This 2-hour documentary exposes the myths surrounding AIDS (primarily, that AIDS is not caused by HIV), the failings of the ongoing battle against AIDS, and the vile deception that has been perpetrated for so long about it.
(Watch on Google Video)
It’s appalling to learn that politicians as well as scientists have been lying to defend [...]
Everyone must watch this! (UPDATE: I’ve watched it 3 times and still find it funny!)
Robert Newman’s History of Oil (45 mins)
Totally hilarious stuff, but with a serious message at the end about the state of our world’s energy source — oil. Robert is extremely witty! I especially loved his impersonation of Tony Blair. I [...]
UPDATE (10 Nov 07): I see that many of you reached here from an email page. Just curious: why?
“Killing Us Softly 3: Advertising’s Image of Women” by Jean Kilbourne
An eye-opening presentation on how women are featured in advertising. The words that come to mind are “pervasive”, and then “normalisation”. Indeed, the practice of advertising [...]
Kids developing faster (All Headline News):
Child development experts say physical and behavioral changes that would have been typical of teenagers years ago are now common in kids ages 8 to 12, known as “tweens.”
Parents report that some of them are going on “dates” and are asking for such high-price items as cell phones and iPods. [...]
The Wounds We Do Not See (ABC News):
We met one man who was trying to get a prescription filled — for his brother, he told us. But it seemed clear he had some problems, too.
In the hallway he screamed abuse at the hospital managers for some reason that he couldn’t explain.
Then he shouted: “I would [...]
US vetoes motion on Gaza attack (BBC News)
You should have watched it in the news how US ambassador John Bolton did it. Sometimes I really resent the fact that everything can be argued for and against. It’s a waste of time. It gets us nowhere. And the people who take action, usually the few with [...]
Britney Spears files for divorce (BBC News)
Sing with me, ladies and gentlemen! Ah, for fear of getting scathing comments again, let me not comment further.
(Whistles to the tune of “Oops, I did it again”…)
Westerners ‘are more promiscuous’ (BBC News):
People in western countries tend to have more sexual partners than those in the developing world, a study says.
Monogamy is dominant across the world, but multiple partners are more common in rich countries, according to the study published in the Lancet.
This was despite developing countries having higher rates of sexually [...]
People of average fitness can achieve 20 km/h with an average power input of about 1/10 hp, or 75 watts. This level of exertion is minimal and can be kept up for hours.
Leg muscles are about 20 percent efficient, so a five kilometre ride consumes 80 kilocalories, or about one small apple. If you are [...]
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