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Are Blacks Names ‘Weird,’ or Are You Just Racist?
A Reddit thread has ignited a new debate over unconventional black names. But white people do it too, writes Jamelle Bouie—and the double standard says something about racial inequality
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Why do human beings seek out terrifying experiences?
Why do we scare the hell out of ourselves? Why do we pay for the privilege? Is it pure thrill-seeking, or is it what's known as counterphobic behavior?
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Why don’t we listen to full albums anymore?
It’s money. And time. And quality matters, but not as much as the fact that everything’s available. For free.
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Should we vilify the rich?
It's easy to mock the wealthy - especially the ultra-super-rich, whose incomes have weathered the recession better than anyone else's, and who are taking home a chunk of the total economic pie that is obscene and unfair. Watch documentaries like "Born Rich," by Johnson & Johnson heir Jamie Johnson, and it's impossible not to laugh, or vomit, as you see how detached many 1-percenters are from reality.
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Fascination with animals changed humanity’s evolutionary path
“You don’t see a deer bringing up raccoons or a bison deciding to raise a baby wolf. No other animals take in, nurture and protect members of other species.”
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How Does Superstition Work?
Good-luck socks, numbers, and stars: Although research suggests that education plays an antagonistic role in relation to superstition and the paranormal, the results are not clear-cut. Magical thinking remains popular across cultures and professions.
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How would people feel about living well past 100?
The idea of 'radical life extension' gives many adults pause. At least for now.
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The High Cost of Tiny Lies: Why Jimmy Kimmel’s Lies Matter
Taking candy from children, and then laughing at their tears—as Jimmy Kimmel has been doing for three years on his show—is morally not OK.
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The Science of Hatred
What makes humans capable of horrific violence? Why do we deny atrocities in the face of overwhelming evidence? A small group of psychologists say they are moving toward answers. Is anyone listening?
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Chilling Look at Newtown Killer, but No ‘Why’
Adam Lanza spent the final months of his life mostly alone in his bedroom. His windows were covered with black trash bags. He was preoccupied with violent video games and created a spreadsheet of some of the worst massacres in American history.
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Thanksgiving Day – celebrate happiness with the two most important words
Make every day Thanksgiving Day. The more thanks you give, the happier you will feel. This article explains why this is so.
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Black Friday compilation shows the worst of humanity
Black Friday has long been hell for the employees stuck working it and prime entertainment value of those watching from the comfort of their homes, but with enough footage, it plays out like someone’s worst nightmare.
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Toucan - Cool Beak | The Planet Earth - Beauty of the Blue Planet
The outrageously big beak helps to keep the bird cool in the heat of the tropical day.
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How we can tell an accident from purposeful actions
Human adults are good at reading the minds of others to distinguish accidental from intentional behaviour. So are babies and animals, as Jason Goldman reveals.
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The evolution of morality
Our morality may be a product of natural selection, but that doesn’t mean it's set in stone
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A Formula for Happiness
Social scientists have determined three sources of supreme contentment: genes, events and values.
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How Language Seems To Shape One's View Of The World
Speaking another language fluently seems to affects what you notice and how you remember events.
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Meet Man Who Hasn’t Bathed For 60 Years, Smokes Pipe Filled With Feces
The 80-year-old, who chooses to live a nomadic and solitary life in Southern Iran, hasn’t bathed in sixty years, believing “cleanliness brings him sickness”. Adding to his unusual lifestyle Haji says his favorite food is rotten, dead porcupine and he smokes a pipe packed with animal feces.
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The Death Of Expertise
I am (or at least think I am) an expert. Not on everything, but in a particular area of human knowledge, specifically social science and public policy. When I say something on those subjects, I expect that my opinion holds more weight than that of most other people.
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Paths of Hate - Full HD Animated Short
"Paths of Hate" is a short tale about the demons that slumber deep in the human soul and have the power to push people into the abyss of blind hate, fury and rage.
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