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Category Archives: News
Vaccines, Measles, And You
“The first ever vaccine was created when Edward Jenner, an English physician and scientist, successfully injected small amounts of a cowpox virus into a young boy to protect him from the related (and deadly) smallpox virus. But how does this … Continue reading
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Tagged America, anti-vax, anti-vaxxer, babies, BuzzFeed, California Science Center, cancer, Chad Hayes, children, Disneyland, Edward Jenner, gif, health, herd immunity, Kelwalin Dhanasarnsombut, kids, mathematics, measles, MMR, Mother Jones, nature, Night of the Living Dead, Paul Erdös, percolation threshold, smallpox, TEDEd, The Guardian, The Incidental Economist, The Nib, The Wall Street Journal, United States, vaccination, vaccine, vaccines, worldwide
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Throwback Thursday #1
I’m going to try something new each Thursday. Over the course of maintaining this blog, I have developed a huge backlog of articles and links I found interesting at the time, but never got round to actually writing about. To … Continue reading
Posted in News, Ramblings, Science
Tagged 1, 2011, 3D model, BBC, Earth, earthquake, Hawaii, HIV, Japan, Kilauea volcano, life, life chemistry, March, Miller's experiment, New Scientist, The Guardian, Throwback Thursday, tsunami, virus, volcano
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24 Hours Of Reality: 24 Reasons For Hope – Live Now!
24 Hours of Reality is live now. If you care about a better, cleaner future, tune in and check it out, and live to hope again. Onwards!
Posted in News, Science
Tagged 24 hours, 24 Hours of Reality, 24 Reasons for Hope, Al Gore, change, climate, climate change, climate crisis, Hope, live, Mark Ruffalo, The Climate Reality Project
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24 Hours Of Reality: 24 Reasons For Hope
“Every movement has its moment. This is ours. On September 16-17, Al Gore, chairman and founder of The Climate Reality Project, will share 24 reasons why he’s hopeful that we CAN solve the climate crisis. Want to watch? RSVP now, … Continue reading
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Tagged 24 hours, 24 Hours of Reality, 24 Reasons for Hope, Al Gore, change, climate, climate change, climate crisis, Climate Hope, Hope, live, The Climate Reality Project
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Apple – Perspective
I think Apple released a new product or something recently? Pretty minor news, barely anyone heard about it. They did, however, release this great advertisement for their company, using some fantastic optical illusions. Onwards!
Posted in News, Ramblings
Tagged advert, advertisement, apple, Apple Watch, iPhone 6, optical illusion, optical illusions, perspective
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Net Neutrality – A Threat To Internet Freedom
An informative video on Net Neutrality, by The New York Times. “This Op-Doc explains the basic idea: when you visit a website, the phone or cable company that provides Internet access shouldn’t get in the way. Information should be delivered to you … Continue reading
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Tagged Cable companies, internet, Internet access, Net Neutrality, Op-Doc, The New York Times
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Genie, You’re Free
I woke up this morning to some very sad news. The legendary stand-up comedian and actor Robin Williams has passed away, aged 63. He was found dead in his home from apparent suicide (The Guardian, BBC). Tributes have been pouring … Continue reading
Posted in Films, News, Ramblings
Tagged actor, Aladdin, Ashley James Pryce, BBC, comedian, Dean Burnett, death, depression, Disney, Genie, Hyperbole and a Half, Letters of Note, mental health, Mind, Richard Dawkins, Robin Williams, Stephen Fry, suicide, TED, The Bloggess, The Guardian, Total Film, tributes, you're free
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