I was sent a rumor that Boston will be hosting an "early" Winter Olympics, June, 2015, in the MIT parking lot. This is the site for downhill ski races and the bobsleds:
The "early" Winter Olympics is contingent upon the light rail system (the "subway") being back on track (pun intended) by then.
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The cover story in this month's issue of
The National Geographic (March, 2015): "The War on Science" with this list on the cover:
- climate change: does not exist
- evolution; never happened
- the moon landing: was fake
- vaccinations: can lead to autism
- genetically modified food: is evil
I was surprised to see that these two were not added to the list:
- the Keystone XL: will add to CO2 emissions
- fracking: causes earthquakes
What's causing reasonable people to doubt reason, the editors ask? Exhibit A:
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