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Compared with nuclear power, natural gas kills 38 times as many people per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated, biomass 63 times as many, petroleum 243 times as many, and coal 387 times as many—perhaps a million deaths a year.82 Nordhaus and Shellenberger summarize the calculations of an increasing number of climate scientists: “There is no cred
... See moreSteven Pinker • Enlightenment Now
Nobel Prizes have been given to economists whose theories were based on idealized arguments with no empirical support, providing fodder for neoliberal policies that led to extreme inequality and fueled sociopolitical polarization.
J. Doyne Farmer • Making Sense of Chaos: A Better Economics for a Better World
“‘Robert,’ he was addressing me, ‘haven’t some of the people from your school been able to go down and register without violence here in Pike County?’ I thought to myself that Southerners are exposed the most, when they boast.”
Taylor Branch • Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63
Decoding Digital Culture with Science Fiction: Hyper-Modernism, Hyperreality, and Posthumanism
The serious impact of lead poisoning has been found to occur at very low levels of exposure. Former neurosurgeon Dr Russell Blaylock MD discusses in Health and Nutrition Secrets the neurological dangers to children from lead exposure, “Several studies have shown that lead-intoxicated children experience intellectual difficulties, as well as problem
... See moreDawn Lester • What Really Makes You Ill?: Why Everything You Thought You Knew About Disease Is Wrong
in 1782, Carl Wilhelm Scheele stirred a pot of Prussian Blue with a spoon coated in traces of sulphuric acid and created the most potent poison of the modern era.
Benjamin Labatut • When We Cease to Understand the World
Consistently neglecting peripheral awareness in favor of attention eventually stunts the faculty of awareness.
Jeremy Graves • The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness
The Unconstrained Vision of Nassim Taleb - Ryan H. Murphy
independent.orgeducational researcher at the University of Pennsylvania named Erling Boe,