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- What 800 Nerds on a Cruise Ship Taught Me About Life, the Universe (2014) http://www.wired.com/2014/12/nerd-cruise/ 16 comments
- Panspermia (hypothesis that life exists throughout the Universe, distributed by space dust, meteoroids, asteroids, comets,and planetoids) in a Milky Way–like Galaxy https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ac2829 20 comments science
- Tires join ‘ghost gear’ as debris that keeps killing marine life: Car tires abandoned on the seabed are creating inescapable traps for hermit crabs, leading to slow or even brutal deaths of the “cleaners of the ocean,” researchers at Hirosaki University in Aomori Prefecture said. https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14500390 34 comments worldnews
- Humans deserve to live life to the fullest extent! To do so we all need healthcare. Read our thoughts on how we get to universal healthcare! http://hcrcoalition.com/2020/11/06/providing-for-society-universal-healthcare/ 3 comments philosophy
- Potential Beginning of Life Simulated in Lab. Scientists at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) have substantiated their theory that life could have begun deep in the Earth's crust. In their experiments, structures that were inanimate developed survival strategies within a short time. https://www.uni-due.de/cenide/news_one_en.php/1394 10 comments science
- Researchers at the University of Southampton have shown that an extinction event 360 million years ago, that killed much of the Earth's plant and freshwater aquatic life, was caused by a brief breakdown of the ozone layer that shields the Earth from damaging ultraviolet (UV) radiation. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/uos-sse052620.php 598 comments science
- By measuring iron isotopes, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have shown that our planet originally formed much faster than previously thought. This finding provides new insights on both planetary formation and the likelihood of water and life elsewhere in the universe. https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2020/02/the-earth-formed-much-faster-than-previously-thought/ 5 comments science
- Opinion: Universal basic income can work. I know it could be the difference between life and death https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-09-20/universal-basic-income-andrew-yang-2020-campaign-sandra-lison-homicide 38 comments politics
- What if life emerged on Earth in multiple ways and multiple times, similar to convergent evolution? This could prove that life in the universe is common. If life emerged in a single moment on Earth, then life could still be rare. https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/afnimy/what_if_life_emerged_on_earth_in_multiple_ways/ 8 comments space
- A British PhD student has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of spying in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Matthew Hedges, 31, of Durham University, denies the charge and said he had been conducting research https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-46288510 4 comments worldnews
- Chances of other life in the universe - it has to be high right? https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/95ileo/chances_of_other_life_in_the_universe_it_has_to/ 39 comments space
- Researchers have identified 121 giant planets that may have habitable moons: Researchers at the University of California and the University of Southern Queensland have identified more than 100 giant planets that potentially host moons capable of supporting life https://phys.org/news/2018-05-giant-planets-habitable-moons.html 12 comments worldnews
- [Life Insurance] The ins and outs of Indexed Universal Life https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/6rxi88/life_insurance_the_ins_and_outs_of_indexed/ 30 comments personalfinance
- Trump gives new life to the call for universal health care http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-gives-new-life-to-the-call-for-universal-health-care/ 9 comments politics
- EU universal income must be 'seriously considered' as rise of robots threatens mass unemployment, say MEPs - We have to think about universal revenue, because if there are so many unemployed people, we need to insure that they can have a decent life, says MEP Ms Delvaux-Stehres http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/universal-basic-income-robots-eu-meps-unemployment-mady-delvaux-stehres-european-parliament-a7527661.html 11 comments worldnews
- University of Manchester lecturer investigated after his secret life as a porn star is revealed http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/porn-star-university-manchester-lecturer-10998244#icid=fb-men-main 38 comments nottheonion
- Straight up, with a twist: New model suggests that homochirality can be used as a universal signature of life http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-10/crwi-suw101315.php 8 comments science
- ‘I Have Become Too Fragile’ : One of the most popular and credible faces of Indian television journalism Ravish Kumar on life, the universe and everything http://www.outlookindia.com/article/i-have-become-too-fragile/295501 19 comments india
- For the first time, astronomers have detected the presence of complex organic molecules, the building blocks of life, in a protoplanetary disc surrounding a young star. The discovery reaffirms that the conditions that spawned the Earth and Sun are not unique in the Universe. http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1513/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+esotopnews+%28eso+top+news%29 857 comments science
