I have had some down-time over Thanksgiving and decided to update my web page. It was a shock to realize that other than some videos and a lot of shares of posts by others, I hadn’t posted anything personal since 2017. I...
Read MoreOn August 8, 2020 Melissa Berger and I departed on another of backpacking trips into the Wind River Mountains in Wyoming. The trip is broken into 3 videos. This is part 2 of the trilogy. The video takes us from Cook Lakes, where...
Read MoreOn August 8th 2020, Melissa Berger and I embarked on another of our trips into the wilderness of the Wind River Mountains in Wyoming. This video is Day 1 of that 7-day trip, taking us from Elkhart Park Trailhead 14-1/2 miles to...
Read MoreDay 4 of our trek to Everest Base Camp. It had begun raining earlier in the morning. As we approached Tengboche it began to snow. Next thing you know we were in a full blown snow storm.
Read MoreIn April of 2019 Melissa Berger and Keith Lamparter went to Nepal and attempted the trek to Everest Base Camp. The trek is captured and documented in this video.
Read MoreLook past the flashy and controversial Cabinet nominees to find that Project 2025 is already being implemented [...]
Imagine these words as the first speech delivered by the incoming Secretary of Education.Today, I am here to deliver bitter medicine: American education has failed. Teachers and parents, administrato [...]
This argument is particularly unconvincing this time around. And it doesn't offer a realistic prescription for future success. [...]
Forget the ridiculous [...]
DOGE represents a harbinger of deregulation for an incoming Trump administration, especially with Dogecoin enthusiast Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy at the helm. [...]
Following the Supreme Court's guidance, we'll reverse a decadeslong executive power grab. [...]
Getting rid of the agency would cause a lot of harm and wouldn't really change school curriculum. [...]
After a bruising campaign season and a humiliating defeat at the polls, this week saw Dems' internal conflicts spilling out into public view. Party insiders are now engaged in tit-for-tat Twitter battles that do nothing to offer the party a roadmap back to political contender status. Instead, they confirm normies' worst caricatures of Democratic dysfunction. [...]
Columnist David Marcus talks to voters in Bucks County and finds Democrats and Republicans agree that Sen. Bob Casey's refusal to concede is a bad look. [...]
North Carolina voters spoke loud and clear two weeks ago when they elected Democrats to some of the most prominent statewide offices. [...]
Legacy media have been obsessing over whether President-elect Donald Trump can remove Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve (the Fed). Jerome Powell recently came out and stated he would serve out his term - which ends in 2026. Further, Chairman Powell claims any attempt by President Trump to remove him is not "permitted under the law." Unfortunately for Chairman Powell, President-elect Trump can remove him - and he should - to make the federal bureaucracy respond to democratic pressures once again. [...]
Austin in an exclusive interview with NBC News called women in the military a strong asset. Trump's choice for Secretary of Defense has cast doubt on women in combat roles. [...]
Pete Hegseth faces critical challenges in addressing U.S. vulnerabilities to advanced missile and drone threats as global tensions rise. [...]
The election has led some women to take the lead from the South Korean feminist protest by boycotting relationships with men. [...]
As more women reject traditional gender roles and motherhood, the nation faces a population crisis. [...]
When electric power was a novel idea and just beginning to be adopted in urban centers, the industry had a Wild West feel to it as multiple companies strung wires, opened power plants, and sold electricity on an unregulated market. Competition was fierce, but state and local governments concluded that the inefficiencies and redundancies endangered the public and imposed higher costs. [...]
Lingering resentment over pandemic restrictions helped Kennedy and his "Make America Healthy Again" campaign draw people from the left and the right. [...]
Peter Thiel during an interview with Bari Weiss last week spke about how modern science is failing to balance skepticism and dogmatism. [...]
