One’s religious faith may mean that one would make a horrible foster parent.
economics / feminism / healthcare / politics / pro-life / sociology
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The GOP Is Reducing Children To Profits, Badly
The right wing strategy of framing abortion restrictions as an economic goal is so oversimplified that it might as well be written in crayon.
republicans / science / science fiction / society / sociology
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Going Down Some Rabbit Holes With Natural Experiments, Mind Viruses, And Simulated Universes.
Everything is awful, so let’s go down the philosophical rabbit hole and take another look at philosophical zombies, mind viruses, testable hypotheses, and how that relates to the idea that the universe is a simulation.
science / sociology
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Strawberry Festivals, Treadmill Clothesracks, And Research: When The Claims Don’t Match The Study
Some signs of bad science reporting (and bad science), with examples.
advice / essay / mental health / psychology / relationships / self-doubt / society / sociology
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Groove Is In The Mind (And Behavior)
Repairing those grooves is like spackling with a spork, with no level in sight.
society / sociology
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Seeing Patterns In An Ammosexual Catalog and 4/20 Memes
Sometimes looking at the patterns people use when writing or talking can give you a lot more clarity about what they really believe than looking at just the words.