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    World's Smartest Man is a Bouncer; Thoughts on Intelligence

    MARCH 19, 2009 6:28PM

    By Travis D'arby


    Topics: intelligence, smart, iq

    • Editor's Pick
    • 63 Ratings
    • 11055 Views
    • 93 Comments
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    Ignorance is Bliss?

    MARCH 5, 2010 9:07AM

    By Ann Nichols


    Topics: is it better to be stupid?, intelligence, robo tripping, house

    • 15 Ratings
    • 6186 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    six images for susan

    SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 2:44PM

    By bbd


    Topics: six pretty things, six pretty things for susan, intelligence, art, passion, os, friends, susanmb, susan, photo, photos, photography, flowers, health

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 3489 Views
    • 39 Comments
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    To Meat or Not to Meat?

    AUGUST 25, 2010 5:28PM

    By David Fumarola


    Topics: conflicted carnivores, open call, animals, meat, dinner, vegan, vegetarian, eat, corvid, primates, dining, intelligence, food

    • 0 Ratings
    • 2599 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    LET'S TALK ABOUT RACE, PAT: PART TWO

    JULY 16, 2009 6:47PM

    By mary gravitt


    Topics: television, science, politics, news, gossip, environment, books, belief and religion, marc aronson, lothrop stoddard, madison grant, nazism, americans, irish, whitness, intelligence, racism, race, pat buchanan, miniture, ficdep, george orwell

    • 41 Ratings
    • 2333 Views
    • 34 Comments
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    Be kinder, but sharper: an OS manifesto

    DECEMBER 30, 2008 1:11PM

    By Greg Correll


    Topics: os, politics, kindness, intelligence, fairplay

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 2233 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    Don't Get Smart With Me!

    OCTOBER 19, 2008 1:24PM

    By Lonnie Lazar


    Topics: intelligence, stupidity, iq, test, speed, time, pressure, knowledge, history, language, culture, open call, beta corps

    • Editor's Pick
    • 30 Ratings
    • 2073 Views
    • 45 Comments
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    Killing Me Softly (With This Economy)

    FEBRUARY 9, 2012 10:43PM

    By dunniteowl


    Topics: gave up, not interested, bum, handout, lazy, unemployed, employment, overseas, jobs, semiconductors, manufacturing, production, marketing, sales, door-to-door, experience, self employment, work ethic, desire to work, training, education, intelligence, entrepreneurial spirit, hard work, employment, unemployment myths debunked, open call

    • 0 Ratings
    • 2057 Views
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    Americas Smartest and Dumbest Cities

    OCTOBER 6, 2009 12:56AM

    By Tony Wang


    Topics: voter participation, educational institutions, non-fiction book sales, post graduate degrees, bachelor's degrees, education, dumb cities, smart cities, intelligence

    • 57 Ratings
    • 1939 Views
    • 143 Comments
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    Are Liberals More Intelligent Than Conservatives?

    DECEMBER 13, 2010 5:55PM

    By nanatehay


    Topics: savanna-iq interaction hypothesis, satoshi kanazawa, young country, intelligence, evolution, conservatives, liberals

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 1859 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    Chasing Beauty: An Addict's Memoir

    SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 10:28PM

    By Lisa Hickey


    Topics: beauty, addiction, anti-aging, obsession, men, women, intelligence

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 1858 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    McCain's FBI Background FIB on Palin

    SEPTEMBER 7, 2008 1:19PM

    By Chris K


    Topics: bush, mccain, cia, fbi, vp, wmd, lies, intelligence, palin

    • 4 Ratings
    • 1713 Views
    • 29 Comments
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    Information, Intelligence, and Nature

    FEBRUARY 15, 2009 1:25PM

    By jeffrey dach md


    Topics: and nature, intelligence, information

    • 18 Ratings
    • 1656 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Why beer makes you smarter

    JANUARY 29, 2009 7:43AM

    By Moana


    Topics: darwin, buffalo, intelligence, beer

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 1612 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    Cheney & the CIA's Mossad-Like Assassination Squads

    JULY 14, 2009 8:41AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: illegal, law, intelligence, bush, terrorism, counterterrorism, al qaeda, assassination, republicans, democrats, leon panetta, barack obama, dick cheney, cheney, cia

    • 7 Ratings
    • 1610 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    The First Obama Betrayal?

    NOVEMBER 11, 2008 4:18AM

    By Rick Lucke


    Topics: obama, politics, president-elect, surveillance, spying, intelligence

    • 25 Ratings
    • 1536 Views
    • 29 Comments
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    Some Musings On This Week With Mark Twain

    SEPTEMBER 13, 2009 6:17AM

    By Stephen McGuire


    Topics: politics, religion, congress, mark twain, gays, zombies, half-wits, governors, antichrist, tit on a tree, rhesus monkey, intelligence, os

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 1379 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Did Cheney Reveal Classified 'Sources & Methods' to ABC?

    JUNE 19, 2009 10:37AM

    By J.E. Robertson


    Topics: cheney, intelligence, politics, interrogation, torture, national security

    • 13 Ratings
    • 1286 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    Just-In-Time Jeopardy

    FEBRUARY 16, 2011 5:08AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: new rule, rules, justice, fairness, stupidity, intelligence, trust, ethics, logic, decision-making, competition, television, jeopardy!, philosophy, technology

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 1268 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    OK, What IF the Bomb Had Gone Off?

    JANUARY 7, 2010 11:17AM

    By Heather Michon


    Topics: nicolle wallace, daily beast, terrorist, obama, security, intelligence

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