Dozens of people were killed or unaccounted for after Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip, a hospital director and the civil defence agency said Thursday.One strike on a residential area near the Kamal Adwan hospital in the territory left "dozens of people" dead or missing, the facility's director Hossam Abu Safiya told AFP.The process of retrieving the bodies and wounded continues, he said, adding: "Bodies arrive at the hospital in pieces."Another strike was reported in a neighbourhood of Gaza City. [...]
The China-Saudi Arabia-Iran Trilateral Joint Committee met for the second time in the Saudi capital, more than a year after the Chinese-brokered deal that resumed relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran. [...]
The China-Saudi Arabia-Iran Trilateral Joint Committee met for the second time in the Saudi capital, more than a year after the Chinese-brokered deal that resumed relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran. [...]
The China-Saudi Arabia-Iran Trilateral Joint Committee met for the second time in the Saudi capital, more than a year after the Chinese-brokered deal that resumed relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran. [...]
The China-Saudi Arabia-Iran Trilateral Joint Committee met for the second time in the Saudi capital, more than a year after the Chinese-brokered deal that resumed relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran. [...]
Iranian officials have repeatedly denied pursuit of nuclear weapons. In recent months, however, the rhetoric from state media and hard-liners has increasingly shifted. [...]
Iranian officials have repeatedly denied pursuit of nuclear weapons. In recent months, however, the rhetoric from state media and hard-liners has increasingly shifted. [...]
Iranian officials have repeatedly denied pursuit of nuclear weapons. In recent months, however, the rhetoric from state media and hard-liners has increasingly shifted. [...]
Iranian officials have repeatedly denied pursuit of nuclear weapons. In recent months, however, the rhetoric from state media and hard-liners has increasingly shifted. [...]
Daraa, located close to the Jordanian border, is experiencing competition between armed groups and rampant drug smuggling amid the government’s inability to control the situation. [...]
Daraa, located close to the Jordanian border, is experiencing competition between armed groups and rampant drug smuggling amid the government’s inability to control the situation. [...]
Daraa, located close to the Jordanian border, is experiencing competition between armed groups and rampant drug smuggling amid the government’s inability to control the situation. [...]
Daraa, located close to the Jordanian border, is experiencing competition between armed groups and rampant drug smuggling amid the government’s inability to control the situation. [...]
Lawmakers rejected three separate measures aimed at halting transfers of explosive shells and bomb guidance kits to Israel, despite a clear-cut case laid out by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and others that the Biden administration is violating US law. [...]
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi denied Israel's contention that a shuttered Iranian nuclear facility had restarted activity at the military complex it struck in Parchin, Iran. [...]
The latest indictment seeks lengthy prison sentences for the bank executives over a scheme targeting soccer stars. [...]
The latest indictment seeks lengthy prison sentences for the bank executives over a scheme targeting soccer stars. [...]
The latest indictment seeks lengthy prison sentences for the bank executives over a scheme targeting soccer stars. [...]
The latest indictment seeks lengthy prison sentences for the bank executives over a scheme targeting soccer stars. [...]
Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem said the group agreed to negotiate with the United States and Israel on a cease-fire, but all depends on the Israeli position. [...]
Walter Block, RealClearMarkets Stated Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as he imposed this gigantic fine, "The era of tolerating the poor [...]
Justin Klawans, The Week Cockroaches and E. coli are among the recent problems encountered in the skies [...]
Paul Krugman, The New York Times "There is a great deal of ruin in a network," Adam Smith once [...]
Editorial, Issues & Insights By big cuts and a lot of creativity, government can be made both much smaller and better. [...]
Ali Velshi, MSNBC Decades after the Supreme Court opened the door to buying influence, Elon Musk's appointment risks entrenching corporate interests within the structures of government. [...]
Wayne Duggan, U.S. News & World Report The Berkshire Hathaway chairman continued to shed shares of Apple and Bank of America in the third quarter, among other moves. [...]
John Tamny, RCM "Another bad decision is that I didn't move any of my money from a traditional 401(k) to a Roth 401(k). Neither did my husband. So we have to take more withdrawals than we [...]
