Author: Steven D

Binge Watching

I seriously considering of getting rid of Cable, or dropping to Basic cable, as much of what I watch is now through online streaming services, primarily Netflix. The great thing about Binge watching is that I can choose to watch...

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The Serengeti Strategy

On January 10, 2010, Michael Mann posted an important op-ed piece in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, The Serengeti strategy: How special interests try to intimidate scientists, and how best to fight back. He focused on...

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US Torturer Convicted – in Alabama

Yes, if you commit torture you can be convicted of a crime – in Alabama. Not however, by the US Government, provided you were employed by the US Military and the CIA to torture “detainees” during the Bush...

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Science is Amazing (but not to the GOP)

In 2005, Isaac Freund, an Israeli physicist, had this astounding idea. He predicted that, under certain conditions, light could be twisted into the shape of a one-sided mobius strip. In other words, he claimed that elliptical...

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Unarmed Black Man Shot By Cops, Again

If you haven’t heard of the death of Jarame C. Reid by two Bridgeton, N.J., police officers on December 30, 2014, you need to read the following excerpt from the Press of Atlantic City website: By THOMAS BARLAS, Staff...

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