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.
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The dinner was a train wreck for the four years of Trump's first administration. Now it promises to be more of the same. Why go through it? [...]
That challenge is key to winning back voters who deserted the Harris-Walz ticket in 2024. Some rank-and-file members are calling for something new. [...]
If you have ever been desperate and adrift, you understand the Democratic Party's frustration. [...]
Republicans are cancelling town halls in their districts. I'm a Democrat and I went to find out what those voters would like to say to their elected officials. [...]
The U.S. international broadcaster is politically biased, confused and ineffective. Tear it down. [...]
If not for Signalgate, Democrats would likely still be busy lashing out at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who allowed a Republican spending bill to pass, thus averting a government shutdown. [...]
President Trump is ending outdated trade policies that harm hard-working Americans. So now globalist elites are spitting mad that we are finally putting the interests of American workers, families, and communities over the pocketbooks of self-anointed "citizens of the world." [...]
Back in June of last year, as I was still high on the hopium of dispatching Donald Trump and his MAGA cult once and for all, I recall reading a piece by Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley in Rolling Stone with the provocative headline "Trump's Not ‘Bluffing': Inside the MAGA Efforts To Make a Second Term Even More Extreme." I read it with great interest, but it sounded crazy. They quoted a bunch of Trump insiders saying things like "Yes, we do really want to burn it all down," and when asked about potential court challenges, they replied, "Who cares?" [...]
Antonio Gracias, a venture capitalist involved with Elon Musk's DOGE, said millions of illegal immigrants have been given Social Security numbers over the past four years, enabling them to sign up for Medicare and vote. [...]
The Democratic Party's biggest current star is an 83-year-old who has never technically belonged to it. [...]
Republicans tell us they are close to finding the votes to pass a tax measure that extends the expiring 2017 tax cuts. The deal also includes breaks for products made in the United States, and a tax hike on carried interest. To which one can only say: let the bill be mostly cuts. [...]
The debt ceiling does nothing to enforce fiscal discipline-and threatens real economic harm. Congress should drop this outdated and dangerous charade. [...]
Monday on the RealClearPolitics radio show -- weeknights at 6:00 p.m. on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124 and then on Apple, Spotify, and here on our website -- Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon discuss tomorrow's election in Wisconsin where the partisan majority on the state supreme court hangs in the balance. What does this race tell us about national politics, aside from how many people are willing to spend money to influence the outcome either way? [...]
The French people must decide who leads them, not the courts. [...]
This is the untold story of America's hidden role in Ukrainian military operations against Russia's invading armies. [...]
New York Times finally tells its readers, on March 30, 2025, what was beyond obvious to the American people for years now -- and a factor in their election of Donald Trump -- the military industrial complex is in a proxy war with Russia, still without even a hint of strategy. [...]
Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley of California has introduced legislation designed to protect independent contractors amid uncertainty from the administrative branch. The Modern Worker Empowerment Act would stop the back and forth that freelancers currently experience when leadership at the Department of Labor changes based on who is in power politically. [...]
The Justice Department also announced criminal charges against two Iranian nationals and an Iranian company over their alleged roles in the drone-procurement network. [...]
The Justice Department also announced criminal charges against two Iranian nationals and an Iranian company over their alleged roles in the drone-procurement network. [...]
The Justice Department also announced criminal charges against two Iranian nationals and an Iranian company over their alleged roles in the drone-procurement network. [...]
The Justice Department also announced criminal charges against two Iranian nationals and an Iranian company over their alleged roles in the drone-procurement network. [...]
The president is urging Gulf countries to increase their investment in the US after a series of bilateral economic and defense deals in recent months. [...]
The president is urging Gulf countries to increase their investment in the US after a series of bilateral economic and defense deals in recent months. [...]
The president is urging Gulf countries to increase their investment in the US after a series of bilateral economic and defense deals in recent months. [...]
The president is urging Gulf countries to increase their investment in the US after a series of bilateral economic and defense deals in recent months. [...]
Sen. Lindsey Graham’s objection to Eli Sharvit’s nomination as the new Shin Bet chief may have been a key factor in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to rescind the appointment on Tuesday. [...]
Sen. Lindsey Graham’s objection to Eli Sharvit’s nomination as the new Shin Bet chief may have been a key factor in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to rescind the appointment on Tuesday. [...]
Sen. Lindsey Graham’s objection to Eli Sharvit’s nomination as the new Shin Bet chief may have been a key factor in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to rescind the appointment on Tuesday. [...]
