Category Archives: History

A Brief History of Santa

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Can Texas Secede from the Union?

Posted on December 16, 2012 by

There’s an embarrassing amount of facts in this video I didn’t know (being a person who lives in Texas n’ all.)

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The Six “Killer Apps” of Prosperity

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

Niall Ferguson talks at TED about the six “killer apps” that cause a society to be successful. That is, the factors that distinguish successful societies from unsuccessful ones. The apps are as follows: 1. Competition 2. Scientific Revolution 3. Property … Continue reading →

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The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

I found this very informative.

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200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes

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Are We Losing Our Biodiversity?

Posted on August 28, 2010 by

Keep in mind that time is moving backwards on this graph, from left to right:   So, what does this tell us about how our planet is evolving? Of course, one must keep in mind that measuring biodiversity millions of … Continue reading →

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Building an Atlatl

Posted on March 16, 2010 by

If you want to build something this weekend that’s not terribly hard but enormously fun, I suggest you take a page from MAKE magazine and build an Atlatl. I built one a couple weekends ago, and why I would love … Continue reading →

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Good News: Crime is Down. Bad News: Nobody Knows

Posted on February 18, 2010 by

There are many philosophers who claim that the most rational default mental position is one of pessimism; while I understand where they are coming from (pessimistic people are more careful, more discriminating), I have to disagree. Given sufficient evidence, I … Continue reading →

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Man on Wire

Posted on February 15, 2010 by

Passionate people have a tendency to pull you into their world, and hi-wire walker Philippe Petit is nothing if not passionate about his craft. Regardless of what you think of the world of high-risk spectacle stunts, you can’t help but … Continue reading →

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Descartes…Murdered?

Posted on February 15, 2010 by

Descartes was ‘poisoned by Catholic priest’ For more than three and a half centuries, the death of René Descartes one winter’s day in Stockholm has been attributed to the ravages of pneumonia on a body unused to the Scandinavian chill. … Continue reading →

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