Category: Arrogance
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Useless skyscrapers - The vanity and arrogance of humankind
Supertall skyscrapers aren't necessarily built to fit as many people inside as possible--sometimes they're just aiming to be, well, really tall. Large portions of these buildings are designed to increase height, but remain unoccupied. Wasteful! The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, a not-for-profit organization that tracks the world's skyscrapers, just released some data…
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Medicine, SADS and our "I know everything" mania...
A teenager girl collapsed and died minutes after she was kissed for the first time. Scientists claim that she suffered from sudden adult death syndrome (SADS), without her knowing so. (1) Oh, how teffiried are we to admit that we do not know something. Tagging the death as "SADS" does not solve the mystery of…
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The more expensive the pen…
The more expensive the pen, the least attention you must pay to the one who writes with it...
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Leprosy bacteria, Human arrogance...
A study reveals that the bacterium that causes leprosy still packs the same punch it did in the Middle Ages. [1] Bacteria insist on reminding us the fallacy of the theories we use to understand nature: They seem to be THE most adaptable to survive with not even the need to change for thousands or…
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