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Today is, in Christian observance, Twelfth Night, the end of The 12 Days of Christmas in that song.(1) The Twelfth Night celebration ends Christmastide then tomorrow is Epiphany - the day when the Three Wise Men who saw the Star of Bethlehem during the birth of Jesus arrived after their journey.(2)In modern times>
Why did people think cannibalism was good for their health? The answer offers a glimpse into the zaniest crannies of European history, at a time when Europeans were obsessed with Egyptian mummies.Driven first by the belief that ground-up and tinctured human remains could cure anything from bubonic plague to a headache>
With holiday shopping season in full swing, everyone's looking for the perfect gift. But will it make you happy, or just retailers?Maybe both. A paper in Social Psychological and Personality Science says money can buy happiness, for people who like to shop. In a self-reported survey of happiness, material>
In September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration held a public meeting to discuss FDA’s effort to modernize standards of identity as part the agency's Nutrition Innovation Strategy. In 2018, FDA declared its intent to modernize food standards of to achieve three goals: (1) protect consumers against economic adulteration>
For about a day I had been trying to read Real Clear Science, particularly the article linked Evolution Debate: Blame Atheists. Alas, every time I visited the site I got a message:This site is temporarily down and we are working on restoring service. Sorry for the inconvenience.It’s now back up, but in the>
There has been a debate on morality brewing of late over at LessWrong. As readers of this blog know, I am not particularly sympathetic to that outlet (despite the fact that two of my collaborators here are either fans or even involved in major ways with them — see how open minded I am?).>
