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Dialogue & Discourse

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active: 2020-10-31 → 2026-07-04

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LI Liv L. Dobbs · Dialogue & Discourse

Information Overload: How the Age of Knowing Everything Is Making Us Understand Less

On Information Overconsumption & Counteracting It

Oct 25, 2025 · 7 min read · 1,329 claps paywalled #data #learning #knowledge

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SC 𝐆𝐫𝐫𝐥𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭, scientist & journalist · Dialogue & Discourse

She’s Back! Wisdom The Incredible Laysan Albatross Has Returned

The world’s oldest known wild bird, Wisdom, the Laysan albatross, has returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to nest.

Feb 04, 2026 · 8 min read · 1,088 claps #albatross #midway #seabirds

She’s Back! Wisdom The Incredible Laysan Albatross Has Returned

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SC 𝐆𝐫𝐫𝐥𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭, scientist & journalist · Dialogue & Discourse

Electric Eels’ Shocking Ability To Alter The Genetics Of Nearby Animals

A new study has found that electric eels can alter the genetics of nearby animals through electrical discharges

Feb 05, 2024 · 4 min read · 966 claps paywalled #electric-eel #fish #genetics

Electric Eels’ Shocking Ability To Alter The Genetics Of Nearby Animals

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SC 𝐆𝐫𝐫𝐥𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭, scientist & journalist · Dialogue & Discourse

Diverse Headgear Of Hoofed Mammals Evolved From A Common Ancestor

From the small ossicones of a giraffe to the gigantic antlers of a moose, they all evolved from the same ancestor but are dramatically…

Jul 26, 2024 · 5 min read · 792 claps paywalled #evolution #gene-expression #transcriptome

Diverse Headgear Of Hoofed Mammals Evolved From A Common Ancestor

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SC 𝐆𝐫𝐫𝐥𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭, scientist & journalist · Dialogue & Discourse

The Origin And Evolution of Poisonous Birds

Amongst vertebrates, we know there are poisonous frogs, reptiles, fishes and now we know there are poisonous birds too!

May 06, 2026 · 5 min read · 291 claps paywalled #ornithology #toxins #ecology

The Origin And Evolution of Poisonous Birds

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SC 𝐆𝐫𝐫𝐥𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭, scientist & journalist · Dialogue & Discourse

Did Guano Make The Inca The World’s First Conservationists?

The Inca recognized the importance of guano and the islands where the so-called guano birds breed as central to the survival of their…

Feb 09, 2026 · 4 min read · 221 claps paywalled #guano #inca-empire #birds

Did Guano Make The Inca The World’s First Conservationists?

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DA David Mokotoff, MD · Dialogue & Discourse

Don’t Look Now, But Cash is Still King and Not Disappearing

More businesses are charging higher prices if you pay by card or phone.

May 30, 2026 · 3 min read · 217 claps paywalled #cash #cryptocurrency #ecommerce

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KA Kalen Smith · Dialogue & Discourse

Income Inequality: A Dropping Tide Lowers All Boats

Income inequality is a very heated topic in 2026. The top 10% have a larger share of wealth than in most of recent history.

May 25, 2026 · 3 min read · 153 claps paywalled #economics #politics #world

Income Inequality: A Dropping Tide Lowers All Boats

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KA Kalen Smith · Dialogue & Discourse

The Poorest Countries Have Limited Internet — What Can Be Done?

The Internet has played a huge role in our lives. It has shaped the long-term economic outlook for countless countries.

May 28, 2026 · 3 min read · 152 claps paywalled #politics #world #economics

The Poorest Countries Have Limited Internet — What Can Be Done?

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SC 𝐆𝐫𝐫𝐥𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭, scientist & journalist · Dialogue & Discourse

Gun Violence In Rural America Rises When Deer Hunting Season Begins

Is there an association between the opening of deer hunting season and shootings in rural counties in the United States?

Oct 16, 2024 · 3 min read · 127 claps paywalled #guns #shooting #homicide-rate

Gun Violence In Rural America Rises When Deer Hunting Season Begins

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KA Kalen Smith · Dialogue & Discourse

Trump Canceling USAID Left Surgical Patients in Developing Nations at Risk

It has been over a year since Trump illegally ended the USAID program.

