Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The Death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: A Personal Perspective
This morning, for the very first time in my life, I awoke to a Britain without its Queen.
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Star Trek Discovery: Why Adira’s Coming Out Scene is so Important
Warning: spoilers incoming for season 3 of Star Trek: Discovery. Star Trek: Discovery season 3 was all about identity. After hurtling 930 years into the future, the entire crew of the U.S.S. Discovery found themselves in a strange new time and a vastly different galaxy to the one they left behind in the 23rd century.…
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That Luke Skywalker Scene is Weird, Right?
And no, I’m not talking about the time he drank green milk he had just squeezed from an alien’s sizable teat, dribbling it down his salt-and-pepper beard. Or the time he showed a Sarlacc’s pit-worth more depth of grief for the death of the strange magic hermit he had only recently met in the desert…
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President Trump to Capitol Rioters: “We Love You”
From double-voting to ballots from dead people, Trump has concocted a cavalcade of casuistic conspiracies in a cacophonous assault on democracy itself.
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Joe Biden Wins Election to Become the Next President of the United States
Since Tuesday November 3, after a gruelling campaign, America, and the world, has been watching and waiting with bated breath for the presidential election results to be called and finally they have. In unison, media outlets across the world such as CNN, CBS, NBC, AP News, and BBC News called the election race for Joe…
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President Trump Scraps Stimulus for Supreme Court Nominee
In a move criticised on both sides President Trump orders end to stimulus package negotiations and pushes for Supreme Court nominee approval.
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SARS-CoV-2 Binds to ACE2: What are ACE2 Receptors?
SARS-CoV-2 binds to ACE2 receptors on our cells but what are ACE2 receptors and what do they do?
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Dexamethasone: Will This Finally Be The One to Fight COVID-19?
A new study has found dexamethasone to be an effective treatment for the worst hit sufferers of COVID-19 but what is it and does it work?
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Studies Show 50%–80% of Coronavirus Cases Show No Symptoms But How True is This?
What do China, the Diamond Princess, and Iceland have in common? They have the media in a frenzy over COVID-19.
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