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Chess players perform worse when air quality is poor – and other high-skilled workers could be affected too

By Francis Pope, University of Birmingham This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original … Chess players perform worse when air quality is poor – and other high-skilled workers could be affected too

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Causes and Type of Social Stratification

Causes of Social Stratification: There are five basic points which gives clear idea about the causes of social stratification; (1) Inequality – … Causes and Type of Social Stratification

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A pastor touts religion in The Atlantic: Religion helps America because “its metaphysical claims are true”

Frankly, I was gobsmacked when I saw this new piece in The Atlantic, because, in the interest of convincing a secularizing America that we need more … A pastor touts religion in The Atlantic: Religion helps America because “its metaphysical … Continue reading

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Urbanization Effects on GHCN Temperature Trends, Part II: Evidence that Homogenization Spuriously Warms Trends — Watts Up With That?

Thus, it appears that NOAA’s homogenization procedure is spuriously warming station temperature trends (on average) when it should be cooling them. I don’t know how to conclude any different. The post Urbanization Effects on GHCN Temperature Trends, Part II: Evidence … Continue reading

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