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I find it fascinating that a process that is as well known as light-up firefly butts can still be "discovered" today. Science is nifty.
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Rotting Fungus Creates Beautiful, Glistening 'Hair Ice'
A century-long puzzle over how delicate strands of glistening ice burst through rotting tree branches, like heads of hair, is closer to being solved.
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Social 20-year-olds are more satisfied at 50
The quantity of social interactions a person has at 20—and the quality of friendships that person has at age 30—may increase well-being later in life.
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As A White Mom, Helping My Multiracial Kids Feel At Home In Their Skin
As more families resemble my own, more parents are going to have to figure out how to talk to their kids about what it means to be mixed race. Here are a few things I've learned.
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A great instructional video. I would personally put the tent higher up in the pack. The last thing I want to do is have to unpack a third of my bag without a tent set up, especially in the rain.
Posted in: Pack Packing - How To Pack A Backpack
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Wal-mart's prices would not be significantly affected by wage increases for their employees (source). Nor would there necessarily need to be an impact on stockholders (source)
Posted in: Liberals and Wages
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For employers always face a trade-off between low-wage and higher-wage strategies — between, say, the traditional Walmart model of paying as little as possible and accepting high turnover and low morale, and the Costco model of higher pay and benefits leading to a more stable work force.
Anybody who has worked in retail knows this to be true. I am not a small business owner, but I imagine that they, too, can see the benefit of paying employees more and maintaining a more stable work force. Obviously, some big businesses operate on the same model. I am happy to see that government is beginning to see this as well. There is benefit beyond the bottom line.
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Giant panda
I suspect pandas may actually be people in panda suits.
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9 years ago
Wow. It's really a shame that we aren't able to keep experienced and knowledgable teachers for as long as possible. That experience is invaluable. It's even more of a shame that they're leaving because of testing (which doesn't measure what it says it measures) and decreased benefits.
Posted in: The High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries
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9 years ago
Unfortunately, there is a reason that many politicians, especially state politicians, don't support education. Most initiatives to support public education involve, you guessed it, tax increases. It is a public program that relies of public funding. Teachers won't get paid more until the general public thinks they deserve to get paid more.
Posted in: The High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries
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The Science Behind Why Pandas Are So Damn Cute
There’s a reason why millions adore these furry exemplars of China’s “soft power”
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Schrödinger's cat: A thought experiment in quantum mechanics
Everything you need to know about a famous imaginary cat in a box.
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The High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries
We have a rare chance now, with many teachers near retirement, to prove we’re serious about education. The first step is to make the teaching profession more attractive to college graduates.
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9 years ago
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New, Ultra-Precise Measure Could Help Redefine the Kilogram
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I thought of the same thing as I read this article. Darmok is hands down my favorite episode of TNG! I routinely say, "Temba, his arms wide" to my husband when I'm handing him something. Even if Toki Pona wasn't the inspiration for the TNG episode, they certainly function on the same basic principles. Imagine a world in which language had no nuance - no one could get their feelings hurt because a stranger referred to them as "boy" instead of "man" (or vice versa). Although, I think it would complicate things a bit on the internet.
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Romanesco Broccoli: The Fascinating Vegetable Shaped Like Fibonnacci's Golden Ratio
Vegetables and math? Every child's nightmare.
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9 years ago
You'll thank me on the hot day when it feels like your very face is melting, when you soak that bandanna in water and put it under your hat. :) Happy trails!
Posted in: The Ultimate Bug Out Bag Content List
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I like that this guide focuses on the utility of the recommended items. The only thing I would add is bandannas. I don't ever go out in the woods without at least two or three! You can use them as napkins or lay them down for a clean place to prepare food. You can use them to tie gear to your bag or wrap them around a walking stick to prevent blisters. You can use them as a head covering. You can soak them in water and drape them over your neck or wrists to stave off heat. In a pinch, they can double as bandages. Really, bandannas are a lightweight multipurpose tool!
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Ginkgo biloba: Survivor
How to survive an ice age, a mass extinction, and a meteor strike—and live to tell about it.
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