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Today in hateration news: people really, really don't trust atheists. In a new study, the only group participants found as untrustworthy as nonbelievers were rapists. More »
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Sure, babies may seem cuddly and forgiving. But a new study shows these little disciplinarians delight in the punishment of those they see as evildoers. More »
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If you were hoping to send the following frustrated text in Pakistan— "Jesus Christ— It's harder than ever to find good chicken breasts these days"— think again. Several words in that sentence have been placed on a list that Pakistan's communications agency says indicate spam, and soon, texts containing those words may be blocked. Also on the list? Sex words, swears, and, curiously, the phrase "monkey crotch." (Or, as you'll soon have to text: "m0nk3y cr0+<h.") More »
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A new study uncovers a hidden risk of showering: it could make you more judgmental. More »
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A recent study shows that men may be just as interested in a woman's body as in her face when pursuing a short-term relationship, news that True/Slant's Ryan Sager helpfully frames in terms of the charming moniker "butterface." More »
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As is her wont, the Atlantic's lightning rod cultural critic Caitlin Flanagan has weighed in on womenfolk: in this case, Twilight, the teen vampire phenomenon that's sold millions of books and, according to the Associated Press, is redefining the chick flick. In an expansive essay on girlhood, innocence, imperiled innocence, sexuality, her dislike of YA books, her love of YA books, and the power of fiction, Flanagan examines "What A Girl Wants". What does she want? Well, it's simple. More »
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Wow: A newborn baby girl who was abandoned by her 14-year-old mother was found naked, dirty, but being cared for by a mother dog and her new pack of pups in La Plata, Argentina. A farmer found the hours-old baby being kept warm by the mother dog (it is currently winter in Argentina) and although the baby had a few bruises she appeared to be in good health. It is not clear whether the child's mother left the baby with the dogs or if the mother dog found the baby on her own, but this story may show that dogs really do adopt a sense of morality when they are domesticated, as a recent study has suggested. [Reuters, Daily Mail] More »
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What are morals? And why does generation after generation insist on infusing certain behaviors, whether they be eating pork or eating meat, cloning cows or cloning zygotes, driving pickups or buying Barbies at Wal-Mart, drinking or smoking, with the radioactive taint that is MORALITY? Why do the universal biological instincts we call "conscience" impel toddlers to offer you their drool-stained teddy bears when they see you cry, and yet adults, in the name of the universal moral order their consciences supposedly constructed, see fit to publicly flog other adults who allow said children to name their teddy bears "Mohammed"? What was up with Will Smith telling that newspaper he didn't think Hitler thought of himself as a terrible guy? And why the fuck are people so quick to misinterpret every goddamn thing someone says, as if they've been standing in the shadows for years, waiting for that deep-rooted innermost hatefulness to reveal itself? Why does righteousness so easily slide into immorality? And why does every experiment testing the universality of "morals" involve runaway tolleys? Is what we call "morality" just another example of of evolutionary biology, which is the new "socialization"? Can we blame Darwin for Bratz dolls, AND our moral opposition to the existence of Bratz dolls in our Wal-Mart stores? More »
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