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  • How did I get here?

    How did I get here?

    Did you ever stop to think, “How did I get here?”

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  • The Dung Beetle Shows the Value of Cooperation

    The Dung Beetle Shows the Value of Cooperation

    Cooperation. In a “let’s do this together” world makes sense. But do we live in a “we’re in this together” world anymore? With media emphasis on our polarization…

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  • New Habits for the New Year

    New Habits for the New Year

    I’m not one for resolutions, but Jim and I used to have a ritual that on New Year’s Eve, we would go to some place for fancy food…

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  • Signs of Intelligent Life

    Signs of Intelligent Life

    Scientists had a 20-minute discussion with a humpback whale in her own language. They say it could help humans chat with aliens one day. While chatting with creatures…

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  • No calamari for me

    No calamari for me

    I don’t eat calamari anymore. Sy Montgomery’s book, The Soul of An Octopus changed how I think about them. The novel Remarkably Bright Creatures simply reinforced how the…

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  • Is it safe to sit on a public toilet?

    Is it safe to sit on a public toilet?

    Catching up on casual reading this am and came across this article in Real Simple, September issue. Is it OK to sit on a public toilet? Most people…

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  • Dystopian future begins now?

    Did you catch this story in late July? The CDC found an illegal, unregistered laboratory in Fresno County, California. They found 20 potentially infectious agents. Lab mice. Medical…

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