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letsbehonest1on Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court

No panic at all. The ICC is irrelevant to anyone here's day to day life.

- from California with love.

if you've seen this scene, does that mean that you've sailed the high seas?

letsbehonest1on How sea stars build materials that can see

This is worth digging into: "Sea star skeletons are composed of intricate networks of pores that minimize material use while maintaining mechanical performance. In conventional engineering materials, adding pores usually reduces stiffness and strength. The sea star overcomes this challenge through carefully controlled architectural design."

I wonder how we can use this research to adapt industry. Also, good on Penn for bringing diversity to the research team!

letsbehonest1on Scores decline again for 13-year-old students in reading and mathematics

oh, you'll get him with that one!

letsbehonest1on Rejected emoji proposals

Why is it appropriate for you to suggest how guys will use that emoji, but it’d be wrong for me to suggest how girls may learn to use a different emoji?

This is not how the guys I know use this emoji, btw.

letsbehonest1on Need help with students who've turned my class into a dating service

That’s the same perspective as all my college friends who’ve not found a partner to settle down with (~15y out).