Growing up, I always thought “female” was mostly used as an adjective, like “female athletes” or “female students,” and that using it as a noun sounded a bit off in everyday conversation.
But now it seems pretty common to just say “females” on its own. Why is there such an uptick in the usage of this word?
Growing up learning history you learn about all of these protests that resulted in real world change. But it seems like protests are just symbolic at this point. It seems like no matter how many protests are surrounding a certain topic everything stays the same. What changed? Is it that people in power just care less about civilians have to say so they don't bother changing their stance based off protests?
I watched my neighbor’s cat give birth last week. She found a quiet corner, panted for an hour, and popped out four tiny kittens like it was nothing. Then she went back to eating kibble.
With humans, it seems a lot more complicated. Historically, it was one of the leading causes of death for women. My own grandmother had a rough delivery, and I’ve heard similar stories from friends, though not everyone has that experience.
So what gives? Is it the big brain? Our huge skulls vs. the narrow pelvis from walking upright? That’s the classic answer, right? But then why don’t other bipedal animals struggle this much?
In my opinion if you agree to a job then that’s about what you’re worth. For example you wouldn’t see a doctor working at mcdonalds as their time is worth more and there is no reason to work for minimum wage. But same is true vice versa those working for 30/hr are usually not worth 40/hr or they would’ve been working for more.
Wageslaves and others deal with all this societal bullshit you gotta go through like saving for retirement, paying your bills, applying for jobs, showing up on time, caring for a house/apartment, worrying about money etc.
But people could easily just quit their jobs/stop showing up, commit some petty crimes like theft and live off of it til they get caught, and then enjoy being cared for in prison. You could just read books or do whatever and be provided for, instead of having to contribute to society. I can't believe the current method of society is working at all, why people try at all instead of just taking it easy in prison.
A few weeks ago, the overall mood seemed like that despite controversial stories about him, Graham Platner was still perceived to have a good chance of defeating Susan Collins for Maine’s Senate election.
However, I’m now suddenly seeing tons of people express their doubts that he will win. So where exactly did this sudden drop in confidence in him come from?
People kept saying "Jersey" instead of "New Jersey"
Nobody seems to say "York" for New York, "Hampshire" for New Hampshire, or "Mexico" for New Mexico. Those would sound oddly incomplete.
So what made "Jersey" catch on in a way the others never did?
I keep seeing news and posts about heatwaves across Europe, like cities that used to feel mild are suddenly hitting temperatures that just seem off. I don’t remember it feeling this intense before, or maybe I just wasn’t paying attention.What mechanism could be behind it？
As we know robot partners are coming by 2030 and there seems to be alot of people against it but why? I personally think it’s great and would prefer it if anything
from my understanding india unlocked civilian nuclear power as early as 1948 and conducted its first nuclear explosive test around 1974.
but as late as 2012 less than 8% of households had a modern flush toilet.
source: https://globaldatalab.org/wealth/table/flushtoilet/IND/?levels=1
I noticed pork fat usually stays pale white while beef tallow often looks more yellow. I used to assume it was just species difference, but it seems more about diet and how pigments like carotenoids get stored in fat. Is that really the main driver or are there other mechanisms at play?
When I was a kid in the 90s, I remember shampoo and conditioner bottles almost always saying something like leave it in for 2 minutes before rinsing. Now it’s usually just apply and rinse or leave as needed. I used to find that weird. Did conditioners actually change that much, or did something else shift here?
I was at a friend’s gender reveal and the blue balloons stood out more than I expected. My grandma once told me that it used to be the other way around, with pink seen as stronger and more decisive for boys and blue as more delicate and quiet for girls. It made me wonder how this flipped and settled into what we see now. What actually shaped that shift in everyday culture?
Before the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, Native Americans were excluded from the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment because they owed their allegiance to their sovereign tribes and not the USA, which meant they weren’t under the subject of the jurisdiction.
Now based on this logic and precedent, why couldn’t the Supreme Court rule that non-citizens like illegal immigrants were excluded? I mean they owe their allegiance to another sovereign entity and therefore could be interpreted as not being under the subject of the jurisdiction just like Native Americans used to be.
I’ve noticed even little kids get told not to point, and the middle finger feels instantly offensive even without words. It seems to show up in really different places and times. How did these gestures end up carrying that kind of meaning almost everywhere?
I might be misremembering this, but I don’t recall that many different kinds of answers before. Now it feels much more varied, and a lot more shaped by what they see online.
Is there actually a shift happening here, or is this just a perception thing?
European empires are discussed, the word "colonialism" seems to come up almost automatically. But when I read about the historical Arab expansion into Africa and the Middle East, I don't seem to see that term used nearly as often.
How did that difference come about?
The names clearly have those number roots, and they haven't changed in a long time. But somewhere along the way, the counting got shifted by two, and now the seventh month name lands in autumn instead of spring.
I know there was a Roman calendar that started in March, and then January got added later, but did the shift happen all at once, or did people just gradually stop caring about the literal meaning? And if the original numbering was off by two, why didn't anyone rename them when the mismatch became obvious?
I keep seeing headlines about GLP-1 being studied for diabetes, obesity, heart failure, sleep apnea, Alzheimer's, addiction, and more. It feels like every few weeks there's another condition being added to the list.
I understand that losing weight alone can improve a lot of health problems, but some of the reported effects, like reduced alcohol cravings or changes in addictive behavior, seem less obvious.
Is there actually a common biological mechanism behind all of these, or are these mostly indirect benefits from weight loss? What connects all these seemingly unrelated conditions?
Most major religions seem to include people from all kinds of ethnic backgrounds,like Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, etc. With Judaism though, being Jewish and being a Jew seem to overlap so much that we even use the same word for both. How did that end up being the case?