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Comment Scientists Are Not Perfect (Score 2) 119

Yes, there are outbreaks due to human error, but when you factor in that there are over eight billion people on the planet, these numbers are reasonable. Overall, efforts to eradicate polio and other viruses using vaccines have apparently been very successful. Clearly some improvements must be made, and they will be made.

Comment Worker Dignity (Score 1) 22

It seems Uber would rather put profits above the dignity of employees. Employers need to stop seeing these as mutually exclusive. You don't need a toxic workplace to make profits. There are ways to have a win-win scenario between business owners and employees, though finding that middle ground can be a challenge.

Comment There Are Problem People (Score 1) 152

Let's not forget the harassment of the Sandy Hook family members, and the weird subcultures of conspiracy theories that promote violence. I am all for free speech, but some of the people using the platform have been let loose for far too long. Some mass killers even have been known to post or comment before shootings with no repercussions.

Submission + - Musk wins defamation trial over 'pedo guy' tweet (reuters.com) 3

Aighearach writes: Free speech survives an attack by some British guy, as Elon Musk wins the lawsuit accusing him of tossing off insults on twitter.

Musk, who testified during the first two days of the trial in his own defense and returned to court on Friday to hear closing arguments from the two sides, exited the courtroom after the verdict and said: "My faith in humanity is restored."

Comment Culture and Biology (Score 1) 45

Humans are closely related no matter where they are from, so the DNA is almost indistinguishable and the evolved traits highly similar. The problem is it's hard to ascertain just how much of our culture is purely biological. Just because people migrated thousands of miles away from where they originated does not mean they did not carry cultural traits with them. Still, there is probably some evolutionary explanation to music.

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