To estimate a distribution of values instead, he created a computer model of the Milky Way’s stars, generated planets around them, and assigned life to some planets in the habitable zones of their stars. Then he used equations that take into account the random nature of evolution to determine if that life went on to [...]
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Social Darwinism in college admissions
White, well-off middle class families still exert a stranglehold over places at the top universities, despite the millions of pounds spent encouraging the poor and moderately well-off to apply, new research reveals. Children from the richest 2% of all households, are more than four and a half times more likely to study at high-ranking universities [...]
That which rises is the eternal minority
I read the local newspaper today, where they had a list of people they’d interviewed and their stories and pictures. All the people voting McCain, save one, were white suburbanites. All the people voting Obama, save one, were of a minority group or recent naturalized immigrants. It leads me to think of humanity in these [...]
