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Speck Tater

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5. Is it a coincidence that when you look at a map of where ther most violence is...

Reply to DeSwiss (Original post)

Wed Dec 28, 2011, 01:08 PM

Dec 2011

... it's in the countries with the least science going on?

Yahoo published a list of the ten most violent cities in the world last week, and every one of them was in the science-deficient countries on Tyson's map.

I think that both of those statistics are really a measure of "civilization", and by that measure, the U.S. is becoming less and less civilized.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson: So which country is doing most science today? [View all] DeSwiss Dec 2011 OP

Have any of the Repub candidates been asked about Fed science and research funding? tridim Dec 2011 #1

I'll vouch for it izquierdista Dec 2011 #2

USA! USA! USA! progressoid Dec 2011 #3

Why would global capital sulphurdunn Dec 2011 #4

Is it a coincidence that when you look at a map of where ther most violence is... Speck Tater Dec 2011 #5

Good insight. daleanime Dec 2011 #6

You should post your information as an independent post in a new thread. JDPriestly Dec 2011 #7

I knew this would happen as soon as the jeezoid GWB took office TruthBeTold65 Dec 2011 #8