Possibly untrue science news

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The experiment was ended early when it was discovered that Pauly Shore was also inside.

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I put this here because I’m fascinated by the way it’s gotten possible to simulate such complex materials in a computer. When I was in school, etc., etc. I don’t know if the physics being modeled is realistic, but it sure looks cool.

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Ouch.

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Reminds me of “The Ooh-Ahh bird is so named because it lays square eggs.”

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We’ll start to find out on Monday when the new robot lands.

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“What we are thinking of doing is a TV show with the working title ‘The Radical Wellness Show.’ I would be going into the field and talking to any number of doctors, scientists, civilians, people in crisis in Flint, Michigan, where there is something to uncover and confront about wellness,” she explained.

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This would be funny if it weren’t so terrible.

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The only Goop I trust.

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Well, I’m sure it’s just as good at cleaning out someone’s privates as some of the suggestions Paltrow has pushed. :wink:

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What’s happening in Flint is a wellness issue.

Right. Mhm. Sure.

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It’s going to be interesting to see if she can really pull off the ignored-laughed-at-winning! phrase, or if the Dunning-Kruger moments finally sink her.

In a way, I get it. Wouldn’t it just be better if people resolved political dilemmas by analyzing for wellness above all else, so long as you answer the questions like whose wellness and who are you leaving out?

It’s possible to speak to that level in a way that opens up real questions.

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The pumice really scours your colon, for that clean, down to the submucosa feeling.

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Oh yeah, put out that way and it’s totally sensible. So long as the answer doesn’t include things like “insert a jade egg in your vagina” or “buy a $2,000 kitchen stand mixer”, that would be a great approach.

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The trainwreck will be entertaining and public…

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“these mindfulness breathing exercises will protect you from lead poisoning”

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Not new, but interesting:

https://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2011/04/25/sumerian-sivathere-figurine

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New to me. I never heard of the animal before.

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