October | 2017 | The Road

October 22, 2017

One in Six Deaths Each Year Is Thanks to Pollution

More than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined.

Source: One in Six Deaths Each Year Is Thanks to Pollution

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October 21, 2017

How Social Media Endangers Knowledge

Social networks train us to focus on images and emotions, sapping the quest for knowledge.

Source: How Social Media Endangers Knowledge

Posted in AI, Books/Lit, Community, culture, Education, Humanism, ideas, Langusge, Linguistics, philosophy, science, teas, Technology | Leave a Comment »

October 21, 2017

Equifax Deserves the Corporate Death Penalty

Opinion: The company had one job, and it failed. It deserves to be dissolved.

Source: Equifax Deserves the Corporate Death Penalty

Posted in anarchy, Bernie, capitalism, civil rights, Democratic Socialism, ethics, human rights, humanism, Humanism, labor, occupy wall street, resistance, socialism | Leave a Comment »

October 20, 2017

Computing the Probability of God

Wouldn’t it be great to find a simple equation that computes the likelihood of the God claim? One author claims to have just such an equation and (surprise!) has concluded that God is indeed likely.

Source: Computing the Probability of God

Posted in Atheism, humanism, Humanism, Rationalism, religion, religious bullshit, religious fundementalism, Seularism, skepticism | Leave a Comment »

October 20, 2017

I Let My Husband Rape Me, and Here’s Why…

I’ve spent the last few weeks wondering if I should own this story or if I’ve said too much, but I think it’s time we have a very open and honest discussion about domestic […]