The Daily Populous

Friday June 30th, 2017 day edition

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A rumble can be clenched by a fair fight if you've got the guts to risk that.

And I want more Americans who demand these kinds of debates for the sake of our democracy.

Just ideas against ideas, let them fight it out, and if you lose, come back with better ideas.

If you don't have the guts to focus on ideas and stop tearing down individuals, you belong in the stands, not on the field.

I want more leaders who are brave enough to focus on ideas and not ad hominem attacks.

I want more leaders who are willing to say, “I hate everything she stands for, but I do not hate her.

It makes you more compassionate, learning to treat those you argue with as true opponents, not merely obstacles. »

'There is no news': What a change from 1930 to today

Authored by bbc.co.uk
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But 87 years ago, on 18 April 1930, the BBC's news announcer had nothing to communicate.

"There is no news," was the script of the 20:45 news bulletin, before piano music was played for the rest of the 15-minute segment.

This was out of respect for the music and drama performers, who had to dress up to entertain in the evening. »

Pesticides damage survival of bee colonies, landmark study shows

Authored by theguardian.com
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Widely used insecticides damage the survival of honeybee colonies, the world’s largest ever field trial has shown for the first time, as well as harming wild bees.

Neonicotinoids represent a quarter of the multi-billion dollar pesticide market but have been repeatedly linked to serious harm in bees in lab-based studies.

But there had been few realistic field studies to date to address the role of the insecticides and only occasional evidence for colony-level harm in wild bees. »

MIT Professor Gives A Dire Warning to the U.S. About Funding Science

Authored by futurism.com

They say there’s no alternative to hard work, but most researchers probably wouldn’t turn down the opportunity for more collaborative research that’s well-funded.

The Miracle Machine produces amazing advances in science and technology as a result of federal support an funding for the public and private sectors of the research community.

However, as a video narrated by Broad Institute director Eric Lander explains, one of America’s greatest assets is “falling into disrepair.”. »

Tom Wheeler defends Title II rules, accuses Pai of helping monopolists

Authored by arstechnica.com

The FCC used its Title II authority to impose the core net neutrality rules against blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization.

After a court decision overturning previous net neutrality rules, the FCC could only ban paid fast lanes by using Title II, Wheeler said.

The Wheeler FCC's privacy rules also relied on Title II but were repealed by the Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump. »