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@samve
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Geography student, when not on steemit I'll probably be making up stories behind random people on the street or keeping people busy on some Stack Exchange.
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samve
treetuesday
2019-11-28 14:22
RE: Tree tuesday for you and me
Hi @snowyknight! It has been such a while. I just came across this during my day and I had to share it with you. It's called a yak flip. Have a nice day!
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mitochondria
2019-08-06 08:10
RE: Mitochondrial medicine: Fact or fiction? Chapter I –Mitochondria, our best friends!
You could indeed read that there is some truth to what he tells, but it his goal is to convince people rather than giving just the facts. You're doing great in communicating the actual facts so I am very
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psychology
2019-08-03 15:31
RE: Psychology Addict # 52 | Mental Illness – A Straight-Forward Discussion about a Non Straight-Forward Topic.
hehe, you're welcome, but it's true. There is indeed quite some work to be done, but I also heard about the establishment of certain 'safe spaces' to talk and not be judged (although these are not entirely
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samve
nuclear
2019-08-03 14:38
RE: Answering questions about nuclear energy - Stable, low CO2-emission energy
Great idea of you to do sort of a Q&A! I do really think that nuclear energy is demonized in the last years while, when incorporated correctly, could greatly reduce the footprint of energy on the climate.
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psychology
2019-08-03 14:21
RE: Psychology Addict # 52 | Mental Illness – A Straight-Forward Discussion about a Non Straight-Forward Topic.
Truly a pleasure to see this in my feed. Although I am not usually interested in psychology, you have a way of writing that does not fail to capture my attention. I'm currently in Uganda and just days
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mitochondria
2019-08-03 14:21
RE: Mitochondrial medicine: Fact or fiction? Chapter I –Mitochondria, our best friends!
Have you read the book 'Head strong' by Dave Asprey? It is very similar to your series I believe, also about how these mitochondria play a crucial role in your body and it proposes ways to improve your
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steemstem
2019-08-03 13:09
RE: Why are women horny during their period?
I never thought I would be so focused while reading about menstruation. Thanks for bringing some variation in my day 😅
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debato
2019-07-11 09:24
RE: Unhealthy food should be taxed
It has indeed shown that the most vulnerable people continue smoking for example, however high the tax may be. These people are then only made to suffer more by such taxes
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debato
2019-07-11 09:22
RE: Unhealthy food should be taxed
Do taxes have to be abolished at some point? If a tax is designed to balance a certain economic equation, removing the tax after a while only disrupts the balance again.
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debato
2019-07-11 09:18
RE: Unhealthy food should be taxed
Your work as a social counselor definitely gives your arguments more strength. Since I have no experience with this in real life I can only base my opinions on articles. You have some solid arguments and
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debato
2019-07-09 11:29
RE: Unhealthy food should be taxed
those are some great perspectives you show. You should consider posting some of them as actual arguments on the discussion rather than a comment. You can do that via . You say that prices are not a barrier
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debato
2019-06-27 13:22
RE: Unhealthy food should be taxed
That's a very good point! You should consider posting it as an argument on There you can also see the structure and other arguments of the debate.
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steembasicincome
2019-06-27 06:56
RE: Nature Identification Contest (NIC) - win Steem Basic Income and have fun with nature - V.6
nice tree! where in Africa did you go? what species it is, I have no clue. baobab's are, as already mentioned, the only trees I can associate with Africa but it doesn't look quite like it...
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debato
2019-06-27 05:59
RE: Unhealthy food should be taxed
I don't think people should be protected from themselves. If poorer people had the means to do so, they would buy different foods I believe. I think a system should be created where even for them, healthy
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debato
2019-06-27 05:56
RE: Unhealthy food should be taxed
Hi @agmoore2! You clearly figured out how to use debato, I love that! It is indeed an interesting topic. Many people and politicians have talked about it, yet only a few governments have actually put it
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debato
2019-06-25 11:20
RE: Unhealthy food should be taxed
Sources for the statement: Effect of Gasoline Taxes on Consumer Behavior Impact of cigarette taxes on smoking prevalence from 2001-2015: A report using the Behavioral and Risk Factor Surveillance Survey
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debato
2019-06-25 11:17
RE: Unhealthy food should be taxed
Taxing consumer goods have proven to reduce their consumption. This has proven to work with taxes on cigarettes or fossil fuels. (sources in comment) Implementing such a tax for unhealthy food would be
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debato
2019-06-25 07:29
RE: Should we invest in space exploration while millions of people die of hunger?
This is one of my favorite arguments so far! Although it seems as if the first link (huffpost) does not seem to be working?
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steembasicincome
2019-06-19 21:20
RE: Nature Identification Contest (NIC) - win Steem Basic Income and have fun with nature - V.5
Thanks! I love the way the colors are. I seem to remember that the plants where I found them were entirely dark, but these leaves have a nice effect as well!
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steembasicincome
2019-06-18 14:37
RE: Nature Identification Contest (NIC) - win Steem Basic Income and have fun with nature - V.5
I also have something I actually need help with. When in spain, I found this poor little broken branch of some plant. The flowery like leafs where still closed and it was completely dark purple. It put
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