Word: speciesism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The new theory, formulated by Robert T. Bakker of John Hopkins University, emphasized the reduction of the rate of dinosaur species formation as a result of the draining of the shallow seas and the erosion of continental land masses.
No one knows yet why human decline takes such a helter-skelter course, or even what causes aging itself. But it is not for lack of trying. In recent years, the new science of gerontology (the study of aging) has expended prodigious efforts to locate life's master clock...
Second, most chemicals do not cause cancer in rats, mice, or other species, even when given in very large amounts over a lifetime. Further, with the possible exception of trivalent arsenic, all chemicals that have been shown to cause cancer in man are carcinogenic in rats or mice. Therefore, positive...
Washington established ten task forces to examine the pipeline applications, and Ottawa set up three special committees. The hearings were exhaustive, especially those conducted by Canadian Justice Thomas R. Berger, who was commissioned to examine the pipeline's ecological and social impact. After interviewing 300 environmental and economic experts...
BUT IF you do not care for the idea of a bunch of erstwhile high school quarterbacks running the largest economic machine in the world, you cannot fault Maccoby for his research. With a grant from Harvard's Program on Technology and Society, Maccoby spent about six years interviewing 250...