"Disparaged and abandoned by his fellow Quakers, Lay eventually helped win the debate over slavery. He wanted to provoke, to unsettle, even to confound — to make people think and act. His greatest power, indeed his genius, lay in his gift as an agitator. In every meeting he attended, public or private, he drew a … Continue reading You’ll Never Be as Radical as This 18th-Century Quaker Dwarf
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Obesity and U.S. Marathon Times
Conclusions The average American runner have never been slower (across gender and distance); This effect is not due to the increase of female participants or "runners" - people who run slowly or walk the race. Signs of poor health are highly correlated to the decrease in speed. Though we cannot with certainty say that these … Continue reading Obesity and U.S. Marathon Times
