Monday, July 10, 2017

Save The Toads!

Plague, famine, heat no human can survive. This is not science fiction but what scientists, when they're not being cautious, fear could be our future.
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IT'S HUMAN NATURE
THE UNINHABITABLE EARTH
When Will Climate Change Make Earth Too Hot For Humans
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Plague, famine, heat no human can survive. This is not science fiction but what scientists, when they're not being cautious, fear could be our future.
WE LE(A)D TO THIS OURSELVES
We Have Been Lead Poisoning Ourselves For 2000 Years, Glacier Ice Shows
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The Black Death, when people were too busy dying to mine for lead, was the only time period when lead in the air dropped back to its natural, undetectable levels.
THAT'S RUDE OF US
We Just Met This Toad, And We're About To Destroy Its Home
theverge.com
Scientists have discovered a new species of toad in the Great Basin of northern Nevada — just in time for its possible disappearance.
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Standing Desk Mats Are More Important Than The Actual Desk
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Standing is only healthier than sitting if you're standing right. Humans weren't meant to stand on flat surfaces all day, so Ergo Driven mats are designed with multiple surfaces to prevent fatigue and help with fidgety feet.
HEY, DID YA READ THIS?
GOOD QUESTION
Should I Have Given My Subway Seat To My Prospective Boss's Father-In-Law, And Other Great Advice Column Questions
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This week, a teen girl's mysterious bathroom behavior, a couple who are inviting the same guests to more than one wedding and a 29-year-old who says she's 25.
WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND
The Weird Business Of A Bitter Sports Rivalry, And Other Stories
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​​​​Welcome to What You Missed This Weekend, a roundup of the stories from this weekend that you missed while you were out living your life.​ Inside: baseball buffoonery, our weird rituals on death and why PowerPoint sucks — plus, fiction that touches on all these topics.
FIXING OUR FOLLIES
GRAB A VEGGIE DOG, CAST A VOTE, DANCE
This Might Be The Best Idea For Turning Out More Voters In US Elections
nymag.com
A political scientist is arguing it's time to put the party back in elections.
GIT GUD AT GITTIN' GUD
I Can't Stop 'Choking' When I Play Multiplayer Games
kotaku.com
I play decently for a time, and then I remember that other people exist, and spaghetti erupts from my pockets like a dang pasta factory meltdown.
'GMOS ARE NOT AN INGREDIENT'
Why Are We Still Debating GMOs?
theoutline.com
A new film has reignited the controversy over what we eat.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
G'DAY MATE, YOU'VE GONE VIRAL
'The Resistance' Is In Awe Of Australian Newscaster Chris Uhlmann's Take Down Of Trump's Presidency
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Uhlmann's shared some pretty questionable opinions in the past and critiquing Trump isn't all that daring, but phrases like "he has neither the desire nor the capacity to lead the world" are resonating with lots of people.
IN THE NEWS
Donald Trump Jr. Promised Negative Clinton Intel In Campaign Meeting With Russian Lawyer, And Other Trump News From Today
WATCH: New Surveillance Footage Of Venus Williams' Car Crash Sheds New Light On The Incident
Iraq Announces 'Victory' Over Islamic State In Mosul
'Time To Move Forward,' Trump Says After Putin Denies Election Hacking
Here's to a merry Monday free of faux pas, slip-ups, errors and blunders.