May 23, 2026 · 3 min read · 100 claps paywalled #politics #economics #world

Trump Canceling USAID Left Surgical Patients in Developing Nations at Risk

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CA Carl J. Petersen · Dialogue & Discourse

A Prayer for My Country

A night with Bruce Springsteen became a reflection on patriotism, community, and hope in divided times.

May 23, 2026 · 4 min read · 100 claps paywalled #politics #music #bruce-springsteen

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NI Nick Licata, becomingacitizenactivists.org · Dialogue & Discourse

A Paradigm of How POWER Works

Introducing a Paradigm of Power

Jun 17, 2026 · 7 min read · 50 claps paywalled #organizing #power-bi #religion

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CA Carl J. Petersen · Dialogue & Discourse

When a Nation’s Birthday Feels Like a Wake

How America’s 250th birthday became another casualty of our deepening divide.

Jul 04, 2026 · 3 min read · 21 claps paywalled #politics #culture #history

When a Nation’s Birthday Feels Like a Wake

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CA Carl J. Petersen · Dialogue & Discourse

A Presidency Built on Political Misfires

A president who never learned to govern kept winning anyway. It has already cost the country; what price will his party pay next?

May 29, 2026 · 3 min read · 20 claps paywalled #politics #political-analysis #american-government

A Presidency Built on Political Misfires

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NI Nick Licata, becomingacitizenactivists.org · Dialogue & Discourse

Trump’s Vanity War

It is more likely that President Donald J. Trump was driven by his vanity rather than by the necessity of stopping Iran from attacking…

Jul 02, 2026 · 8 min read · 20 claps #war #donald-trump #iran

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RU Russ Isaacs-Wade · Dialogue & Discourse

Trump and the “Enemy Within”

Trump’s lies may be more purposely sinister than you thought

Dec 22, 2025 · 5 min read · 17 claps #enemy-within #blatant-lies #degradation-ceremony

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JA Jay Gottlieb · Dialogue & Discourse

What JD Vance’s Rewrites of History Tell Us About His Plans for The Future

Brace yourself for more lying, corruption, and maybe a theocracy

Jun 30, 2026 · 5 min read · 16 claps #politics #us-politics #jd-vance

What JD Vance’s Rewrites of History Tell Us About His Plans for The Future

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PA Pavi Sandhu · Dialogue & Discourse

Trexit: A Referendum on America’s Future

On the 250th Independence Day, a pledge to hold power accountable the way the founders intended: at the ballot box.

Jul 04, 2026 · 6 min read · 2 claps #politics #history #government

Trexit: A Referendum on America’s Future

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AR Arthur Quayle · Dialogue & Discourse

The Ludd-AI-tes

Two centuries after machines reshaped the workforce during the Industrial Revolution, artificial intelligence is poised to do it again —…

Jun 11, 2026 · 4 min read · 1 claps paywalled #ai #artificial-intelligence #economics

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TO Tom McInerney · Dialogue & Discourse

Gutting public finances central to rule of law assault

Contextualizing the Trump IRS deal and lawbreaker payout

May 24, 2026 · 3 min read · 1 claps

Gutting public finances central to rule of law assault

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MA Mackenzie Andersen · Dialogue & Discourse

AI & the Class Divide

Communism, meet Capitalism

Jun 13, 2026 · 9 min read · 1 claps paywalled #artificial-intelligence #government #control

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PS Psychohistoria · Dialogue & Discourse

Wolfram and “ruleology”: when “simple rules” promise too much

and that’s exactly why it’s interesting!

May 06, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps paywalled #physics #computational-thinking #wolfram-language

Wolfram and “ruleology”: when “simple rules” promise too much

IK Ikshit Sethi · Dialogue & Discourse

Iran’s Plea for War

Is State Intervention the Right Way to Bring Forth Justice?

Feb 28, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #iran #war #plea

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CA Carl J. Petersen · Dialogue & Discourse

The Los Angeles Mayoral Race I Always Wanted to Vote In

Why this year’s mayoral race finally offers a real debate about the city’s direction

Jun 25, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps paywalled #politics #democracy #social-commentary