Fwd: 90 reasons to love Burger King's meatless Whopper

View this email in your browser Thu 4 April, 2019   Electric cars outsell traditional ones in Norway. // 540 million Facebook user records were exposed online. // Boston Dynamics has a new factory-floor robot. // The revolver that killed Vincent van Gogh is going up for auction. // And scientists have discovered a frog with glowing bones. Meatless Whopper is coming to Burger King. For those concerned about their health, climate change, and animal rights, Burger King just announced a new version of their Whopper. It's called the "Impossible Whopper." While the new Whopper is currently in testing around St. Louis, if it becomes available at Burger King's 7,200 restaurants, millions of consumers will be introduced to an animal-free meat option.  A new report lists 90 reasons why products traditionally made from animals have become more destructive than helpful to modern society. What men fear is ridicule. Women? Violence. In Growing, Amy Schumer says women fear violence most, while for men it's ridicule. She points to grade school, when boys being violent to girls is supposed to represent courting. About 91 percent of rape victims are women, creating a fear in women that men rarely have to endure. The 1 thing to avoid in political arguments online. A recent study examined the role that incivility plays in how people perceive online political arguments. The results showed that incivility led to more negative perceptions of political arguments — even when the argument was logical. The researchers suggested that name-calling, mockery and other forms of incivility should be avoided if you want to persuade people along political lines. Molecular surgery means no cutting and no scarring. Incision-less surgery at a molecular level promises to revolutionize the reshaping of cartilage in noses, ears, and perhaps joints immobilized by stroke or cerebral palsy. The technique was presented at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring 2019 National Meeting & Exposition this month. One of the research's lead investigators, Michael Hill, said, "We envision this new technique as a low-cost office procedure done under local anesthesia. The whole process would take about five minutes." Forward to a Friend Copyright © 2019 Big Think, All rights reserved. You've received the Big Think Weekly Newsletter because you, or someone on your behalf, registered you at http://www.bigthink.com. Our mailing address is: Big Think 18 East 17th St., 5th Floor New York, NY 10003 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.