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‘Arrest us all’: the 200 women who killed a rapist
When hundreds of women descended on Nagpur district court armed with knives, stones and chilli powder, within minutes the man who raped them lay dead. Raekha Prasad reports.Source: www.theguardian.comWhen the dominators are favored by the legal system, Justice May have… Continue reading
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Teachers must Care; Students must Attend
That is, mentors must be engaged with mentoring people, seeing the student as an Existenz, with all of the possibility that this entails. And learners must attend, being fully now/here wherever they are, focused on this happening with the mentor. It… Continue reading
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Researchers May Have Discovered The Consciousness On/Off Switch | IFLScience
Researchers from the George Washington University have managed to switch consciousness on and off in an epileptic woman by stimulating a single region of the brain with electrical impulses. While this is a single case study, it provides an exciting… Continue reading
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9 Amazing Benefits of Coffee – Lifespan
Coffee has become the subject of thousands of surveys in the past few years. Known as a simple stimulant it also has many other properties. Here are some of the most interesting statistics we could put together for proponents of… Continue reading
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Why Heterosexuality Didn’t Really Exist Until the 19th Century | Alternet
Very enlightening interview with author Hanne Blank. “Heterosexual” was actually coined in a letter at the same time as the word “homosexual,” [in the mid-19thcentury], by an Austro-Hungarian journalist named Károly Mária Kertbeny. He created these words as part of… Continue reading
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Adaptive Nature: The Coywolf
While the parks department has denied their existence, PBS has produced this hour-long documentary on the animals. Were excited about Coywolves and covering them not because we want to scare you, but because were fascinated with natures ability to adapt.… Continue reading
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Toby Froud’s Lessons Learned: No CGI whenever Possible
In case you missed it last week, Toby Froud, the baby in the striped PJs from the movie Labyrinth, grew up, moved to Portland for a job at LAIKA, and premiered his own fantasy puppet film on Saturday in collaboration… Continue reading
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A Few Thoughts on Power
Business has defeated everything in its path. Its last enemies are the oldest: it is still defied by the ancient Gods of blood revenge, territorial tr…Source: symbolreader.netAs a society, we may be conditioned by the historical root of the word… Continue reading
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The Gnosis Archive: Resources on Gnosticism and Gnostic Tradition
A vast collection of materials and audio lectures dealing with Gnosis and Gnosticism, both ancient and modern.Source: gnosis.orgFor my friends who are begining–or even well underway–a spiritual journey beyond the confines of what you have heretofore known. Continue reading
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Magic mushrooms expand your mind and amplify your brain’s dreaming areas – here’s how | IFLScience
Psychedelic drugs alter consciousness is a profound and novel way that increases the breadth and fluency of cognition. However, until recently, we were unable to offer an explanation for how the brain was altered to account for these effects.Source: www.iflscience.com Continue reading
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