineations of the energy levels through which photons Interface with our organs. These organs are the ...

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Jazz, Blues, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Dance, Punk, Alternative, Rock and Roll.

2 weeks ago2w

Posted by creative51

Duke Ellington - Take the A Train - version from 1964 - with scat singing

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News & Links

3 weeks ago3w

Posted by snytiger6

LINKHere’s How Well-Known Atheists Are Defending Richard Dawkins’ Anti-Trans Tweet | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

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Posts

1 month ago1m

Posted by bobwjr

Try not to stare too hard ladies

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Mar 26Mar 26

Posted by Spinliesel

Happy birthday, Richard Dawkins. He was born in Nairobi. Kenya. British evolutionary biologist, ethologist, and popular-science writer who emphasized the gene as the driving force of evolution and generated significant controversy with his ...

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Quotes

Mar 24Mar 24

Posted by Buttercup

"It must be stressed that there is nothing insulting about looking at people as animals. We are animals, after all. Homo sapiens is a species of primate, a biological phenomenon dominated by biological rules, like any other species. Human nature is...

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Music, Movies & Books

Mar 24Mar 24

Posted by AmmaRE007

The Last Voyageurs - Genealogy of the 56 Caughnawaga Mohawk Voyageurs on the Egypt Expedition 1884-85 By John Masiewicz On September 14, 1884, fifty-six men from the Mohawk Indian Reserve in Caughnawaga (Kahnawake), set sail from Montreal in ...

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Psychology

Mar 18Mar 18

Posted by Word

The Richard Dawkins meme "mind virus" cognition organism that can grow, mutate and evolve, might could explain things once called demon possession or what now might be causing things like schizophrenia, bipolar, multiple personality and illogical ...

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Atheist Videos & Miscellany

Mar 16Mar 16

Posted by phxbillcee

Genetically Modified Skeptic PragerU Dismantled by an Evolutionary Psychologist

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Oddities and Anomalies

Mar 15Mar 15

Posted by UrsiMajor

Do they deliver?

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Mar 14Mar 14

Posted by phxbillcee

History of the Earth How Bad Was The Great Oxidation Event?

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Memes R Us

Mar 14Mar 14

Posted by mistymoon77

Put a helmet on that soldier

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Memes R Us

Mar 12Mar 12

Posted by OldMetalHead

Positive Vibes!

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Mar 3Mar 3

Posted by phxbillcee

The Evolutionary History of Whales - Cetacean Evolution Part 1 Every Living Whale Family - Cetacean Evolution Part 2

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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology

Feb 16Feb 16

Posted by JoeB

Cantabrigiaster fezouataensis: A new Somasteroid Echinoderm from the Early Ordovician Fezouata Lagerstätte in Morocco. Asterozoans, whose most familiar members include Starfish and Brittle Stars, are the dominant group...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Feb 15Feb 15

Posted by racocn8

Assuming life exists throughout the universe, may we reasonably assume that Survival of the Fittest and other evolutionary principles are, in fact, universals? (Saluting Darwin Day)

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COVID-19

Jan 30Jan 30

Posted by linxminx

Evolutionary biologists talk about the origins of Covid-19 with Bill Maher. I remember back in May, 2020, someone I work with who is a Fox News fan talked about the Coronavirus coming from a lab in Wuhan. I didn't comment, but thought it was a ...

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Music Fans

Jan 26Jan 26

Posted by Beowulfsfriend

For @Marionville For the love of Tuesdays. Not quite noon here, and past noon in N. Ireland. Still, here for relaxing on a Tuesday.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jan 24Jan 24

Posted by AnonySchmoose

LINKThe Massive Genome of The Lungfish May Explain How We Made The Leap to Land

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Jan 23Jan 23

Posted by Fernapple

Interesting stories, about the lonely few. And for the evolutionary theorists among you. Is this the opposite of convergent evolution ? Also posted in Natural History but thought it would go well here too.

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Natural history

Jan 23Jan 23

Posted by Fernapple

Interesting stories, about the lonely few. And for the evolutionary theorists among you. Is this the opposite of convergent evolution ?

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Sunset, Sea, Coffee and Me

Jan 20Jan 20

Posted by Boomtarat03

I dont have much knowledge about the US government and political issues but I can sense that President Joe Biden is a good human being. His face, his eyes, his smile and his teary-eyed shows that he is real with his emotions. How I wish he can be the...

