September 2011
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AIDS virus completely disarmed by this one weird...
iheartchaos:
It’s been a good past few years for AIDS research, with new potential cures and vaccines popping up in the news every couple months or so. This new method simply involves disabling the cholesterol membrane around the virus. Once that membrane is gone, the viruses can’t communicate with each other and the immune system can destroy the virus like any other.
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Great photos of baby and doggy
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One-Third of Sun-Like Stars Have Earth-Like...
abaldwin360:
Astronomers have calculated the likelihood of finding Earth-like planets around other stars using the latest data from the Kepler mission.
The Kepler orbiting observatory is specifically designed to find Earth-like planets around nearby stars.
Earlier this year, the Kepler team released the mission’s first 136 days of data and it has turned out to be a veritable jackpot. In...
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Why Can't You Leave Religion Alone?
abaldwin360:
The Thinking Atheist
The protests come every day from the religious, and they go something like this:
* “Why spend your time disproving God?”
* “Why not just let people believe what they want to believe?”
* “Why can’t you leave religion alone?”
As one YouTube commenter said recently, “No one can explain to me why it is so important to convince theists to abandon their...
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Why did Einstein stick out his tongue in this...
did-you-kno:
It was Einstein’s birthday and he was being hounded by photographers. He stuck his tongue out in exasperation trying to ruin the photo. Of course, his plan backfired. Since the scientist had such a reputation for being quirky, the photo was just seen as another example of his irascible charm, and it’s become one of the most famous pictures of Einstein ever...
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The Atheist Experience →
ricrodrigo:
An atheist call in show from Austin, Texas from 4:30-5:30 pm central time Sundays.
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Tony & I are so totally grown-ups.
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I miss these guys so much it’s not even fair.
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American democracy doesn't work if its a zero-sum...
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drinkthathenny:
I find it irritating when people give me shit for being agnostic.
Some atheists have criticized me for not “picking a side”, and I’ve had religious people berate me for being “too wishy-washy”.
I am not picking a side. This is not a war. This is my personal conviction. I choose to remain skeptical about the existence of a higher...
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