Hannah Docter-Loeb, Slate You can stay in the loop without checking in constantly. [...]
Porter Stansberry, ZeroHedge Similar to Steve Jobs, Porter believes, Donald Trump has a "reality distortion field." [...]
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes These white-glove services are spreading fast as a way to manage and pass on wealth. [...]
Ike Brannon, RCM At a time when consumers have a greater number of methods for buying goods and services than ever before, Democrats are [...]
Rachel Greszler, Heritage Foundation The rideshare industry works because it provides two crucial things: on-demand rides for customers, and flexible employment for drivers. Unfortunately, a [...]
Roben Farzad, BusinessWeek September is that cruelest month for the stock market. It's the only month that has dropped on average since the Roaring Twenties. Come Monday night, when Wall [...]
Donald Lambro, Washington Times Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has to do two things really well at his convention: Lay out in dramatic terms how bad the Obama economy is and [...]
Carla Fried, CNNMoney Income-starved investors looking to amp up their portfolios have been turning to foreign bonds -- for obvious reasons. The 4.2% payout on the average foreign [...]
Ezra Klein, WonkBlog I see that the Republican convention will feature a debt clock ticking away behind the speakers. It will also, as I understand it, consist entirely of speakers who [...]
R. Ponnuru, Bloomberg While the Romney and Obama camps have made increasingly bitter accusations about each otherâ??s plans for Medicare, a bipartisan consensus on entitlements has emerged [...]
Rick Newman, US News By now, everybody knows what's wrong with the economy: There aren't enough jobs, Europe is stuck in a financial quagmire and Washington is playing chicken with tax and [...]
Doug Schoen, Forbes It's a testament to how bad the American employment market has gotten that the most recent jobs report was met with applause. The Labor Department's July jobs figures [...]
Jason Ma, IBD Corporations are scaling back investment, hiring and inventories ahead of steep year-end tax hikes and spending cuts, the most concrete sign to date that uncertainty over the [...]
“We’re here to make single malts for the American palate.” That’s a fairly big goal for Phil Steger, the brains behind Brother Justus, a whiskey distillery in Minneapolis that utilizes all local ingredients, right down to the peat. Getting our fellow countrymen to embrace an American Single Malt has already been a challenge, and offering […] The post Why Brother Justus Is the Most Interesting Whiskey in America appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
In this day and age, sorting out holiday gifts often proves a headache, especially for those already hard-to-shop-for folks. Surfing the mass of TikTok influencer gift reels and stumbling across the same dozen recommendations via online aggregators offers little inspiration for the immensely difficult process of sourcing the perfect present. The qualifications for a good […] The post Why Cowboy Boots Make a Perfect, Unique Holiday Gift appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
Most people are familiar with Columbia Sportswear as a performance-meets-lifestyle brand that makes gear for an outdoorsy life. Fleece zip-ups, puffer vests, winter jackets, you get the picture. So when they invited me to a far-flung destination just below the Arctic Circle to test their new Omni-Heat Arctic line, I was intrigued. I’d known about […] The post Testing Columbia’s New Omni-Heat Arctic Gear Among Glaciers and Volcanoes in Iceland appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
Finding the best gifts for the women in your life can be overwhelming. It’s why we took the liberty to narrow the big wide world of women’s products into one comprehensive gift guide. (You can check that out here.) However, we understand that we might need to get even more specific, particularly as it relates […] The post The Best Women’s Gifts Under $100 appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
The reviews are rolling in for Gladiator II, which debuts in U.S. theaters on Friday, and the general consensus appears to be not a stadium-rousing hurrah, but a weary shrug — all the more disappointing since the sequel has been two decades in the making. Yes, it’s been 24 years since Ridley Scott’s original captured […] The post The Historical Masterpiece Actually Worth Waiting a Decade For appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
We know the holidays aren’t exactly sexy, but once you’ve maxed out your credit cards on holiday shopping, spent some time tolerating your least favorite family members and reached listening capacity for “Let It Snow,” you deserve to put up your feet and take a load off (literally). It’s why we’ve gathered some of these […] The post 21 Best Sex Gifts for Sexier Holiday Sex appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
