Addiction: the compulsive urge to continue doing something regardless of its possible adverse outcomes. Every human is unique, with their likes and…
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In 2019, organic food sales were worth $109 billion. That’s a good sized industry. Unfortunately, it’s also one wrapped up in a…
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Beginning with The Great Train Robbery in 1903, the Western has been one of Hollywood’s most definitive genres. These so-called “oaters” (cheaply-made…
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Nearly every ancient polytheistic culture had gods of the weather. Most of us are aware of Thor, the god of thunder, but…
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The once routine act of dining out has presented a conundrum for hungry customers living in the Covid age. Has my server…
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The People’s Republic of China and its dominant party, the Chinese Communist Party, can be trickier to place on the political compass…
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Carl Sagan once said “somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” It’s that desire to know what is not already known…
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The land of the rising sun is fascinating to many of us in the West. The land that gave the world samurai…
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It’s been said that all narrative is a manipulation of the truth. By necessity, the storyteller must choose what to leave out…
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CRISPR-Cas9 is a gene-editing mechanism derived from a naturally-occurring set of DNA sequences found in bacteria. While still in its infancy, the…