Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Salon: Neil deGrasse Tyson exclusive: "I don’t know what kind of democracy that is, if you’re gonna cherry-pick ... science because it conflicts with your philosophy"

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July 23rd, 2014
Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson exclusive: "I don't know what kind of democracy that is, if you're gonna cherry-pick … science because it conflicts with your philosophy"

Exclusive Salon q-and-a: Neil deGrasse Tyson takes on climate deniers, challenges scientists to speak up for truth

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Liberal congressman Keith Ellison tells us about Obama's legacy, saving Detroit and how he feels about Warren '16

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GOP's humiliating primary finally ends: Amnesty, mannequins and French banks!

Here's how David Perdue finally won Georgia's GOP Senate nomination -- after months of complete debasement VIDEO

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After 9/11, people rightly said the world had changed forever. Now the future of the planet depends on fixing it

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The chilling reason our government wants to erase this man from history

Why a government program called the "Communications Management Unit" is far more unsettling than its name suggests

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From coquette to cold-eyed killer: How Scarlett Johansson became the face of female horror

With "Her," "Under the Skin," and "Lucy," ScarJo has morphed from run-of-the-mill sex symbol into something darker

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Propaganda ministers, all of them: Our pathetic, spoon-fed media pushes half-truths, again

You can't separate MH-17 debate from Ukraine debate. Washington wants to, and a compliant media helps — as always

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Wallace Shawn: I wish people knew me as a radical playwright instead for "The Princess Bride"

The beloved character actor and playwright on sex, power, Ibsen, and his disturbing new "Master Builder"

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Silicon Valley likes to look toward the future. And libertarians like Rand Paul hope it might conceal an ugly past

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Your favorite "all natural" foods are lying to you

How the hunger for profits has compromised food labeling

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Our new robot overlords: The terrifying uncertainty of our high-tech future

Are computers taking our jobs?

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My double life as a mommy blogger

I was a single woman living in Istanbul. But on the Internet, I was a suburban mother of two, doling out advice

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"It was an out-of-body experience": Stephan Eirik Clark on his novel getting the "Colbert bump"

The very happy debut novelist of "Sweetness #9" spoke to Salon about his mention on Monday's "Colbert Report" VIDEO

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Offshore wind farms are helping seals find food

The turbines are acting as "artificial reefs" for marine life, researchers say

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Long-forgotten Bob Dylan recordings found after left untouched for over 40 years

The recordings were found in an apartment in Greenwich Village, and are being hailed as a "major discovery"

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Shaming the poor, 2014 edition: Behold this horrifying Great Depression remnant

It's the modern-day bread line: Hundreds wait in line for $20 voucher for vegetables -- as cops look on, of course

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Science: Losing your virginity isn't as awkward as it was 20 years ago

The first time is making men less anxious than before, while women are feeling less guilt -- and more pleasure

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Oil and gas drilling damaged PA water supplies over 200 times in the past 6 years

The state DEP documented impacts "in nearly every region where drilling occurs"

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Israeli ambassador to U.S. says IDF deserves Nobel Peace Prize for "unimaginable restraint"

Ron Dermer says his country has "earn[ed] the admiration of the international community" for its caution

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