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the medical questions of studying the transgendered
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the medical questions of studying the transgendered

Instead of erasing and pathologizing transgenderism, we should be studying it to unlock answers to long standing questions about sex and gender.

why you should keep your head where it is
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why you should keep your head where it is

Of all the things you could get transplanted, your head should not make the list. The risks are far too great and better methods are on the horizon.

to meat or not to meat, that is the question
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to meat or not to meat, that is the question

The future of meat isn't exactly not meat, at least not yet. But there is one way we could convince at least some people to start eating meat that doesn't come from an animal...

spacex should partner with reaction engines
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spacex should partner with reaction engines

New designs for potential single stage to orbit space planes won't replace rockets. But they could handle crews while the rockets handle cargo.

wait, you get your science news from where?
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wait, you get your science news from where?

A longform article on GMOs in Elle demonstrates why you really shouldn't be getting your scientific advice from fashion magazines.

why chemophobia is not the future of food
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why chemophobia is not the future of food

A lot of food sold as natural and wholesome is really just expensive and its sustainability is highly dubious. And its popularity is quickly becoming highly politicized.

the t-rex was a predator and we have proof
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the t-rex was a predator and we have proof

We finally have ironclad evidence showing that T. Rex was not an oversized scavenger as some argued, but actively hunted its prey.

why trying to sweat out your toxins is a bad idea
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why trying to sweat out your toxins is a bad idea

If you're exercising in searing heat and soaking humidity, that weird feeling isn't toxins leaving your body, it's the beginning of a heat stroke.

yes, the universe can be explained by the spinning of atoms. get over it.
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yes, the universe can be explained by the spinning of atoms. get over it.

Curtis White fancies himself a man of deep thought and keep insight. His "nuh-uh" take on Dawkins' The God Delusion shows otherwise.

the infinitely vast, mandatory multiverse?
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the infinitely vast, mandatory multiverse?

A group of physicists say that a multiverse, in which we're just one of many sibling universes, is an inevitable result of cosmic inflation.

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