Category: Vanity
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Be fat. Stay healthy!
Most of us aren't fond of our flab but perhaps it's time to see it in a new light. Fat cells may be among our first line of defence against pathogens. "Fat has an additional role we didn't suspect", says Jay Kolls of the University of Pittsburgh. Beyond physical barriers such as skin, our main…
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Unknown Santa. The only way...
Susan Desmond-Hellmann, the chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), will be the next CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The oncologist and former Genentech executive will take the reins of the huge philanthropy from retiring CEO Jeff Raikes on 1 May 2014, overseeing the foundation’s activities in global public health,…
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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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