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Non-nude sexy pics

Jan 19Jan 19

Posted by OldMetalHead

Jade Cargill

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Memes R Us

Jan 15Jan 15

Posted by glennlab

Road trip planned! Who's coming

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Silly, Random & Fun

Jan 12Jan 12

Posted by snytiger6

LINKHate-Pastor Falsely Claims Mitch McConnell is Controlled by Illuminati Signals | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

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Sexual Deviants

Jan 7Jan 7

Posted by Jangurd78

Well there ya go....

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General & Hellos

Dec 31, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by t1nick

The problem with Libertarianism is a question of motivation and intent. The question arises,"Why would anyone want to be selfish?", the primary tenet of Libertarianism. The "selfishness" as espoused by Objectivists is unfortunately based on ...

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General & Hellos

Dec 30, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by bobwjr

After his latest escapade stopping the stimulus checks

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Cooking

Dec 28, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by FreethoughtKaty

Dinner :) Butter Chicken with chickpeas. We ate it with plain basmati rice and yogurt.

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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology

Dec 24, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by JoeB

Looking for the origin of the Eukaryotes. The Eukaryotic cell is strikingly distinct from its much simpler Prokaryote relatives, possessing not only a nucleus, but also a complex cytoskeleton, a sophisticated ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Dec 10, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by floWteiuQ

LINKLiberals and atheists smarter? Intelligent people have values novel in human evolutionary history, study finds -- ScienceDaily

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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology

Dec 9, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by JoeB

Glassmaking in early Umayyad Spain. The processes of innovation and transfer of skills are fundamental concerns in the study of past technologies. The advent of ancient technologies and the adoption of new ones are ...

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Feline Fanatics

Dec 9, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by TheGreatShadow

Cat's defective! lol This video is almost a decade old, but these things are worth a repost. Most of you might have seen it, but you have to keep in mind, some journalist found a homeless guy that never heard of the OJ Simpson trial.

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Posts

Dec 4, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by JeffMurray

The only thing more annoying than hearing parents complain about their kids incessantly is when you call them out on it they backpedal and say it's the greatest thing they've ever done. Okay, so shut the up then.

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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology

Dec 1, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by JoeB

Dating the earliest Myriapods. Understanding how organisms colonised the land, is crucial to clarify extant biodiversity and biological adaptation. But, evaluating the rate and pattern of land colonisation requires ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Nov 18, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by TheoryNumber3

I was wondering where this term came from. Did anyone else know this? Meme, unit of cultural information spread by imitation. The term meme (from the Greek mimema, meaning “imitated”) was introduced in 1976 by British evolutionary biologist ...

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36 Questions

Nov 15, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by FlippantLlama

Happy Sunday Everyone. Do you have any questions you would like to ask?

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Posts

Nov 12, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by Sierra4

The lyrics of a love song. The melody is a little edgier. One of my favorites.

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This Day In History

Nov 11, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by altschmerz

In today's installment on how to win friends and influence people:

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Quotes

Nov 9, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by yvilletom

You are a result of four billion years of evolutionary success. Dammit, act the part! ..........Unknown

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Politics

Oct 30, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by snytiger6

LINKWhite supremacist group training for violence in case Donald Trump loses election, says report

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Trump Pinata

Oct 27, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by BirdMan1

A zoom link for a talk about the science behind Bullshitting:

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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology

Oct 22, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by JoeB

Looking for the origin of the Rhinocerotoids. Both morphological and molecular studies support the idea that Rhinocerotoidea and Tapiroidea form a monophyletic group Ceratomorpha. The Ceratomorphs have abundant, diverse...

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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology

Oct 13, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by JoeB

Evidence for a Reptile-like physiology in Early Jurassic stem-Mammals Recent discoveries and analyses have revolutionised our knowledge of Mesozoic Mammals, revealing novel aspects of their ecology, development, ...

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Posts

Oct 9, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Boomtarat03

In your life my infinite dreams live. _Pablo Neruda_ _❤ this quote_ _so hearty ❤_

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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology

Oct 9, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by JoeB

Sinobaatar pani: A new species of Multituberculate Mammal from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota, with insights into the evolutionary development of the Mammalian middle ear. Attachment of the ectotympanic bone to the ...

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Music Fans

Sep 30, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Sierra4

Mac Davis dead at 78. I liked his music.

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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology

Sep 28, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by JoeB

Brachiopod communities of the Early Cambrian Guanshan Lagerstätte of Yunnan Province, China, and their associated facies. Discoveries of spectacular soft-bodied animal assemblages from Cambrian Konservat-Lagerstätten ...

