Troy Mehlbrech

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Should Kids Be Banned from Social Media?

Should Kids Be Banned from Social Media?

Australia just made it a law. Troy has thoughts — and some receipts. The Law Australia's Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 bans anyone under 16 from creating or holding accounts on social media platforms. Companies — not parents — are...

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Can fish see water?

Can fish see water?

This week's question came from Troy — which is to say, it arrived with a fully developed argument attached. Some questions are simple on the surface. This was not one of those questions. The question "Can fish see water?" He wasn't asking because he didn't know. He...

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Therizinosaurus

Therizinosaurus

The Dinosaur That Broke All the Rules (And Had the Claws to Prove It) Fun fact: the longest claws of any land animal that has ever existed on this planet belonged to a dinosaur that ate plants. One meter long. That's over three feet. Each claw. And it used...

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