Lord Liaden Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Pretty much anything that could stand in for a penis is a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 On 8/14/2019 at 9:52 AM, Cancer said: Science fiction as policy "tool" The main problem I would have with that is that teachers and policy-makers already have problems distinguishing between reality and fiction. Exposing them to more fiction might be helpful...but it might only enable them to latch more firmly onto the easily-grasped portions of the fiction and to continue to be ignorant of the science. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 I would disagree that teachers and policy-makers have any more problem distinguishing between reality and fiction than any other person. If anything they have less problems as a group, because they're regularly exposed to expert information as part of their jobs. Ignorance, bias and stupidity are the biggest causes for that problem, and those two groups don't really have an excuse for ignorance unless it's willful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 It's certainly an interesting enough suggestion to be worth thinking about, though. And I'm thinking about it from a position of perhaps writing stuff like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishFox Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 1 hour ago, archer said: The main problem I would have with that is that teachers and policy-makers already have problems distinguishing between reality and fiction. Well intentioned academics and bureaucrats can be incredibly dangerous. I mean, this is so well understood that it is often the basis for fictional super-villain types. If the uneducated masses only understood how much better off they'll be after I disintegrate 1/2 of all life in the universe. The real life counterparts are so horrific they defy comprehension - democide at 250+ million last century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 Scientists turn Cancer cells into Fat cells ScottishFox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 Examining my ... ah ... middle-age spread, this is in no way a surprise development. wcw43921, Logan D. Hurricanes and Ranxerox 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 13 hours ago, Pattern Ghost said: Scientists turn Cancer cells into Fat cells So, you get rid of the breast cancer, but add more fat. I doubt any woman would call that an unqualified win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 It’s all about the location when it comes to fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 surprisingly not in America. Slow service get you shot https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49385132 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 I know there's a Paris, Texas; is there a Paris, Florida? Tom Cowan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 On 8/16/2019 at 8:04 AM, Pariah said: I've got a friend who's a university professor (Communications) who just took one-year sabbatical to focus on writing a book on comic book superheroines as a metaphor for the #metoo movement. Of course, good science fiction has always had a strong element of social and political commentary. There was a collection of philosophical essays devoted to Buffy during its run. The most provocative, "Brownskirts: Fascism, Christianity, and The Eternal Demon", explored the idea that Buffy was promoting fascism. Given Joss Whedon's later behavior (and revelations about his earlier behavior) there may be a point to it (although I am in no position to judge). I may have to read that book to get a firmer grasp in light of later events in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 Prairie dogs in Denver suburb test positive for bubonic plague Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 "Let's turn this nuclear waste dump/EPA Superfund site into a wildlife refuge," they said. "It'll be great," they said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 Hong Kong protests earlier today: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 Death Tribble may run short of food, fuel, and medicine soon after Halloween Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 9 hours ago, death tribble said: surprisingly not in America. Slow service get you shot https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49385132 Well of course it wasn't in America. We have shot enough people to know that it only makes them slower. ScottishFox and Cancer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 Three Potential Mass Shooters Foiled Ranxerox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 12 hours ago, Old Man said: Death Tribble may run short of food, fuel, and medicine soon after Halloween COUGHsolyent greenCOUGH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishFox Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 On 8/17/2019 at 8:01 PM, Lord Liaden said: So, you get rid of the breast cancer, but add more fat. I doubt any woman would call that an unqualified win. Depends on where you place the fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 Beware of the bus stop refurbisher ! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-49393778 Hermit and Ternaugh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 Don't steal the sand ! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49394828 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 On 8/17/2019 at 7:01 AM, Pattern Ghost said: Scientists turn Cancer cells into Fat cells Adipogenesis was the name of my Phil Collins cover band. Cancer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 On 8/17/2019 at 9:01 PM, Lord Liaden said: So, you get rid of the breast cancer, but add more fat. I doubt any woman would call that an unqualified win. On 8/18/2019 at 1:06 AM, Old Man said: It’s all about the location when it comes to fat. 3 hours ago, ScottishFox said: Depends on where you place the fat. Please note, I'm not talking about what men think about it. ScottishFox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 Witnesses said a bank robber didn’t have facial tattoos. So police digitally altered a suspect’s mugshot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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