SparrowSong

Biology Major seeking to become a wildlife biologist. This blog has no theme, I DO WHAT I WANT! Enjoys debating, will trolls occasionally but with no ill will.

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Here is your daily dose of adorable!

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Norway plans to stop selling gas cars by 2025

While the U.S. Congress is still working out whether climate change is real, Norway is readying a bill that will effectively ban the sale of non-electric vehicles by 2025. They’ll be the first country to do so. No wonder Elon Musk is so excited.

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[realcleverscience]

damn, Norway does rock! (They already have 24% of their cars as electric!)

[alxndrasplace]

High standard of living, stable economy, prisons that rehabilitate and now the vision of a petrol free automobile culture. And they don’t see why they should call themselves exceptional. What a concept…

[wnq-writers]

Unexpressed emotions will only intensify until you can no longer handle your own silence.

Lynette Simeone  (via wnq-writers)

[brainsandbodies]

What Happens When You Keep Fruit Flies in Total Darkness for 60 Years

Since 1954, Kyoto University has been managing a population of fruit flies, living in total darkness. Now, after interbreeding some of these “dark flies” with regular flies, the researchers are learning more about the genetic adaptations taking place when fruit flies are kept entirely in the dark.

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Talk about awesome!

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There’s one way to survive a black hole

If you ever fall into a black hole, its gravity would pull you in until you became “spaghettified” and turned into paper-thin strands of matter. Eventually,you’d slip over the event horizon, everything would go black and you’d be lost forever. 

But. if that black hole is spinning, scientists have discovered it may “allowsphysical objects to stay intact” as they move to the center. This is giving some credence to those out-there science fiction ideas.

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If paper was pulled into a black hole, how thin would it get? or would it stay the same even if the black hole wasn’t spinning?

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Amazon.com: Cards Against Humanity: Toys & Games

Need something to brighten your day? How about the Q & A for Cards Against Humanity?

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Pluto was discovered on this day in 1930.

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Happy late Discovery day Pluto! Next to Earth (due to living necessities) you have always been my favorite!

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snapshots of me writing my history essays over the weekend! (that made my head spin really bad thanks a lot korean war hAHHAaa) and also soo sorry for not being online much, but i will be sure to update ya’ll on my physics notes for my upcoming physics common test! - amy x 

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You have really nice handwriting. Bravo!

[tiavision]

today my anthro professor said something kindof really beautiful:

“you all have a little bit of ‘I want to save the world’ in you, that’s why you’re here, in college. I want you to know that it’s okay if you only save one person, and it’s okay if that person is you”

[rabtownsend]

I feel like a few people I know could stand to read this.

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Because life wasn’t difficult enough I have to go to school.

Because school isn’t difficult enough I have to keep up with life. -sigh-

[hotdamn5sos]

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When you broke but you woke

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Wait… Guys what?

Is this what you guys think it means when GMO comes up in conversation?

Do you know what else is a GMO?

Dogs. Literally ALL dogs have had their genetics modified to make them more docile, loyal, trusting, energetic, obedient ect.

Ears of corn used to be the size of your thumb. Through selective ‘breeding’ we chose the strains of corn that were the biggest, fastest growing, most resilient ect. Ect.

THAT is a GMO. I don’t know where the idea that genetic modification meant they’re injecting your food stuffs with chemicals to change its DNA. That’s not how it works.

However, they ARE spraying your veggies with pesticides and that is something you should be worried about.

Companies like Monsanto are evil. But not because they are breeding crops to feed more people. But because they’re monopolizing the farming market, sueing farmers who share a geographic area and have some of the same strains of crops in their fields because of unavoidable cross pollination and lying about their business practices.

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This is Normal Borlaug. In 1942 he received his Ph. D in plant pathology and genetics. In Mexico, he developed semi-dwarf, high-yield, disease resistant varieties of wheat. A genetically modified food. He introduced these to Mexico, Pakistan and India, resulting in double the wheat yields in a 5 year span. In 1970, Borlaug was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for saving one billion lives from starvation, and contributing to world peace through increasing the world food supply.

Genetically modified food is great.

[fuckyeah-nerdery]

This, a thousand fucking times this. Privilege is spouting and spreading pseudo-science bullshit you saw on your Facebook feed or on Twitter because unlike people in drought and famine prone areas of the world, you have the option to do just that. Those other parts of the world that don’t have the benefit of a food surplus and can’t pick and choose what they eat depend on GMOs to not die of starvation or watch their children waste away. I despise Monsanto as much as the next person and if they ever go out of business, I’ll be the first to dance a jig, but condemning GMOs just because one megacorp is a pile of shitbags is beyond idiotic. If scientists can create new strains of seeds that can withstand disease, pests, all while yielding more foodstuff, then we should be throwing our support behind them.

[ischemgeek]

Also, “They are feeding us chemicals!” is a fundamentally ridiculous statement. 

Why? 

As a chemist, I’m gonna let you in on a little secret: 

Everything is chemicals.

[thethespacecoyote]

Thiiiiiis, this is why I have so many issues with the promoting of the non-GMO thing in the rich ass neighborhood where I work, because they’re ignorant about the actual issue with GMOs (monopolizing/patenting genetic modifications) and focus on misinformation

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THANK GOODNESS! I love being feed chemicals! I have a feeling I would die without them.

Seriously though, I really try to tell people GMO is relatively natural, sadly most don’t listen.

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The Other day in Federal Govt.

Prof. is talking about how media can effect our emotions and beliefs.

Prof.: Have you ever cried when your favorite character dies?

Me: - half raises hand- *whisper* Maes Hughes.

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Walking into the house with my hands full

Dogs: Human! Hello human! You’ve been gone so long, we missed you! Pet us! Me: Hey puppies, sweet puppies. Good boys. How have you been my good boys? Good boys. The puppy: Oh I missed you so much! Let me run around and in between your feet while you walk! Me: -almost trips over the puppy- Damn it dog! Go away. Be careful!

[mikavee]

i needed more nina and hughes in my life

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Thank you for making this!

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Does watching Supernatural make anyone else crave a really good greasy burger?

(Not my art)

[yatopotato]

I rather see yato as a presidential candidate than trump.

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Thanks for the warning. Good bye life, farewell sleep.