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Are catastrophic disasters striking more often?

By Guest PostSeptember 18, 2017Environmentcatastrophic disasters, economic damage, frequency, hurricane harvey, increasing, inflation adjusted gdp, jay zagorsky

The frequency is increasing, but slowly

No sooner had Hurricane Harvey’s record rains receded from Houston and neighboring cities than the residents of Florida began bracing for a wallop from an even more powerful storm. And hurricane season hasn’t even peaked yet. (more…)

No joke: Blondes aren’t dumb, science says

By Guest PostMarch 21, 2016Culture, Scienceblondes, dumb, dumb blonde, iq of blondes, jay zagorsky, stefan schmitz

New national study refutes damaging stereotype

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The “dumb blonde” stereotype is simply wrong, according to a new national study of young baby boomers.

The study of 10,878 Americans found that white women who said their natural hair color was blonde had an average IQ score within 3 points of brunettes and those with red or black hair. (more…)