Word: speciesism
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Origin of the Species
Loader said his only vice was his distaste for members of the same species.
The book presents a rich cast of characters. Here's industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1889 calling the accumulation of wealth "one of the worst species of idolatry" and hilariously praising the virtues of "honest poverty." Here's Andrew Mellon, Treasury Secretary under Presidents Harding, Coolidge and Hoover, arguing that when...
Six months ago, the state of the TV networks seemed grim. For the first time during a regular television season, cable's basic channels had collectively passed the six broadcast networks in their share of the prime-time audience. Ad spending--down for all media since the start of the...
The experiment was carried out using two types of chemical tests—Luria broth plus ampicillin (an antibiotic), and YEPD (yeast extract with peptone and dextrose)—and four petri dishes: one sample for each foot (for comparative purposes) and two control dishes. After one weekâ?...