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Do some people have protection against the coronavirus?

Do some people have protection against the coronavirus?

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  57 Comments  •  6 years ago

The discovery of existing T-cells providing protection against the SARS-CoV-2 virus offers some exciting (in my opinion) good news.  We may be closer to achieving herd immunity than we realize....
Evolution turned this odd fish into a 'penis with a heart.' Here's how.

Evolution turned this odd fish into a 'penis with a heart.' Here's how.

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  6 Comments  •  6 years ago

Is this some sort of erotic science?
Population, climate change and inequality

Population, climate change and inequality

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  5 Comments  •  6 years ago

It's not rocket science:  more people consume more resources and cause more environmental degradation.  But the problem of overpopulation is a self-correcting problem.  While science has provided...
Book Review: 'Science Fictions' Shows How Human Flaws Undermine Science

Book Review: 'Science Fictions' Shows How Human Flaws Undermine Science

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  56 Comments  •  6 years ago

The term 'science' is a large umbrella used to hide a variety of sins.  The types of science that seems most susceptible to fraud, bias, negligence, and hype are those most heavily dependent upon...
You Must Not 'Do Your Own Research' When It Comes To Science

You Must Not 'Do Your Own Research' When It Comes To Science

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  6 Comments  •  6 years ago

We've heard these same arguments from orthodox religion.  The orthodoxy has been formulated by a consensus of experts who have spent their lives studying and understanding theology.  Often the...
No, Trump Isn't Going to Drop Out

No, Trump Isn't Going to Drop Out

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  48 Comments  •  6 years ago

Why would Trump supporters participate in polls?  According to the conventional wisdom narrative touted by media, Trump supporters distrust institutional politics.  And considering how Trump...
14,000-Year-Old Fossilized Poop Among Oldest Traces of Humans in North America

14,000-Year-Old Fossilized Poop Among Oldest Traces of Humans in North America

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  15 Comments  •  6 years ago

Here's an example of really crappy science.  Or, rather, the science of crap.
Want To Escape From America? 12 Countries Where You Can Buy Citizenship (And A Second Passport)

Want To Escape From America? 12 Countries Where You Can Buy Citizenship (And A Second Passport)

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

Turns out citizenship does have monetary value.  Wonder what US citizenship is worth on the open market?
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