Every two years, Dubai Watch Week holds a special Horology Forum — a sort of horological road show — in a different location around the world. Setting up shop in the Zaha Hadid Architects-designed Henderson building in Central, the 2024 Hong Kong edition offered attendees a wide variety of masterclasses, forums and even a special […] The post 5 Awesome Chinese-Made Watches appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
Not many writers can say they dramatically reshaped their area of expertise. But in the case of Arthur Frommer, who died this week at the age of 95, that would be an accurate reflection of his impact on how millions of people think about travel. In the mid-1950s, he published two books that made international […] The post Remembering Arthur Frommer, Who Changed the Way We Travel appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
When a tech company is developing an AI system designed to communicate using language, programming it often requires written material for training purposes. Just how this material is acquired is where things get more complicated. Last year at The Atlantic, Alex Reisner reported on a database called Books3, which Reisner noted “was based on a […] The post HarperCollins Criticized for AI Offer to Writers appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
Have you noticed that EVs are starting to get…a little weird? Automakers are past the initial phase of electric vehicle development: converting existing gas-powered platforms into battery-powered machinery, and doing their best not to scare off customers with unusual or daring features. Now, the normalization of EVs in the eyes of the market has seen […] The post Drivers Are Just Trying to Get Used to EVs. Why Complicate It? appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
With decades of history and an archive verging on infinite, Nike is an indisputable hotspot of innovation and performance. From the OG waffle trainer to the latest in 3D sneaker printing, the swoosh’s catalog has produced some of the most coveted gear, apparel and footwear silos to ever touch the retail market. Much of it […] The post Exploring ACG, Nike’s Cult Outdoor Sub-Label appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
There was a time when my mom would drag my begrudging 12-year old self into Free People, and I would pout outside the change rooms waiting for her to hurry up. Eagerly wanting to leave so that we could immediately sprint to what I believed to be the much cooler Urban Outfitters. Now, in my […] The post The Best Gifts for Her From Free People appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
As a child, the first time I remember being aware of the power of menswear was seeing Dylan McDermott in his prime. No, I’m not talking about The Practice and certainly not American Horror Story, rather the unfairly maligned 1994 remake of Miracle on 34th Street (the one written and produced by John Hughes). Through […] The post An Ode to the Carving Sweater, the Unsung Hero of Festive Menswear appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
For years, travelers have had — broadly speaking — two options when it comes to spending a night somewhere. If you wanted to spend a night with plumbing, a roof over one’s head and a selection of amenities, you’d stay in a hotel. If you wanted to be closer to nature, you could pitch a […] The post Some Hotels Are Embracing an Outdoors-Forward Approach appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
Cast iron has seen a wild resurgence in the last decade, but along with that renewed interest has come the same backlash that made it obsolete in the first place (though now that backlash is in meme form). The problems that plagued the heritage skillets — they’re heavy, harder to maintain and often more expensive […] The post Review: Field Company Solves One of the Biggest Gripes People Have With Cast Iron appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
Earlier this year, Volkswagen and Rivian announced the establishment of a strategic partnership. At the time, Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume explained that the purpose of the joint venture was “to create a leading technology architecture” for upcoming EVs from both companies. Now, as Autoweek‘s Jay Ramey reports, that collaboration has made its formal debut. […] The post Can VW and Rivian’s Partnership Help Them Weather the EV Storm? appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
