Roots of Reality

Podcast: Historian Ben Baumann uses history from the formation of the universe to the present, to show how our world came to be.

-Billions of years led to you

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New Article: The Fall of Rome?

By George Ekmekjian (Roots of Reality Researcher, USA)

Read now: https://t.co/9awxbdOeGj

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Topic: Mental Health

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New Article: You’re Playing with House Money

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@tombogert Does this mean SKC will go DP shopping?

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@NBTiller Always kinda of funny to come across those places randomly in the US. But hey, I do like my fortune cookies though haha.

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New Episode: The Future of AI with Dr. Sean O hEigeartaigh @S_OhEigeartaigh

We speak about the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, the myths and risks surrounding it, and why this moment may be remembered as a turning point in human history.

Listen https://t.co/T6JwdA31AJ

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New Episode: Historian Ben Baumann explores artificial intelligence through the long arc of human technological history, asking whether AI represents just another transformative tool, or a turning point that could fundamentally reshape humanity.

Listen: https://t.co/a8edFnAGrv

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Why does the universe exist?

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My latest history article about the 1919 World Series!

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Retro Indy: Hoosier Roush won 1919 World Series ring. Then came scandal https://t.co/LDqHFNL50Q

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The “10,000-hour rule,” is often misinterpreted. No study shows a fixed number of hours guarantees expertise; progress depends on deliberate, high-quality practice, context, and individual factors.

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Developed in the late 1800s using data from a narrow sample of European men, BMI was created as a population-level statistical tool rather than a clinical health measure. While it remains useful for tracking trends, its limitations can misclassify of individual metabolic health.

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British-Israelism originated in the 1800s and is the belief that Anglo-Saxon peoples descend from the lost tribes of Israel. Historians reject this theory because it relies on pseudoscience, selective biblical interpretation, and fabricated linguistic links.

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The belief that Christopher Columbus was the first European to discover the Americas in 1492 is false. About 500 years earlier, a Norse expedition led by Leif Erikson reached the Canadian coast and established a Viking settlement on an island now known as Newfoundland.

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The "Bosnian Pyramids" are hills near the city of Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which some have falsely claimed are ancient pyramids built over 12,000 years ago. Geological studies show the hills are natural formations rather than man-made structures.

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E-cigarettes, invented in China in 2003 as a smoking alternative, are safer than combustible cigarettes but not risk-free, exposing users to nicotine and other chemicals that can harm the heart, lungs, and developing brains, particularly in youth.

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The 10,000-step goal has no scientific origin. It began in 1965 as a marketing term for Japan’s Manpo-Kei pedometer. While steps encourage movement, research supports 150 min/week of moderate or 75 min of vigorous activity for heart health.

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@Juliemkal @PantherNoster I definitely welcome smokers trying to quit to use vaping. I am concerned about vaping companies preying on teenagers who have never smoked. Both things can be true.

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@PantherNoster Thats a nonanswer.

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@ChaunceyGardner People who don't smoke. Shouldn't vape for kicks though.

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@PantherNoster Point of the post is that people who don't smoke shouldn't start vaping.