tychoxi (55)in #politics • 5 years agoLet's take a look at the European ParliamentNow that the dust has settled and the new European Parliament (EP) is seated, I thought we could look at where we…tychoxi (55)in #politics • 6 years agoOn the rise of fascism - Part 2...CONTINUES from part 1 I've seen the future, brother, and it's murder The USA currently supports most of…tychoxi (55)in #politics • 6 years agoOn the rise of fascismTL;DR: capitalism attacks and undermines the same institutions and rights that fascists would be attacking if in…tychoxi (55)in #contest • 6 years agoOne year Steemit anniversary retrospective and giveaway: win SBI shares!In a couple of weeks or so it will be a year since I joined Steemit . Overall, I feel like I've had a pretty good…tychoxi (55)in #steemstem • 6 years agoRecording of Carl Sagan's 'Age of Exploration' 1994 lecture has been foundA "lost" 1994 lecture by Carl Sagan has been found and published last week on November 9th (the 84th anniversary…tychoxi (55)in #steemstem • 6 years agoSexual development of the brainThis is a continuation of a previous post from last week . I'd recommend reading that one first. Adapted from…tychoxi (55)in #steemstem • 6 years agoTrump administration would like to pretend some LGBT+ people don't exist, let's look at the factsAdapted from CC 2.0 source by Ted Eytan . An ultra far-right, authoritarian homophobe/transphobe will soon assume…tychoxi (55)in #steemstem • 6 years agoNew report shows vertebrate biodiversity is plummeting worldwideI have previously shared with you stories about how human activity clears forests at a rate of 27 soccer fields per…tychoxi (55)in #steemstem • 6 years agoNew study warns Bitcoin could become major climate change driver We are all probably aware of the recent IPCC report exhorting immediate action before 2030 to prevent catastrophic…tychoxi (55)in #politics • 6 years ago"Capitalism breeds innovation"People love to bring this up to defend capitalism. "Socialism kills innovation!" they like to say. "Look at IBM…tychoxi (55)in #steemstem • 6 years agoBanned more than a decade ago, polychlorinated biphenyls are still set to destroy orca whale populationspublic domain source by NOAA. First discovered in the 1800s, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) entered mass…tychoxi (55)in #history • 6 years agoPeter Jackson restored and colourized hours of WW1 footage for new documentaryAcademy Award-winner Peter Jackson—who you may know for directing The Lord of the Rings trilogy, or perhaps even his…tychoxi (55)in #steemstem • 6 years agoPooping: you are (probably) doing it wrongAh, pooping. Defecating. Moving your bowels. Taking a dump. Dropping a load. A very private matter, perhaps even…tychoxi (55)in #steemstem • 6 years agoAncient viral infection linked to modern human drug addictionA new study published last week has linked intravenous drug abuse to a gene variant of RASGRF2 (known as…tychoxi (55)in #steemstem • 6 years agoNew study maps the causes behind deforestation around the worldForests currently cover around 30% of the world's land area, even as human activity—mainly agriculture and commodity…tychoxi (55)in #steemstem • 6 years agoScientists engineer optimized version of previously useless class of antibioticsAntibiotic resistance has been a growing concern in the scientific community for years. Through their use, misuse…tychoxi (55)in #news • 6 years agoEU approves problematic copyright reform directiveThe EU Parliament has yesterday voted in favour of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market…tychoxi (55)in #steemstem • 6 years agoOn the origin of lifeA week ago someone asked me about the origin of life. I gave them some basic pointers but since it's not my area of…tychoxi (55)in #science • 6 years agoLargest king penguin population has been devastated in the last 30 yearsIn a previous post I shared with you a study projecting that the king penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus ), an…tychoxi (55)in #news • 6 years agoIs the USA preparing to bomb Iran before 2018 is through?Last Friday it was reported that the USA is preparing to bomb Iran in the coming weeks according to senior…