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They said, ‘What’s in the box?’
I said, ‘a large gold medal,’ as one does.
So they opened it up and they said, ‘What’s it made out of?’
I said, ‘gold.’
And they’re like, ‘Uhhhh. Who gave this to you?’
‘The King of Sweden.’
‘Why did he give this to you?’
‘Because I helped discover the expansion rate of the universe was accelerating.’
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We set out to redesign the electric kettle from the ground up, asking the question: how can we change people's habits of overfilling electric kettles in order to save energy?
Graduate Nils Chudy has devised a way to heat liquid in a cup, eliminating the wasted energy associated with boiling excess water in a kettle.
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Looks like a mildly entertaining way to boil water, indeed.
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It's important to know your closest family!
 
"[...] Isn’t that a lovely family tree? You can see that the orangutan branch is a long, long way from the human branch, as expected, and that the chimpanzee and human branch point is closer to us than to the point where gorillas diverge from chimpanzees and human, also as expected.

But look at the modern humans, in red. We’re a sadly cramped little cluster; there may be a lot of us individuals, but we’re all relatively closely related. Modern humans only arose roughly 100,000 years ago, and our branch expanded numerically fairly rapidly, but we haven’t had all that much time to accumulate as much genetic variation. We’re a close-knit side branch of the primate family tree, or we ought to be close-knit — we’re brothers and sisters together.

We’re definitely set somewhat apart from Cousin Neanderthal, the light blue line. But even there, the range of genetic diversity is pitiful compared to the chimpanzees.

The exuberant flowering of the chimpanzee lineage, all those blue and green and orange lines, tells us that these come from deep, distinct populations. All those beings we just lump together as chimps are actually genetically diverse, representing multiple long-established lineages — Central Chimpanzees are more different from Western Chimpanzees than we are from Neanderthal. Western Gorillas are far more distant from Eastern Gorillas than any branch of the modern human tree. The orangutans of Sumatra and Borneo, two islands separated by a few hundred kilometers, show far greater genetic differences than Chinese and African humans. [...]"

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Guest artist Vedran Klemens drew inspiration from Croatia’s national anthem, “Lijepa naša,” (“Our Beautiful Country”) for his doodle marking the nation’s Independence Day.
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Libertarian ideology is the natural enemy of science

http://gu.com/p/4x46m
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I think a lot of different definitions of libertarianism are floating around, not all of them make sense.

Isn't it just a push to minimize government regulations? I don't think many really call for abolishing regulations? That would mean things like police would have to be abandoned, too. It would just be shotgun law? I rather doubt that is a typical libertarian stance?

Anyway, I have heard in the US they mean a different thing by libertarianism, but I still have the impression that article creates a lot of straw men.
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I am shocked, shocked to find that a cheap fossil fuel with cute name ("Natural" gas. Such a marketing feat. Natural things are all good and green!) will not help decrease emissions. Shocking!
 
PNNL-led research appearing today in Nature Advanced Online Publication shows that a global natural gas boom alone will not slow climate change. A comprehensive analysis of global energy use, economics and climate shows that without new climate policies, expanding the supply of inexpensive natural gas will not slow the long-term growth of global greenhouse gas emissions. Because natural gas emits half the carbon dioxide of coal, many had hoped that increased use of natural gas would help slow climate change. According to the study, a global abundance of inexpensive natural gas would compete with all energy sources – not just higher-emitting coal, but also lower-emitting nuclear and renewable energy technologies, such as wind and solar. The analysis shows that inexpensive natural gas would also accelerate economic growth and expand overall energy use. Read more about this research at http://www.pnnl.gov/news/release.aspx?id=3166.  
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True, so short-sighted. They are doing much better on the marketing part than on the reasoning side. This will only help us in the short run and most likely ruin our drinking water and cause other damages that can't be repaired.
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"Imagine if millions of young Tyson fans stopped searching for facts to confirm their personal biases, or ceased prioritizing using their education to leverage personal wealth, and instead sought the most sound solutions to identifiable problems for the betterment of the species. If the rising generation of young voters actually starts demanding rational, evidence-guided leadership, few in our current crop of elected officials would survive the political fallout."
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Politics is about debate and misdirection, not truth. The pain of cognitive dissonance guarantees that Tyson's views will not make serious inroads into politics.
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Life is too short to match socks.
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Birkenstock! :-) No socks = no matching
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Decent pizza, nice location. Polite service. Got tap water after some discussion but no arguing.
Public - 5 months ago
reviewed 5 months ago
Public - 6 months ago
reviewed 6 months ago
Good place to stay, good food, also for vegetarians. Try oyster mushrooms (Croatian: bukovače), grilled or fried!
Public - a year ago
reviewed a year ago
Very nice food, including a decent vegetarian selection. Also try the cakes!
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Service is slow and inconsiderate. You may want to have a drink here in the off hours but avoid trying to get food during peak times.
Public - 8 months ago
reviewed 8 months ago
Simple but fresh and tasty food. Try fried mussels.
Public - a year ago
reviewed a year ago
Great onion soup. Very good service. Free Wifi. Not expensive. Kid friendly.
Atmosphere: Very GoodDecor: GoodService: Excellent
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