Ageless Voices

No ice at the North Pole

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It seems unthinkable, but for the first time in human history, ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole this year.

The cost of repealing blue laws

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Blue laws, or Sunday closing laws, refer to statutes that restrict certain activities on the Christian Sabbath. By the end of the 19th century, nearly every state had at least some law prohibiting certain activities on…

The Invisible Government

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In a speech in Chicago, John Pilger describes how propaganda has become such a potent force in our lives and, in the words of one of its founders, represents an invisible government .

High IQ turns academics into atheists

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Intelligence is a predictor of religious scepticism, a professor has argued. Rebecca Attwood reports

Belief in God is much lower among academics than among the general population because scholars have higher IQs, a…

Long-term cannabis users may have structural brain abnormalities

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Long-term, heavy cannabis use may be associated with structural abnormalities in areas of the brain known as the hippocampus and amygdala, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one…