Shopping for a certain sporty spice? Trying to nail down a gift for a particularly gym-pilled guy? Finding the right gift for all the athleisure-inclined folks in your life can be tricky — even in a world of spandex blends and cropped half-zips, versatile, comfortable athleisure that also manages to flatter is rarer than you’d […] The post This Holiday Season, Give the Gift of Vuori appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
I like ice. That’s not a controversial statement unless you’re talking about clear ice. But I pretty much use 2-3 medium cubes in every drink I make at home. The problem? Our tiny freezer can only fit about two ice trays (three on a good day) and if two or more of us are drinking, […] The post Review: Do You Need a Smart Ice Maker? appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
Earlier this year, the U.S. Postal Service announced that an Alex Trebek-themed stamp was on the way, which would honor the late Jeopardy! host’s work and long-running presence on the airwaves. Now, the agency in question has revealed its plans for 2025, and there are a few more iconic figures being immortalized in stamp form […] The post Betty White and Allen Toussaint Will Get Commemorative Stamps in 2025 appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
Remember Brooks Brothers? You know, the menswear retailer and white-collar bastion that’s been outfitting working men in classic style — think hopsack jackets with patches on the elbows and crispy corduroy shorts — for a century? Yeah, those guys. Well, with Thanksgiving quickly approaching you know what that means…it’s time for Black Friday deals. As […] The post It’s Time to Shop the Brooks Brothers Black Friday Sale appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
Lawrence C. Bostic, RealClearHistory At more than six feet, Daniel Morgan was a big man. He was loud, animated, and intimidating as he moved among his troops from fireside to fireside in the [...]
Ronald Beaty, RealClearHistory On a cold November night in 1989, the Berlin Wall, that stark symbol of division, crumbled under the weight of human desire for freedom and unity. This event, [...]
S. Anderson, Smithsonian Mag Researchers have excavated King Arthur's Hall, a rectangular enclosure in southwest England, and determined that it dates to at least 3000 B.C.E. [...]
Carl Hulse, NY Times The last five presidents have all had periods where both the House and the Senate were in friendly hands — but most lasted just two years before the backlash set [...]
J. Wernimont, The MIT Press Reader From jealous spouses to paranoid bosses, 19th-century pedometers quantified suspicion and reshaped the dynamics of surveillance. [...]
Greg Rosalsky, NPR Chinese immigrants sacrificed to create America's first transcontinental railroad. Its completion may have contributed to a backlash that led to the first major [...]
Sunder Katwala, Capx 'Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.' That is the famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty, symbolising the story of America [...]
Staff, History-maps The conquests of Alexander the Great were a series of conquests that were carried out by Alexander III of Macedon from 336 BCE to 323 BCE. They began with battles against the [...]
Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Mag New archaeological finds on the islands have revealed secrets about one of Britain's first settlements in the Americas—and the surprising ways it changed the [...]
Elizabeth Prine Pauls, Encyclopedia Britannica Native American - Tribes, Culture, History: The thoughts and perspectives of Indigenous individuals, especially those who lived during the 15th [...]
Clare Fitzgerald, warhistoryonline The Cold War-era aircraft features a host of advanced equipment. [...]
Christian Orr, The National Interest Since the Cold War thankfully never became a full-scale "hot war," the GUPPYs ended up never firing any shots in anger. [...]
Michael Scanlon, SSRN This is a near-author's cut of an essay entitled "Odysseus Lost" that was published by Chronicles on January 26, 2024. The Chronicles version, which benefited f [...]
Andrew J. Bacevich, New York Times An implicit question haunts this illuminating and richly detailed memoir by Michael G. Vickers, the senior intelligence official at the center of [...]
Sean Durns, Washington Examiner "Someday science may have the existence of mankind in its power," the American intellectual Henry Adams wrote in 1862, "and the human race commit suicide, [...]
Jonathan Jarry, McGill University Did Nazis love yoga? That is the provocative title of one chapter in the recently published book Conspirituality: How New Age [...]
Reuters History buffs will be able to stroll close to the spot where legend says Julius Caesar met his bloody end, when Rome authorities open a new walkway on the ancient site on [...]
