“…false news online travels “farther, faster, deeper, and more broadly than the truth…” Blame our Stone Age brains/genomes

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“Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.” Cato

“Trump, like many who cheer him on at rallies, views the Middle East as a collection of barely distinguishable “shithole countries.”

We’re Toast: “90% of plastic has never been recycled.”

Yikes! “”Aggression is often thought of as a product of negative feelings such as anger, frustration, and pain — yet…positive feelings [enjoyment] are also an important cause of human violence.”

“People with sadistic personality traits tend to be aggressive, but only enjoy their aggressive acts if it harms their victims…these actions ultimately leave sadists feeling worse than they felt before their aggressive act.”

Tick, tick..”U.S. student loan debt has doubled since the end of the recession.”