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Oil and Gas Rigs Could Soon Be Reassigned to Fight Climate Crisis by Storing CO2 Emissions
Via: TᵢG • Environment/Climate • 27 Comments • 2 Likes • 7 years ago
“Removing platforms at large expense is short-sighted. Re-using them to dispose of CO2 in rocks several kilometers beneath the seabed will not only...”
Rather than spending millions of dollars to decommission oceanic oil and gas rigs, new research suggests that they could be used to combat the climate crisis. A new study from the University of Edinburgh says that North Sea oil and gas rigs could be modified to pump vast quantities of carbon...
The Fine Line Between Stubbornness and Stupidity
Via: TᵢG • Critical Thinkers • 13 Comments • 6 Likes • 7 years ago
“One pathway to greatness is the ability to change one’s mind when proven wrong.”
Stubbornness isn’t necessarily bad and can in fact be a virtue. Sometimes, as history has shown, people do the right thing by remaining steadfast to their beliefs. Take General Charles de Gaulle, who refused to admit defeat after France was overrun by Nazi Germany during World War II. Against...
Violent white supremacy is spreading — as is Islamic radicalism, experts warn
Via: TᵢG • News & Politics • 59 Comments • 5 Likes • 7 years ago
““At the fundamental level this is about trying to convince others of your worldview through coercion to violence and terrorism,” one expert said.”
By Rachel Elbaum LONDON — In the wake of the El Paso massacre, experts who for years have tracked Islamic extremism are describing similarities to another dangerous radical ideology: white supremacy. “People treat white supremacy and Islamic extremism as if they are entirely different, but...
Federal regulators want more information about chemicals in e-cigarettes
Via: TᵢG • Health, Science & Technology • 24 Comments • 4 Likes • 7 years ago
“The request comes after a Yale study revealed chemicals in Juul e-cigarettes may cause lung irritation.”
By Erika Edwards Federal regulators are asking for public input on chemicals found in electronic cigarettes and e-liquid. On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration announced that the agency is seeking comments on a proposal that would add 19 chemicals to the already established list of...
The Threat of 'Socialism'
By: TᵢG • Politics • 298 Comments • 5 Likes • 7 years ago
“Whereas socialist policies such as the Green New Deal and socialized medicine would— ...”
Senator Daines has submitted a resolution to ban 'socialism' in the USA. In effect, this resolution is stating that any policy that can be labeled 'socialism' is a threat. It is one thing for people to talk loosely about a term, but when a self-contradicting meme becomes the subject of a...
Why do we believe things that aren't true?
Via: TᵢG • Critical Thinkers • 6 Comments • 4 Likes • 7 years ago
“... it's actually incredibly difficult to design a cognitive system that's capable of collaboration. This is really the secret to our success, it's...”
In summary, the speaker holds that human beings are not super great at holding mountains of detailed information. Rather, we rely upon others as trusted sources. In this way we 'know' far more than what we actually know. But the key, of course, is to have a reliable method to gather the...
How Long Would It Take To Travel To The Nearest Star?
Via: TᵢG • Critical Thinkers • 98 Comments • 6 Likes • 7 years ago
“... a nuclear rocket would still take centuries to accelerate to the point where it was flying a fraction of the speed of light. It would then...”
This is just an interesting article that gives one perspective on the inconceivably vast size of our known universe.
Attracting New Members and Pleasing Existing Members
By: TᵢG • Metafied • 339 Comments • 8 Likes • 7 years ago
As an ex-viner it was sad to see what was once an enjoyable experience engaging myriad personalities and learning from interesting articles they provided (original and seeds) come to an end. The user experience was very good (especially the original software) and the moderation was good (when...
On Life and Free Will
Via: TᵢG • Critical Thinkers • 135 Comments • 8 Likes • 7 years ago
“... one of the things that's absolutely clear to me when you look at the biology behavior —human behavior— is there's no free will ... and on a...”
Professor Sapolsky is a highly regarded hard core researcher and professor of neuroendocrinology at Stanford University. His latest book: Behave (behavioral biology) is an incredible journey through the biological basis for behavior starting at what happens the instant we make decisions and...