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I do not think we need more human beings on this planet: Peter Singer

Kourosh engages author of 1975 book "Animal Liberation", "Rethinking Life and Death" and "Practical Ethics."

(TEHRAN) - Peter Singer, world-renowned Australian philosopher and bio-ethicist; is a Professor of Bioethics at Princeton and Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne. Singer specializes in applied ethics and is known for his secular and preference utilitarian viewpoints.

What follows is the complete text of our conversation. Peter's answers are rather brief as compared to my elaborate questions; however, I think it has become a readable debate.

Continuing the Legacy of Lies at the NYT

This is truly an extinction level event dragged out over time by lies and purposeful mis-information by people like these Psychopaths at the NYT.

(LOS ANGELES) - Hmm, when they lie, they still let info drop.

The Times included this factoid: "was just two feet deep, rather than the 33-foot level estimated by Tepco officials when the government declared the plant stable in December."

Ultrasound Halts Sperm Production

Zapping testicles with ultrasound appears to reduce sperm counts to low levels in rats.

(PUNJAB, India ) - Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are working on a project they hope will provide a simpler method for male contraception.

By exposing rat testicles to two 15-minute doses of ultrasound, they found that sperm counts dropped to levels that are usually associated with infertility in humans.

Over Complicating Our Electronic Universe

Electricity is generated simply by forcing the magnetic field current of the rotor through the magnetic field of the stator.

(SAN DIEGO) - You know Rube Goldberg became famous for constructing clever but ridiculous mechanisms using balls, mouse traps, strings, mallets and other items to perform a simple task that could be done directly in just a few seconds.

Similarly, the scientists seem to be having a contest to see who can concoct the most preposterous, complex and convoluted theory to explain the many mysteries of the universe.

Researchers Discover Protein Critical for Tissue Regeneration

UC Merced researchers show that a protein found in humans stops regeneration when disabled in planaria, providing a potential strategy for preventing the growth of cancer cells.

(MERCED, CA) - A flatworm known for its ability to regenerate cells is shedding more light on how cancer could be treated and how regenerative medicine could better target diseases, according to researchers at the University of California, Merced.

Research published online found in humans and most other mammals — is crucial for planaria’s unique tissue regeneration.

Infertility Rates Rising for Canadian Couples

For their analysis, researchers used data from a sample of 4,412 couples from the 2009-2010 Canadian Community Health Survey.

(ONTARIO Postmedia News) - Infertility is on the rise in Canada, according to the first study in nearly two decades to measure the proportion of Canadian couples who are having difficulty conceiving.

The researchers didn't set out to discover why the numbers are increasing.

US to Launch Nuclear Missile from Vandenberg on March 1, Anniversary of Biggest-Ever US Nuclear Test

Second US Test of a Nuclear-Capable Missile in One Week.

(SANTA BARBARA) - The United States has selected March 1, 2012, the 58th anniversary of the Castle Bravo nuclear test, for its next launch of a Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.

The launch will take place at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with a target in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

OHSU Researchers Say Rodent Research Offers Clue in Combating Flu

Mice bred to more closely resemble a genetic variation in humans help target an annual outbreak: the flu.

(PORTLAND, OR) - As part of a national collaboration, Oregon Health & Science University researchers are studying specially bred mice that are more like humans than ever before when it comes to genetic variation.

Through these mice, the researchers hope to better understand and treat an infectious disease that plagues us year in and year out: the flu.

Why Was 2011 Such a Deadly Tornado Year?

Tornadoes hit many cities and communities outside of "Tornado Alley"

(STATE COLLEGE, PA) - AccuWeather.com reports last year, 2011, went down in the record books as the fourth deadliest tornado year ever in the United States with 550 fatalities.

1925 was the deadliest year in the U.S., with 794 killed, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Mysteries and Messages in our Mesmerizing Comets

It is not simply a coincidence that Come Holmes and Comet Halley appeared to have exploded 1.3 to 1.5 billion miles from the Sun.

(SAN DIEGO) - Comets are the most researched phenomenon for over 100 years. If you check the Wikipedia report regarding Comet Hyakutake and compare it to the following “Flash News” report issued over 25 years ago, you will understand why they are not understood...