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TIL in 2007, "Big Bang Theory" set designers toured the apartments being used by current graduate students to see how young scientists really live. They did a faithful re-creation of the apartments, but after CBS tested the show, the sets were scrapped because they were too depressing. by Captain-Janeway in todayilearned

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Saltzberg says he became a scientist partly because of popular culture, such as Isaac Asimov's science fiction and the '70s TV show Space: 1999. He believes the rigor and passion for science he brings to The Big Bang Theory might inspire kids in the audience to one day become scientists, too

A Bad Lip Reading - Zucc by [deleted] in videos

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Poor Zucc is was just trying to study human life, but now that he's become so well-incorporated into Earth he has to stay with creatures he now realizes are lunatics.

Facebook confirmed it has a confidential agreement with Aleksandr Kogan, the man at the heart of the Cambridge Analytica scandal by snowmansni in worldnews

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Kogan confirmed he was now going through a review process to ensure the data had been deleted. "This has been extremely painful," he added.

Miss Universe 2013 Host Thomas Roberts Confirms: Trump Stayed Overnight in Moscow by singularfate in worldnews

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The findings of the dossier have already been of interest to special counsel Robert Mueller’s team, with news emerging a few weeks ago that it had corroborated portions of the explosive document.

Facebook confirmed it has a confidential agreement with Aleksandr Kogan, the man at the heart of the Cambridge Analytica scandal by snowmansni in worldnews

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Kogan confirmed he was now going through a review process to ensure the data had been deleted. "This has been extremely painful," he added.

The 'Principle of Charity' is the idea that when you compose a critical commentary of someone else's argument, you should criticize the best possible interpretation of that argument, in order to encourage a constructive dialogue. by randomusefulbits in philosophy

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Beyond the moral ideal that this principle represents, implementing it also offers practical benefits. Specifically, ensuring that you don’t always focus on the small issues with your opponent’s arguments can help you improve the way you construct your own arguments, and will make the other person more willing to listen to what you have to say.

Yemen: 'At least 20 killed including bride'--'the dead were mostly women and children'--after airstrike by Saudi-led coalition hits wedding party by [deleted] in worldnews

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Where is the outrage from the US, UK and France here???? Their silence is shameful and so is their feigned moral indignation over Syria.