- "A new study by a Harvard University economist says lefties generally make less money than righties, and they may be worse off in other areas of life, too." http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/12/03/harvard-study-lefties-earn-less-than-righties/ 7 comments science
- Google's 'Knowledge Vault' seeks the answer to life, the universe and everything http://www.engadget.com/2014/08/21/google-knowledge-vault/ 6 comments artificial
- Can money buy happiness? For some, the answer is no: Many shoppers, whether they buy material items or life experiences, are no happier following the purchase than they were before, according to a new study from San Francisco State University. http://news.sfsu.edu/news/can-money-buy-happiness-some-answer-no 259 comments science
- Research Shows Strategic Thinking Strengthens Intellectual Capacity: Strategy-based cognitive training has the potential to enhance cognitive performance and spill over to real-life benefit according to a data-driven perspective article by the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas http://www.brainhealth.utdallas.edu/blog_page/brainhealth-research-shows-strategic-thinking-strengthens-intellectual-capa 368 comments science
- In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers at the University of Iowa investigate the impact of sharing sad emotions online via Facebook. The image of a crying person person makes people less likely to offer help, even though in real life crying elicits more support. http://www.3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2014/03/sharing-our-sorrow-via-facebook.html 3 comments science
- To bring sexual pleasure back in life without medication, reduce weight, exercise more, improve nutrition, drink less alcohol and have a better night's sleep, say researchers at University of Adelaide. http://newsandviews24.com/read.php?id=h_6#category 86 comments science
- Giant pictures of vaginas are displayed at the University of Cincinnati to counter a pro-life aborted fetus display. http://www.newsrecord.org/news/article_cdaf9fd2-877c-11e2-af9b-0019bb30f31a.html 181 comments politics
- Red explosions reveal secret life of binary stars: A University of Alberta professor has revealed the workings of a celestial event involving binary stars that produce an explosion so powerful its luminosity ranks close to that of a supernova, an exploding star. http://www.news.ualberta.ca/article.aspx?id=37d4798a034f42f39cdc8080f7037942 5 comments space
- Slow-moving rocks better odds that life crashed to Earth from space. Microorganisms that crashed to Earth embedded in the fragments of distant planets might have been the sprouts of life on this one, according to new research from Princeton University http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/s34/82/42m30/ 3 comments science
- How Hazing, Frats and Big-Time Athletics Are Ruining University Life and Real Scholarship: Four years of college has been turned into a mindless quest for collective euphoria and athletic dominance. http://www.alternet.org/how-hazing-frats-and-big-time-athletics-are-ruining-university-life-and-real-scholarship?paging=off 3 comments politics
- "What happened to Canada? It used to be the country we would flee to if life in the US became unpalatable. No nuclear weapons. No huge military-industrial complex. Universal health care. Funding for the arts. A good record on the environment. But that was the old Canada." http://www.americablog.com/2012/05/what-happened-to-canada-ans-corporate.html 376 comments worldnews
- Is Our Solar System in a Region of the Universe 'Just Right' for Life? http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2012/03/is-our-solar-system-a-region-of-the-universe-just-right-for-life.html 5 comments space
- Galactic Habitable Zones: "... both simple life and complex life are very rare, but complex life, like us, is probably unique in the observable Universe." http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/139/galactic-habitable-zones 12 comments space
- TIL that 42, the answer to life the universe and everything, translates into Japanese as "unto death." I thought it put an interesting spin on the series. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42_(number)#In_religion 8 comments books
- New Discovery: Largest Molocules in Space Hint at a Life-Centric Universe http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/03/new-discoveries-about-the-largest-molocules-in-space-hint-at-a-life-centric-universe.html 6 comments science
- NASA Scientist: Microbial life is prolific in the universe, and I've got meteorite fossils to prove it. http://journalofcosmology.com/life100.html 4 comments reddit.com
- Better extraterrestrial communication through chemistry: The discovery of intelligent life in the universe is too important to be left to the vagaries of a single or a few approaches. http://wavefunction.fieldofscience.com/2011/01/better-extraterrestrial-communication.html 6 comments science
- It is possible that our Universe was created by a highly evolved life form living somewhere in the Multiverse. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/7972538/are-we-living-in-a-designer-universe.html 28 comments reddit.com
- To anyone pro-life yet opposed to universal health care: The rate of deaths among women giving birth has actually increased in the U.S. over the last two decades. http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-child-mortality-20100524,0,3766513.story 9 comments politics
- Christian janitor rises above the barriers of caste, creed and sectarian terrorism and gives his life to save Muslim university students in Pakistan. http://www.cnn.com/2009/world/asiapcf/11/11/pakistan.hero/index.html 346 comments worldnews
- Astronomers have found 32 new planets outside the solar system, adding evidence to the theory that the universe has many places where life could develop. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2009-10-19-new-planets_n.htm 5 comments science