Haagel

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[–] Haagel@lemmings.world 6 points 1 year ago

Come on down to Penn State, my friend, where most research is absolutely dominated by military contracts and conservative philanthropists. I have a few friends who have transferred to other universities for this reason only.

[–] Haagel@lemmings.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Haagel@lemmings.world 8 points 1 year ago

Publish or perish

[–] Haagel@lemmings.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The real singers were two men and a woman, if I recall correctly...

[–] Haagel@lemmings.world 16 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Descartes warned us but we didn't listen

[–] Haagel@lemmings.world 7 points 1 year ago

Devolution confirmed

[–] Haagel@lemmings.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One historian described him as an "anxiety-ridden nerd".

[–] Haagel@lemmings.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Isn't that Lamarckism? If I recall correctly, that's an older model of evolution that is not commonly recognized anymore.

[–] Haagel@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I swear that I'm not trying to be obtuse, but I have a lot of doubts.

What kind of ropes and wooden sleds, manufactured in 4000 BC, can move 80 ton stones? There are tensile limits...

[–] Haagel@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago

I've also heard of this. It seems to me that this theory should be easy to confirm with some sort x-ray or radar or lidar or something, so that we can see the shape of the structure beneath the superficial layers...

[–] Haagel@lemmings.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Source? I'm not doubting you. I'm just surprised that the government would limit research, probably for political reasons.

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