Scientists discover the reason why anxious people smoke marijuana

Via: Larry Hampton  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  52 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  4 years ago

“When we’re stressed or anxious, we tend to turn to things that make us feel better — and for some, that means cannabis. In fact, this is one of the...”

America’s Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

Via: Larry Hampton  •  Travel, Geography and Foreign Cultures  •  80 Comments  •  9 Likes  •  4 years ago

“FRONTLINE begins its 2020 election year coverage with a two-part, four-hour documentary series investigating America’s increasingly bitter, divided...”

FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS FROM XINJIANG CAMPS

Via: Larry Hampton  •  News & Politics  •  6 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  4 years ago

““I knew that all people there were not guilty of anything,” she said. “I could do nothing to help them avoid suffering. That’s why I decided that...”

“Give us a king to lead us!” And they got Trump.

Via: Larry Hampton  •  News & Politics  •  159 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  5 years ago

““We want a king over us. Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles””

DONALD TRUMP JR. AND THE GUYS WHO MAKE THEIR GIRLFRIENDS DO THEIR FIGHTING

Via: Larry Hampton  •  News & Politics  •  17 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  5 years ago

“Extremely manly stuff here”

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WHY ARE ALPHA MALES SUCH SAD SACKS?

Via: Larry Hampton  •  News & Politics  •  103 Comments  •  6 Likes  •  5 years ago

“By now, you may have heard about a recent psychology study that confirmed what women have long suspected: Sexist men aren’t just assholes, they’re...”

Don't Have Lunch Money? A Pennsylvania School District Threatens Foster Care

Via: Larry Hampton  •  News & Politics  •  43 Comments  •  6 Likes  •  5 years ago

“The courthouse in Luzerne County, Pa., where officials this month sent letters to parents who had unpaid cafeteria debt, threatening to take...”

Dozens of families in Pennsylvania received an alarming letter from their public school district this month informing parents that if their kid's lunch debt was not settled, their child could be removed from their home and placed in foster care. Wyoming Valley West School District, one of the...

War alert: US could use nuclear weapons for ‘decisive results' - shock deleted document

Via: Larry Hampton  •  News & Politics  •  14 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  5 years ago

“THE US military appeared to suggest it would consider using nuclear weapons for “decisive results” and to create “stability” in a document that has...”

The document, which was called “Nuclear Weapons: Planning and Targeting”, was published last week by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It was taken down from the Pentagon’s website soon after, but a copy had been preserved by the federation of American Scientist. One passage said: “Using nuclear...

Fossil of 85-foot blue whale is largest ever discovered

Via: Larry Hampton  •  Anthropology & Archeology  •  9 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  5 years ago

The blue whale is not only the largest animal alive today, it is the largest one that has ever lived. Now, analysis of a fossil found on the shore of an Italian lake hints at when, and perhaps how, the blue whale became such a behemoth. The beast’s very large skull, described today in the...

Physicists reverse time using quantum computer

Via: Larry Hampton  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  46 Comments  •  6 Likes  •  5 years ago

Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology teamed up with colleagues from the U.S. and Switzerland and returned the state of a quantum computer a fraction of a second into the past. They also calculated the probability that an electron in empty interstellar space will...