Apatosaurus, formerly known as Brontosaurus, produced a lot of wind Giant dinosaurs could have warmed the planet with their flatulence, say researchers. British scientists have calculated the methane output of sauropods, including the species known as Brontosaurus. By scaling up the digestive wind of cows, they estimate that the population of dinosaurs – as a…
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9-Month-Olds Show Racial Bias When Looking at Faces
Adults have more difficulty recognizing faces that belong to people of another race, and this deficit appears to start early. New research indicates that by the time they are 9 months old, babies are better able to recognize faces and emotional expressions of people who belong to the group they interact with most, than they…
Nine Dangerous Things You Were Taught In School
Be aware of the insidious and unspoken lessons you learned as a child. To thrive in the world outside the classroom, you’re going to have to unlearn them. Dangerous things you were taught in school: 1. The people in charge have all the answers. That’s why they are so…
Future Economy, Future Stability, Future Careers
Future Economy, Future Stability, Future Careers Dissent, feedback, innovation and adaptation are the only sustainable sources of stability, prosperity and well-being. Reader Michael K. recently asked one of the key questions of the next 20 years: I would very much like to learn your thoughts on what careers may be viable for our children. With…
We Are Not Powerless: Resisting Financial Feudalism
We Are Not Powerless: Resisting Financial Feudalism It’s comforting to think “I can’t do anything to resist the Central State and its financial Plutocracy,” but it’s not true. There are many of acts of resistance you can pursue in your daily life; here are 12 perfectly legal ones. That we are powerless is one of…
Should We Kill The Politicians Before They Kill Us?
Should We Kill The Politicians Before They Kill Us? “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” William Shakespeare, Henry the Sixth That was four hundred years ago, long before lawyers would come to hold most elected offices. 41% of the current congress are lawyers, six times the rate of the general population….
US Employment Hopium Smoking Idealists?
All over the MSM today, we here Jobless Claims in U.S. Fall More Than Forecast, presented as good news. Of course, a little digging finds that not only was the jobless rate from last month adjusted upward retroactively (as it nearly always is), but “Too-Sick-to-Work Americans Shrink U.S. Labor Force“. In other words “With a rising number…
People Not In Labor Force Soar By 522,000, Labor Force Participation Rate Lowest Since 1981
EDITORS Note: FUBAR Bitchez it is just getting sad now. In April the number of people not in the labor force rose by a whopping 522,000 from 87,897,000 to 88,419,000. This is the highest on record. The flip side, and the reason why the unemployment dropped to 8.1% is that the labor force participation rate…
3 Likely Triggers Of The Next Recession
3 Likely Triggers Of The Next Recession Recently I was watching my kids break in our family pool for the first time this year. All four of them stood motionlessly, side by side, staring at the clear blue water with their toes just over the edge of the coping. Knowing that the water is still…
Total US Debt Soars To 101.5% Of GDP
There is nothing quite like a $70 billion debt auction settlement at the last day of a month to bring total US debt to a record $15.692 trillion, which happens to be just $600 billion shy of the $16.394 trillion debt ceiling. (and no, contrary to simple economic textbook lesson, this does not mean that…