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Reality Checks: E Jean Carroll, Ravelry’s Trump Ban, Ancient Peruvian Engineering, and Safe Abortions
E Jean Carroll’s accusations against Trump. (via Vox) Ravelry bans Trump things. (via NPR) Ancient Peruvian engineering. (via Ars Technica) UN calls on US to provide access to safe abortions. (via Reuters ) Featured Image credit via flickr
Medical Mondays: Gladiator Blood for Epilepsy
Pliny the Elder relates that people with epilepsy were in the habit of drinking blood from gladiators for epilepsy. This is likely not currently recommended for many reasons including a shortage of gladiators. featured image via wikipedia
Awesome Sauce Music Friday: Digging a Hole
Seldom have such metal musicians sung so solemnly about digging holes. </p>
Reality Checks: Shotguns in Space, Sandy Hook Parent wins again Fake News, Physics of Bubbles, and the Murder of Black Transgender Women
Soviet cosmonauts used to carry shotguns into space. For bears. (via Business Insider) Sandy Hook parent wins legal battle on defamation. (via NPR) Physics of Foam (via Ars Technica) The epidemic of murdered black transgender women. (via Washington Post ) Featured image via flickr
Reality Checks: Malala’s Father, Replacing Plastic with Bacteria, Robot Pizza Deliveries, and Quebec Bans Religious Symbols
Feminism and Malala’s father. (via Time) Replacing plastic. (via NPR) Robot pizza deliveries. (via Ars Technica) Quebec bans some religious symbols from public servants. (via Al Jazeera ) Featured image via flickr
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