What is remarkable about a celestial body called WASP-107-b? It is a planet found 212 light years away from Earth, or 1.2 quadrillion miles, a distance so vast that the human mind fails to comprehend it. Nevertheless, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers are able to observe such far away phenomenon. The JWST …
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Peruse the menu of any fast food restaurant in the United States and you will find an abundance of cheese. At first glance, such an observation seems unremarkable. No duh! People like cheese, so therefore it is served at popular restaurants. Yet there is a reason for the trend of very cheesy fast food options …
In 2018, Brightline became the first private intercity passenger service to open in the US in over 100 years. This rail line with its distinct yellow-patterned trains began on a 70-mile (112-km) stretch of track between Miami and West Palm Beach. The operation soon expanded to cover Fort Lauderdale, Aventura, and Boca Raton. In September …
Both parents and physicians have noted for some time that when an autistic child gets a fever, the autistic symptoms that this child has are alleviated. The children display more normal behavior expected of a child their age, becoming less withdrawn and with greater desire to communicate. Yet when the fever goes away, so does …
Within the US, women identify as liberal more often than men, and that gap is the widest among young men and women, with 44% of women age 18-29 and 25% of young men identifying with the term. Women have played critical roles in liberal movements such as environmentalism, peace, and labor. Nevertheless, many women have …
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On 4 October, 75,000 healthcare workers walked off the job. The workers were striking against their employer, Kaiser Permanente, a company which is a mix of for-profit and non-profit healthcare entities. The strike was initiated over inadequate wages for healthcare workers that were not keeping pace with inflation and chronic staff shortages that resulted in …
In the US and in many western countries, asthma is the most common chronic disease in children. For individuals under 18 in the US, rates of asthma are 8.3 for boys and 6.7% for girls. Among adults, rates are 5.5% for men and 9.8% for women. The reversal in sex differences is likely the result …
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a government agency that was formed in 2011 to combat fraudulent financial practices that scam consumers out of their money. It also has the authority to return money to defrauded customers. During its existence, it has returned around $16 billion in wrong or fraudulent charges to Americans. This …
Homocysteine is an amino acid that the body breaks down using B vitamins into useful proteins and is a compound that promotes liver health. Yet high homocysteine levels in the blood are a very bad thing – they raise an individuals’ risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease. In a healthy person, blood concentrations of homocysteine …
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Actor, comedian, and podcaster Russell Brand is being accused of sexual assault. This post does not deal with the question of whether the allegations are true. Instead, it critiques the targeted censorship campaign Brand has experienced following these allegations. In response to the allegations, YouTube demonetized Brand’s channel last week. Note that they did not …
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