TheOvy
TheOvy t1_j16tyl0 wrote
Reply to comment by lame_grapefruit in Ask Dan Snyder why DC is the first host capitol city since 1974 (and the 2nd time ever) not to host a World Cup match!! by efthfj
I stand corrected. Where the DC Metropolitan Area wiki page lists the metro population first, the Philly Metropolitan Area wiki page lists urban population first, which is a smaller number. My mistake!
Full rankings can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_statistical_area
Still, DC area population is ranked 6th, Philly is 7th.
TheOvy t1_j16i6zd wrote
Reply to Ask Dan Snyder why DC is the first host capitol city since 1974 (and the 2nd time ever) not to host a World Cup match!! by efthfj
There's actually 900k 100k more people in the DC metro area than the Philly metro. It's sad to see us come up short in ways where we should otherwise be competitive.
edit: misread the wiki, accidentally compared Philly's urban population vs. DC's metro area population. DC metro is still more populous, but by a much smaller number! Thanks to u/lame_grapefruit for the correction.
TheOvy t1_ja6z6bd wrote
Reply to comment by Steve_Zissouu in Neuroscientist Gregory Berns argues that Thomas Nagel was wrong: neuroscience can give us knowledge about what it is like to be an animal. For example, his own fMRI studies on dogs have shown that they can feel genuine affection for their owners. by Ma3Ke4Li3
It was a rollercoaster of a headline to read. After the first sentence: "oh shit, I'm about to have my mind blown!" After the second sentence, "ah hell, he probably hasn't even read Nagel."