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North and South Dakota have an awful lot in common; their demographics, socioeconomics and climate are virtually identical. Even their […]
Every parent knows: within minutes of arriving at a birthday party even the best-behaved child will be completely feral, because […]
When the 1976 Viking Orbiter snapped this image of the surface of Mars, scientists were understandably excited. But their reaction […]
If indeed the world ends on December 21st this will be my last post, so I apologise unreservedly to all […]
When athletes with super-human strength turn out to be drug cheats, we’re shocked. When tycoons with unbelievable wealth turn out […]
It’s common knowledge that we only use 10% of our brain; that each of us has vast mental resources that […]
Most of our public debates these days are about cause and effect: do vaccinations cause autism? Do carbon emissions cause […]
The full moon makes people crazy; just ask any cabbie, cop or ER nurse. They’ve all worked nights when everyone […]
I grew up in a dynamic, creative environment, surrounded by wild and exotic minds. It was the kind of bohemian […]
