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Why Are Conservatives so Annoyed by Neil DeGrasse Tyson? Because, You Know, Science

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This is so pathetic – the National Review thinks we have a “nerd problem.” Is it not enough to support a creationism museum, a publicly funded Noah’s Ark theme park ($43 million dollars worth of tax breaks in Kentucky, while the state cuts social programs and education), and to have several states trying to eradicate … Read more

How the ‘Gut Feeling’ Shapes Fear

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Via Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, this press release looks at new research on how the vagus nerve is part of our innate fear and anxiety systems. Nice to this being studied and published in a major journal, but Stephen Porges‘ polyvagal theory outlined this years ago. Below the press release from ETH Zurich, there is … Read more