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POPSAcademic Earth - Free Lecture Videos From Top Scholars With so much of this going on (iTunes Store has iTunes U as well, and there must be others) why even bother going to a university for much of a degree? Shouldn't there be a reduced tuition for those who can pass a competency exam based on self-paced online study? Sort of an Internet University BA?
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POPSIndia - the first country that convict someone for a crime relying on controversial machine Psychologists and neuroscientists in the United States, which has been at the forefront of brain-based lie detection, variously called India’s application of the technology to legal cases “fascinating,” “ridiculous,” “chilling” and “unconscionable.” (While attempts have been made in the United States to introduce findings of similar tests into court cases, these generally have been by defense lawyers trying to show the mental impairment of the accused, not by prosecutors trying to convict.) “I find this both interesting and disturbing,” Henry T. Greely, a bioethicist at Stanford Law School, said of the Indian verdict. “We keep looking for a magic, technological solution to lie detection. Maybe we’ll have it someday, but we need to demand the highest standards of proof before we ruin people’s lives based on its application.”
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POPSBest online atlas of anatomy Whether you are studying anatomy, cramming for an exam, or just have a curiosity to find out more about what makes you tick, WinkingSkull is an amazing website.
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POPSFresh Bread Don't know if it applies in my country but interesting and useful nonetheless.
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POPSThe Global Gender Gap Report 2007 The US dropped six places, going from 25th in last year’s gender equality study to 31st. While the US did make progress on political empowerment, the large gap in economic participation brought down the overall score....
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POPSMoisturizer ingredients to avoid It is advisable to make sure any moisturizer you choose contain few and ideally none of these ingredients. (The website is trying to promote a particular brand, I clipped this in order to have a general idea of things to stay away from)
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POPS"Artchive" this site is a treasure trove of information regarding art....I have so much to learn & explore here :)
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POPSinitials of famous names.... Michael J. Fox’s middle name is Andrew. He needed to use a middle initial, because an actor named Michael Fox already had a Screen Actors Guild card. But he was afraid, as a Canadian, Michael A. Fox would be mocked (Michael “Eh?” Fox). Ulysses S. Grant was born Hyram Ulysses Grant, but the Congressman who’d nominated him for admission to West Point mistakenly used the name Ulysses S. Grant, which stuck.
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