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It’s time for people to stop telling bisexuals to ‘pick a team’
The comments made on Celebrity Big Brother about bisexuality come as no surprise; being told to ‘pick a team’ is a throw-away comment and I’m sure that like most banter it feels harmless to say, but it’s hurtful to hear. -
The next big thing in space business is tiny rockets
Back in June, NASA tested a booster for the most powerful rocket it has ever tried to build, the Space Launch System (SLS). The booster alone was more than 150 feet long, producing 3.6 million pounds of force, and reaching temperatures of nearly 6,000°F during a ground test in Promontory, Utah. -
Watch Over 1,000 Robots Dance Since Robots Aren’t Creepy Enough Already
Robots already have the potential to be creepy (those cold, dead eyes and unmoving faces only just add to the uncanniness of it all), but have you ever seen them dance? What about over 1,000 of them? -
How eggs became a victory for the animal welfare movement
Fifteen years ago, few Americans other than farmers seemed to be thinking much about hens. Backyard chicken coops weren’t really a thing. No major animal rights group spent time or money on farm animal welfare. “Factory farming” wasn’t yet a catchphrase. No longer. -
Playing The Long Game Inside Tim Cook’s Apple
Eddy Cue doesn’t look like a man in the midst of his toughest year in decades. -
There’s No Such Thing As A Protest Vote
We’re in the season of protest vote advocacy, with writers of all political stripes making arguments for third-party candidates (Jill Stein, Gary Johnson), write-in votes (Bernie Sanders, Rod Silva), or refusing to vote altogether (#NeverTrump, #BernieOrBust. -
Meet the People Who Believe the Earth Is Flat
When Malachi Henderson went skydiving a few weeks ago, he noticed that the Earth looked flat, even from the plane. He mentioned it to the pilot. “The higher you get, the flatter it looks,” the pilot replied. -
Is Culture Borrowing Always Theft?
American music has always been a great and complex exchange. But who, exactly, gets to borrow from whom, and under what conditions, has become increasingly controversial. -
The Problem with Female Protagonists
A few months ago, I read a fascinating article on the Stuff You Missed in History Class blog. -
Why we should give up trying to make people less sexist
Discrimination is surprisingly difficult to root out. Implicit association tests reveal that prejudice lingers in the subconscious. Informing people about their biases won’t necessarily stop them from committing the same mistakes over and over again. Prejudice operates like muscle memory. - Here’s Proof that the World Isn’t the Hellhole It Feels Like