Hannah Osborne, Live Science A giant predator that lived 240 million years ago was decapitated with a single, brutal bite from a deadlier creature, scientists have said. [...]
Christine Chung, New York Times A submersible craft carrying five people in the area of the Titanic wreck in the North Atlantic has been missing since Sunday, setting off a search and [...]
Agence France-Presse MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay will melt down a bronze eagle found on a sunken World War II-era German destroyer off its coast 13 years ago, and recast it as a dove [...]
Let’s get something straight: your obsession with trans people using bathrooms is a distraction from the fact that most Americans can barely afford to put food on the table or pay rent. While you’re wasting time pandering to the most regressive parts of your base, the country is struggling. I’ve spent decades fighting for academic freedom and challenging the status quo, including within the trans community. I’ve called out unreasonable behavior when I’ve seen it. But here’s the thing—peaceably using a bathroom, washing our hands, and leaving is not unreasonable. This whole debate could be solved with a simple, deliberate, and [...]
Minnesota is having a challenging year, so challenging they are approaching California as the wackiest state, according to other states. They have a chronic anti-Semitism problem, including a member of Congress who may soon have to register as a foreign national, a Governor so completely associated with violent protests that mainstream Democrats were baffled he was designated as their Vice-Presidential nominee in the 2024 election, and rampant distrust of science that made Robert F. Kennedy Jr. the darling of events there. read more [...]
Once upon a time, stories were just stories. They were fantasies that took people to a new world. In the 21st century, cultural pundits insisted that books, films, video games and television shape our personalities. It began in the 1980s when Democrats wanted to censor lyrics in music, and then video games in the 1990s, and then smoking and guns out of films, and now they ban books by everyone from Hemingway to Chaucer to protect us from being poisoned by content not institutionally controlled.(1)First they came for the Disney princesses, and I said nothing, because I am not a girl...read [...]
Nearly 30 years ago, Minister Louis Farrakhan called for the Million Man March—a gathering of Black men to stand up for the power of Black people in reaffirming vigilance toward our civil rights and societal responsibilities. Now, as a Black transwoman, I see in the current government a need for similar action in Washington, D.C., for the transgender community, the LGBTQ+ community, Black people, Muslims, Latinos, and every other minority group.read more [...]
Artificial Intelligence is artificial, but it is not intelligence. That could change some day but it isn't happening soon, Large Language Models are fine for a few things but limited in most. That is why Ben Affleck can talk in a hurry and assure fellow film creatives that their jobs are safe. LLMs can't write a great script.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDCxsHgkIHI?si=atYXTBfaPyaT4uG5&w=560&h=315]read more [...]
USERN (Universal Scientific Education and Research Network, https://usern.org) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that supports interdisciplinary science across borders. Founded in 2015 by a distinguished Iranian Immunologist, Prof. Nima Rezaei, USERN has grown to acquire a membership of 26,000 members in 140 countries, from 22 scientific disciplines. From November 2022 I am its President.read more [...]
No one likes getting a needle but most want a vaccine. A new paper shows progress for messenger RNA (mRNA), that can be sprayed and inhaled thanks to improved lipid-polymer nanoparticle technology for holding mRNA that is stable when nebulized and successfully delivers aerosols, liquid droplets, in mouse lungs. A mouse study means this is only EXPLORATORY but the authors of the paper, including scientists from oRNA Therapeutics (RNA medicine) and Moderna (mRNA medicine), have filed for a patent while they get ready to see about human trials. read more [...]
Attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his US followers over the last 25 years have staunchly opposed vaccines, latching on to any claim that they cause autism or should be available for lawsuits even if they harm no one.They really won't like a new experimental vaccine for Smallpox and Monkeypox that avoids the side effects of a current live virus version while not needing two doses, as the replication-deficient virus version does. It uses the horsepox virus as a protective agent to confer the safety of a multi-dose vaccine in a single shot. read more [...]
