July 2010
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“The night sky is the oldest shared human experience.”
– John D. Barrow
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“Astronomy is what we have now instead of theology. The terrors are less, but the...”
– John Updike
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Human foetus feels no pain before 24 weeks, study... →
Finding in major review of scientific evidence strikes blow to those seeking to reduce upper time limit for abortion
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“I got quite annoyed after the Haiti earthquake. A baby was taken from the...”
– Terry Pratchett
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Heir to throne attacks science, good sense →
Bad news on the horizon…
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My Mother's strange marriage advice on the best... →
‘I was quite stunned one day when, after much thought and reflection my Mom said that looking back on her life the happiest couples she knew were the ones where the men were 10 - 15 years older than their wives”
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In defence of the secular state →
“While the secular state is, by definition, anathema to religious fundamentalists, it should appeal to the great majority of believers of all faiths. It should give secularists reasons for hope, as well as for restraint. In the current offensive against the secular state, secularists should stick to their guns, but not blaze them in all directions, for religion has a legitimate place in the...
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“The Red Cross Movement is not a political or religious organisation. This...”
– http://www.redcross.org.uk
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“Psalm 23
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
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– Claudio Veliz
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Johann Hari: How can America's 'War on Drugs'... →
Since we first prowled the savannahs of Africa, human beings have displayed a few overpowering and ineradicable impulses—for food, for sex, and for drugs. Every human society has hunted for its short cuts to an altered state: The hunger for a chemical high, low, or pleasingly new shuffle sideways is universal.
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Children of lesbian parents do better than their... →
Compared with a group of control adolescents born to heterosexual parents with similar educational and financial backgrounds, the children of lesbian couples scored better on academic and social tests and lower on measures of rule-breaking and aggression.
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Study finds young men more vulnerable to... →
Contrary to popular belief, the ups and downs of romantic relationships have a greater effect on the mental health of young men than women, according to a new study.
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Clinton: Africa must launch tough economic reforms →
‘Africans would rather have the biggest piece of a small pie than a smaller piece of a big pie. Sounding almost exasperated, Clinton indicated that Africa’s arguments for the redress of economic imbalances left by colonialism were beginning to wear a little thin — at least in Washington. “For goodness sakes, this is the 21st century. We’ve got to get over what happened 50, 100,...
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