[-] Streetlights@lemmy.world 10 points 18 hours ago

Nobody hated on Nimoy for In Search Of.

That show opened with a firm disclaimer that it was all speculative.

Hancock does say his ideas aren't mainstream, but it's framed more like a conspiracy by academics to hide the truth.

I agree with you in general that you can have light entertainment shows about "unsolved mysteries" without falling into the trap of peddling pseudoscience.

[-] Streetlights@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Most of the blame for SpaceX's dominance can be laid at the feet of Boeing.

[-] Streetlights@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Two ways to do something, the right way and the Janeway.

[-] Streetlights@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Credit where credit is due, that device was sublime in it's ingenuity. It took the CIA almost 20 years to build their own!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Easy_Chair

[-] Streetlights@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

I'm not sure it's a law per se but more guidance that schools should endeavour to serve children a balanced diet which will include portions of meat/fish/poultry/dairy.

[-] Streetlights@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago

Says party donor who happens to own vegan catering business that supplies schools.

[-] Streetlights@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

The civil servant’s advice was made public as Wallace was giving evidence to the inquiry that he did ultimately commission in response to allegations that up to 80 Afghan civilians had been summarily killed by members of the elite force.

Tory MP ultimately did the right thing? Am I reading that right?

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Archive link here: https://archive.ph/mwFp9

Is the Royal Statistical Society debasing itself by pouring doubt on our judicial system, or is there something to it?

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Get ready for another 8 hours of speculative bullshit. This time with Keanu Reeves for some reason.

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"Shaken baby syndrome" was a fad medical diagnosis in the 80's and 90's that has led to many miscarriages of justice (e.g. Sally Clark). It has subsequently been widely discredited by most of the Medical community, but that won't stop some prosecuters...

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[-] Streetlights@lemmy.world 80 points 3 months ago

And Rick the Dick Berman said fuck no, in fact here's a blonde bombshell in a catsuit. Fuck you.

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Steven Pinker explains the cognitive biases we all suffer from and how they can short-circuit rational thinking and lead us into believing stupid things. Skip to 12:15 to bypass the preamble.

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Tl;dr an undergraduate paper last year claiming females hunt just as often as males got picked up by the media and amplified before it was discovered their analysis was deeply flawed and unreliable. Here several anthropologists present a very gracious rebuttal.

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There was no group difference in reaction times and accuracy between males and females (using contraception and not). However, within subject analyses revealed that regularly menstruating females performed better during menstruation compared to being in any other phase, with faster reaction times (10ms c.ca, p < .01), fewer errors (p < .05) and lower dispersion intra-individual variability (p < .05). In contrast they exhibited slower reaction times (10ms c.ca, p < .01) and poorer timing anticipation (p < .01) in the luteal phase, and more errors in the predicted ovulatory phase (p < .01). Self-reported mood, cognitive and physical symptoms were all worst during menstruation (p < .01), and a significant proportion of females felt that their symptoms were negatively affecting their cognitive performance during menstruation on testing day, which was incongruent with their actual performance.

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New paper casts doubt on the often reported huge rise in maternal deaths in the United States over the past 20 years. They put the blame firmly on a change in the reporting method.

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Rushed through last minute before parliament is dissolved using emergency powers.

Should've been debated in the commons at least.

[-] Streetlights@lemmy.world 146 points 4 months ago

They're turning the bombs gay.

[-] Streetlights@lemmy.world 87 points 4 months ago

Stop privatising infrastructure you maniacs.

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Was Roger Penrose not completely insane when he proposed his Orch OR theory of the mind? Still doesn't explain the hard problem of consciousness, but a step closer?

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Excellent essay from Coyne and Maroja that picks apart six widespread examples of biology being corrupted by (often well-intentioned) ideology.

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Were the Greens booted out before they could quit? Lorna's properly fuming calling it "an act of political cowardice".

If the opposition put forward a VONC on Humza right now, I'm not sure he'd survive it.

[-] Streetlights@lemmy.world 126 points 6 months ago

...with blackjack and hookers!

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