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Gizmodo reports that a 3-D printer has been used to repair abnormal penis tissue. -- in rabbits and pigs, not in people,

NPR reports on why we like dessert, even if we are already full.

LiveScience reports on the discovery of a lot of moons orbiting Saturn.

NPR on how Alabama did better in math teaching than any other state.

Gizmodo reports on a study of back pain remedies. Almost none of them work.

NPR reports that microphone quality is a strong influence in on-line job interviews.

MIT has studied how people walk in crosswalks.

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to others*:

Christianity:  Christianity Today considers "replacement theory," the idea that white people are being replace by people of color in the US.

Computing: Gizmodo tells us that bad people can use the web cameras in children's computers to do bad things.

Finances: A Conversation writer tells us that the cost of going to a prom is not growing as fast as the consumer price index.

Food: A Conversation writer tells us that peanut butter is a liquid, and, as such, may be removed from the material you bring on a flight.

(And Ethics, and finances) A Conversation writer says that the US Supreme Court has considered the question of how much space to give animals raised for meat.

Health: A Conversation writer discusses the dangers of obesity.

(and Computing) Gizmodo reports on a study indicating that internet use helps older people to avoid dementia.

Science: A Conversation writer tells us about clothes moths.

Gizmodo reports that Saturn has 145 moons.

A Conversation writer discusses keeping track of where we've been, and what we are doing, using DNA in skin flakes.

NPR reports on when and why butterflies evolved from moths.

*I try not to include items that require a password or fee to view.

Thanks for reading. 

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else:

The Arts: The History Blog reports that a painting by Agnolo Bronzini is being shown publicly for the first time in about five centuries.

Christianity: Christians can disagree, but they should observe these principles.

Todd Wood reflects on the forbidden fruit.

A Relevant writer tells us why Christians should care for the environment, even though the present earth may be drastically changed.


Education: Grammarphobia discusses the matter of being hoist by one's own petard.

Finance: Catherine Rampell points out that the deficit is getting much larger.

Politics: Relevant reports that a recent Fox news poll indicates that white evangelicals support for impeachment of President Trump is growing.

Relevant also reports that a female Kurdish official, who supported Kurdish Christians, has been executed by forces allied with the Turks.

FiveThirtyEight analyzes loss of Republican support for President Richard Nixon.

NPR has posted a timeline of events, some of which you probably didn't know about, related to Ukraine, Rudy Giuliani, and other matters related to the impeachment inquiry.

Joe Biden, and his son, or others, may or may not have been involved in corruption of some sort. But President Trump's record on corruption isn't exactly a great one, say reports by NPR, here and here.

FiveThirtyEight on where to find anti-Trump Republicans.


Science: Science News and other outlets tell us about the discovery of lots of new, small moons orbiting Saturn.

The graphic used in these posts is from NASA, hence, it is free to use like this.
Thanks for looking!

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to

someone else:

Philosophy: A post on The Skeptical Zone, by an atheist, claims that science cannot disprove that there was an Intelligent Designer. My own opinion is that this is correct, and that science can't prove that there was, either. Hebrews 11:3.
Science: Fox News reports that dogs try to align their bodies with the earth's magnetic field when they relieve themselves. What!
Fox News also reports that Saturn's rings are billions of years old.
Space.com has a fine gallery of photos of Saturn.
National Public Radio reports that the language we speak influences the way we think about the world in unexpected ways.
Wired reports on the pink fairy armadillo.


Image source (public domain)

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else:

Science:
Wired has posted satellite photos of icy parts of the world.

Wired also reports that a map of the Tokyo train system looks very much like a slime mold.

You can hear the sounds of Saturn's rings, here, courtesy of Universe Today.

Politics:
(or something) The Strange Maps blogger has posted graphical evidence that Australia is large.

The Washington Post says that Scott Brown's victory in Massachussets was not necessarily about the Democratic health plans in Congress.

Computing: 
The New York Times advises Facebook users to check their privacy settings.



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