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Quotes

Sep 20, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by wonderandlisten

“It is only when we think abstractly that we have such a high opinion of man.” - Bertrand Russell

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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology

Sep 18, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by JoeB

Baringochromis senutae, Baringochromis sonyii, and Baringochromis tallamae: Three new species of Cichlid Fish from the upper Miocene of the palaeolake Waril in Central Kenya. The tropical freshwater Fish family ...

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Quotes

Sep 15, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Marionville

“The sweetest and most inoffensive path of life leads through the avenues of science and learning; and whoever can either remove any obstructions in this way, or open up any new prospect, ought so far to be esteemed a benefactor to ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Sep 12, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Word

Not an evolutionary specialist, but was wondering about the evolutionary processes that goes from : what I understand was water based life to land based walking animals. I think a Snell might be considered to have 1 foot. But then creatures ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Sep 11, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by skado

“Anthropologist Harvey Whitehouse thinks too much talk about religion is based on loose conjecture and simplistic explanations. Whitehouse directs the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology at Oxford University. For years he’s been ...

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Politics

Sep 3, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

LINKRemembering V-J Day 75 Years Later | National Review

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Posts

Aug 25, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Captain_Feelgood

You've probably seen it shown in Asian-American supermarket chains or on YouTube. It's a trend from Korea called mukbang, and it consists of well-lighted, makeup-clad influencers noming sumptuous food on camera… to entertain viewers. Don't ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Aug 3, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Fred_Snerd

Do you react emotionally to objects or places? "It's a behaviour that many adults (and children) with autism report - feeling sorry for things and getting upset if an object is seen to be left out, uncared for or simply discarded. ...

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General & Hellos

Aug 2, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by PondartIncbendog

When depression hits, why do people go into a reverse sleep mode? ( sleep during the day, wake at night) Evolutionary component? Survival technique?,,,,,,,,,,,Or,,,,,,,?

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Liberal/Progressive Party

Jul 25, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by BudFrank

If you’re wearing a mask in the car...

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Sunset, Sea, Coffee and Me

Jul 24, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Boomtarat03

A cute set of Cactus 🌵 for the balcony ✨

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Singles/Mingle/Chat

Jul 23, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by azzow2

Did you know that roosters crow at sun down as well as sun up?

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jul 22, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Dorkyndaft

Good morning everyone! I developed an interest in evolutionary psychology while working through my graduate program. I discovered it quite by accident. I have always been interested in the "why" of human behavior and evolutionary psychology clicked ...

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Silly, Random & Fun

Jul 20, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Captain_Feelgood

I'm guessing it's one of the slowest phenomenas on earth. Pretty cool though. It's official: Africa is breaking up with itself. That's what geologist Christopher Moore of the University of Leeds has recently concluded after ...

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Posts

Jul 13, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by glennlab

Heartbreaking, but true.

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Singles/Mingle/Chat

Jun 30, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by azzow2

The person that wrote this bio is off their rocker. How many people are self-boasting as her? She sent me a message that she wants to get to know me. How long should I let carry on before I yank the chain?

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Silly, Random & Fun

Jun 29, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Archeus_Lore

Me entering hell . . .

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Jun 27, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Marionville

Duran Duran. - Save A Prayer, live

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Silly, Random & Fun

Jun 27, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by l5dlv6

Answer to My friend asked me- “Out of numerous species of the same ancestor throughout evolutionary history, how come only human beings turned out having such complex consciousness as we have today?” She believes our complex mind is a gift f… ...

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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS

Jun 24, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Gohan

White Hell By J. L. Young Seven o’clock A.M., Monday morning. I think. Pain has found me again. It always does when I’m conscious. Could it be the stress I put on my body the night before playing football? I pushed through the pain and hoped ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jun 24, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by skado

The Evolutionary Mismatch Hypothesis: Implications for Psychological Science . . . "Human psychological mechanisms are adaptations that evolved to process environmental inputs, turning them into behavioral outputs that, on average, increase ...

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General & Hellos

Jun 22, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by 1EarthLovingGal

I never know which group to post things like this in. General it is!

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Politics

Jun 21, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Barnie2years

Trump in the White House is the equivalent of putting The Godfather of a major crime family there. Anyone who tries to investigate his crimes gets sidelined, fired or threatened with legal action by Trump’s enforcer unit, the Justice Department via...

