One of my favourite examples of the genre is the recurrent laryngeal nerve which connects the brain to the larynx but, by accident of evolution, loops below the aorta. In giraffes it is about 4.6m lo… (View Post)

Isn't this just basically saying that corruption is a thing? It exists in the UK, as it does in every country. According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index though, things a… (View Post)

My dad used to be forever railing about corrupt politicians; he thought they were utter scum. However, he did have a friend who, at the time, was an MP. In return for my father's support in some matt… (View Post)

That article is about LTNs, not 15-minute cities. They are different concepts, though often conflated. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/15-minute-city-urban-planning-idea-conspiracy-theory-misinfor… (View Post)

Yes, I think the moon has played an essential role in creating an environment suitable for life on Earth. For intelligent life to evolve, you need, fundamentally, a sufficiently large, complex, long-… (View Post)