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Comment Re:Seems he has more of a clue (Score -1, Redundant) 703

by Taylor123456789 (#49577515) Attached to: Pope Attacked By Climate Change Skeptics

Skepticism is part of the scientific process. So, those that denounce the skeptics are the ones actually being "anti-science". I am a skeptic based primarily on the principle that it is nearly impossible to predict chaotic systems with accuracy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_theory]. Climate science is continually evolving. I read all the time about climate discoveries that change our understanding of this area of knowledge. When you start attacking people that disagree with you, all you are left with is dogma, which is more dangerous and harmful than debating an evolving science.
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Did Natural Selection Make the Dutch the Tallest People On the Planet? 298

Posted by timothy from the my-grandmother-could've-told-you-that dept.
sciencehabit writes The Dutch population has gained an impressive 20 centimeters in the past 150 years and is now officially the tallest on the planet. Scientists chalk up most of that increase to rising wealth, a rich diet, and good health care, but a new study suggests something else is going on as well: The Dutch growth spurt may be an example of human evolution in action. The study shows that tall Dutch men on average have more children than their shorter counterparts, and that more of their children survive. That suggests genes that help make people tall are becoming more frequent among the Dutch. "This study drives home the message that the human population is still subject to natural selection," says Stephen Stearns, an evolutionary biologist at Yale University who wasn't involved in the work. "It strikes at the core of our understanding of human nature, and how malleable it is."
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Reddit CEO Ellen Pao Bans Salary Negotiations To Equalize Pay For Men, Women 892

Posted by samzenpus from the all-things-equal dept.
sabri points out that Reddit CEO Ellen Pao plans to ban salary negotiations in an attempt to equalize pay for men and women. "After losing a sex-discrimination lawsuit in Silicon Valley last week, Ellen Pao continues on her crusade to bring gender equality to the tech world, but this time with a focus on her home turf. As Reddit’s interim CEO, Pao said she wants to eliminate salary negotiations from the company’s hiring process. In her first interview since the lawsuit, Pao told with the Wall Street Journal Monday that the plan would help level the playing field. 'Men negotiate harder than women do and sometimes women get penalized when they do negotiate,' she said. 'So as part of our recruiting process we don’t negotiate with candidates. We come up with an offer that we think is fair. If you want more equity, we’ll let you swap a little bit of your cash salary for equity, but we aren’t going to reward people who are better negotiators with more compensation.'"

Comment The government should not be a market player (Score 0) 417

by Taylor123456789 (#48811637) Attached to: Obama Unveils Plan To Bring About Faster Internet In the US

I like the idea about letting in market competition. However, Obama's proposal is to allow the government to "compete" in the market. The problems are many. Government makes the rules, so it should not compete in the market place. Government competes unfairly because it is immune to competitive pressure since it does not have to show a profit. It can sell its services for less than cost and drive out private sector competitors. When Obama says, don't worry the government will take care of it, hide your wallets.

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