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Photography

Jun 18, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Radu

Lone pigeon on a wire in the rain in Eastern Europe

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Critical thinking

Jun 15, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by RichieO

A few thoughts in relation to the micro world, we cannot eliminate the risk of infection entirely, every single precaution we can incorporate will only reduce risk to some degree but in everyday circumstances, it will almost never be 100% in fact ...

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News & Links

Jun 9, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by OldMetalHead

LINKThis city disbanded its police department 7 years ago. Here's what happened next - CNN

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Memes R Us

Jun 7, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Jetty

OK, Karen, I don't do rants.

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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology

Jun 6, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by JoeB

Kingaspidoides spinirecurvatus: A new species of Trilobite from the Cambrian of the Anti‑Atlas, Morocco, with unexpectedly curved spines. The development of spines in Trilobites reflects an evolutionary arms race over...

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Religion & Spirituality

Jun 4, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Slava3

A Utopian Idealism When one's own self evolves, deepens, becomes more whole, then one naturally begins to seek for that same depth and wholeness in one's relationships with others. As we awaken to higher states of consciousness, as we begin to see ...

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Posts

Jun 1, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by OldGoat43

STATE UPDATES 6/1/2020 ONLINE ORDERING AND PICKUP Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) extended a coronavirus executive order allowing online ordering and curbside pickup at marijuana dispensaries and letting doctors issue medical cannabis ...

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News & Links

May 31, 2020May 2020

Posted by KJThomas

Don't forget to engage meaningfully with your community this week.

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Posts

May 31, 2020May 2020

Posted by HannaYou

“Disagreement is not oppression. Argument is not assault. Words – even provocative or repugnant ones – are not violence. The answer to speech we do not like is more speech.” ― Douglas Murray, The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity

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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology

May 31, 2020May 2020

Posted by JoeB

Soft-tissue preservation in Cloudinomorphs from the terminal Ediacaran Period of Nevada. Commonly envisaged as a prelude to the Cambrian Explosion, the terminal interval of the Ediacaran Period (roughly 550–539 ...

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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology

May 28, 2020May 2020

Posted by JoeB

Finding a connection between the formation of the oldest known Himalaya-style mega-mountains and the appearance of Metazoan Animals. It was extremely fortunate for the stability of life that despite the planet active ...

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Posts

May 23, 2020May 2020

Posted by glennlab

I know there are a few of you out there

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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology

May 21, 2020May 2020

Posted by JoeB

'Reticulosa' sp: A Reticulosan Sponge from the Early Ordovician of Salta Province, northwestern Argentina. Reticulosan Sponges are a group of hexactine (six-rayed spicule) bearing early Sponges, that are considered ...

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Posts

May 18, 2020May 2020

Posted by Philip21

Oreohttps://agnostic.com/images/posts/187456_nf4a26fyaxalsam_full .jpeg?v=2

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Posts

May 18, 2020May 2020

Posted by FrayedBear

A greenie's special - Definitely need to get that Australian "Eduction" fixed!

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Trump Pinata

May 17, 2020May 2020

Posted by racocn8

What are the odds of having the election in November? Will there be a U.S.A. in January?

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Academic (e.g., Science)

May 7, 2020May 2020

Posted by TheMiddleWay

LINKNatural ELF fields in the atmosphere and in living organisms | SpringerLink

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Posts

May 1, 2020May 2020

Posted by glennlab

Those in Louisiana and Florida understand this system of measure.

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Love & Relationships

Apr 28, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by deniskosei

Gender roles

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Trump Pinata

Apr 22, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by Austin-Cambridge

Trump cockcrows once again treating Covid-19 as an opportunity to promote his chances of re-election, "no immigrants will take Americans jobs for 60 days". How about doctors, nurses, scientists and all the other in danger groups? Or is it the ...

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General & Hellos

Apr 19, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by skado

What are atheists for? Hypotheses on the functions of non-belief in the evolution of religion . . . . The evolutionary function of atheism may be to "catalyze the functional advantages of religion," "...as long as atheists do not become too ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Apr 9, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by PBuck0145

Humans are NOT the end result of the evolutionary process.https:

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Dog Lovers

Apr 4, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by CarolinaGirl60

Madeline is 4 months old now. In spite of apparently having been raised by savages before I got her a month ago, we have tackled “no biting. NO BITING!!” “No, leave it. Leave it. Leeeeaveee it!” “Potty on the paper. The paper. The ...