General medicine, routine visits and such, have gradually gone from M.D.s to including Osteopaths and now Physicians Assistants with no decline in quality, and Large Language Models, colloquially called "Artificial Intelligence", like ChatGPT can assist at very low cost.read more [...]
Italy as we know it today had not been such since the days of the Roman Empire. You can see that last remnant today in the existence of The Vatican smack in the middle of Rome but at one point they held a substantial amount of territory. Like Americans, Italians are inherently rebellious. If you are on a plane flight and a flight attendant complains about someone smoking a cigarette, savvy travelers know it's an Italian in the bathroom. It is part of the reason Americans love Italian people. Unlike Americans, Italians had to fight not only each other for over [...]
Our outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is due to our preference for democracy over autocracy, and to the danger of Russia pushing further westward into Europe. Perhaps most of all, we abhor the idea of one country violating the borders of another one.read more [...]
In 2008, fresh off a decisive victory over Democratic establishment candidate Senator Hillary Clinton in the primary and one over highly-regarded Senator John McCain in the general election, President-elect Obama began to engage in worrisome behavior.His transition team, those who set the tone for his Cabinet and first 100 days, was over-represented with UFO believers. His inner circle included a guy who thoughts girls can't do math. I was only two years into science media by then so I believed that science academics were a cross-section of America - diverse - and that President George W. Bush hated science and [...]
This came up on 2nd November 2024 (give or take a day), a broadcaster objecting to a carbon capture scheme being pushed by the UK Energy Secretary, who along with a considerable number of our politicians is aiming to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions as soon as possible, if not before. This has left many in this country fearing the spectre of freezing in their own homes.While there is a lot of politics involved, I wonder if what she is saying about carbon capture is true, and is the proposal a lot of соbblers?Readers, please give your views on this matter.read [...]
Nowadays we study the Universe using a number of probes and techniques. Over the course of the past 100 years we moved from barely using optical telescopes, that give us access to the flux of visible photons from galaxies, supernovae, and other objects of interest, to exploiting photons of any energy - gamma rays, x rays, ultraviolet and infrared radiation, microwaves; and then also using charged cosmic radiation (including protons and light nuclei, electrons and positrons), neutrinos, and lastly, gravitational waves. read more [...]
Cigarettes are the top lifestyle risk factor for getting cancer, though alcohol and obesity have begun to close the gap as awareness of the risks of cigarettes, coupled with more nicotine smoking cessation and harm reduction tools, have caused cigarette use to decline.Even if you get cancer, quitting smoking improves outcomes. read more [...]
When Senator Elizabeth Warren had her claims of native ancestry debunked by DNA testing, it was a warning shot to everyone who identifies that way - don't take a test. Most native Americans had long said that anyway, they knew how biology worked better Washington DC staffers. After five generations there is a chance there will be no evidence of an ancestor so natives have long told their communities not to participate. If there are only a few hundred in a database, the database is meaningless and natives tribes can continue their 'we agree you are and you agree you [...]
Testicular cancer is the most common solid tumor in young men, with approximately 10,000 diagnoses in the U.S. each year.read more [...]
The 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton, who many have called “the godfather of AI”. The award seems apt for the time we are in.read more [...]
If cultural pundits can invent an Anthropocene Epoch then a Digital Epoch makes even more sense. In 2000, only in Japan did you see people on trains four inches from other humans chatting other humans on other trains, most of whom they'd never meet. Now that is everyone in the developed world.read more [...]
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) vegetarian advocacy group has a paper out arguing that common broiler chickens not only learn more than the obvious, like which bowl has food, they get happier learning. Their marketing of the paper suggests they know who their key demographic is; middle-aged wealthy white women. And if you want them, you invoke "The Gilmore Girls", a show about a genius single mother with an equally intelligent daughter and they are best friends and talk really fast and use a lot of Proust references.read more [...]