Sen. Lindsey Graham’s objection to Eli Sharvit’s nomination as the new Shin Bet chief may have been a key factor in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to rescind the appointment on Tuesday. [...]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Tuesday he had reversed a decision to appoint a former navy commander as security agency chief following criticism, including from a key US senator.Netanyahu had announced on Monday his pick of Eli Sharvit to lead the Shin Bet internal security agency, pushing back against a supreme court decision to freeze his government's move to dismiss incumbent director Ronen Bar. [...]
An Israeli strike on Beirut on Tuesday killed a Hezbollah official handling Palestinian affairs, in the second such raid within days on the Lebanese militant group's stronghold despite a four-month ceasefire.Lebanon's leaders condemned the attack, which came without warning at around 3:30 am (0030 GMT) during the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. [...]
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Monday a new transitional government would aim for consensus in rebuilding the war-torn country but acknowledged it would be unable to satisfy everyone.The transitional 23-member cabinet -- without a prime minister -- was announced Saturday, more than three months after Sharaa's Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) led an offensive that toppled longtime president Bashar al-Assad.Sharaa said the new government's goal was rebuilding the country but warned that "will not be able to satisfy everyone". [...]
In the war-devastated southern Lebanese village of Aitaroun on Monday, residents marked the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr among their dead.Relatives crowded the village's cemeteries to pray for the more than 100 residents, including fighters from Hezbollah, killed during the war between the militant group and Israel that ended with a fragile ceasefire in November."We defied the entire world by being here in Aitaroun to celebrate Eid with our martyrs," Siham Ftouni said near the grave of her son, a rescuer with an Islamic health organisation affiliated with Hezbollah. [...]
Eid al-Fitr in Syria was charged with newfound joy this year, as thousands freely celebrated the holiday for the first time after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.From the early morning hours, crowds of men, women and children flocked to pray at Damascus's historic Umayyad Mosque in the Old City. "This is the first time we truly feel the joy of Eid, after getting rid of Assad's tyrannical regime," Fatima Othman told AFP. [...]
The US government will review $9 billion of funding for Harvard University over alleged anti-Semitism on campus, authorities said Monday, after it cut millions from Columbia University, which has also seen fierce pro-Palestinian student protests.President Donald Trump has aggressively targeted prestigious universities that saw bitter protests sparked by Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza, stripping their federal funds and directing immigration officers to deport foreign student demonstrators, including those with green cards. [...]
A senior Hamas official urged supporters worldwide on Monday to take up weapons and fight plans to displace Gaza's people, as Israel issued a sweeping evacuation order in the territory's south, stepping up its renewed offensive.The idea of forcing Gazans to leave the devastated territory for neighbouring countries such as Egypt and Jordan was first floated by US President Donald Trump, and has since been seized on by right-wing Israeli politicians, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who vowed on Sunday to implement it. [...]
The Israeli military on Monday ordered residents in and around the southern Gaza city of Rafah to evacuate their homes, suggesting it could return to ground fighting in the area.In a post on X, the Israeli military's Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee addressed residents in areas covering all of Rafah and parts of nearby Khan Yunis."The IDF (military) is returning to fight with great force to eliminate the capabilities of terrorist organisations in these areas. For your safety, you must move immediately to the shelters in Al Mawasi," northwest of Rafah, he said. [...]
Vladimir Signorelli, RealClearMarkets Donald Trump swept into his second term promising an "America First" revolution, vowing to restore economic [...]
Jake Safane, Salon Whatever investment strategy you've set for yourself might be best left untouched amid the volatility. [...]
Market Minder, Fisher Investments On hot stocks, Treasury markets and more. [...]
John Tamny, Forbes Markets work around government stabs at price controls, and invariably tell the truth. [...]
Phillip Toews, Barrons From 1918 to 1920, the Spanish Flu pandemic killed an estimated 25 million to 50 million people across the globe. But even with this historical precedent, the world was [...]
Editorial, New York Post House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are pushing hard to get that "big, beautiful bill" onto President Donald Trump's desk by the end of [...]
Michelle Cottle, New York Times The New York progressive believes economic populism is the path forward for Democrats. Can she unite her party around that? [...]
William Barclay, RealClearMarkets Throughout the modern era, Apple has been hailed as a titan of industry and a paragon of American [...]
Natalie Sherman, BBC News Businesses think Trump is right about unfair trade. But are the US president's reciprocal tariffs the answer? [...]
David Grizzle, Fox News In our FAA Safety Review Team report, we rang the bell as loud as we could to draw attention to the urgent need to address the staffing, technology and funding of the [...]
Thomas Lenard & Lawrence White, RealClear DOGE should live up to its name and propose lasting reforms that improve government efficiency. Freeing up [...]
Keith Hall, The Hill Efficient government is not the same thing as less government. [...]
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 [...]
Are we witnessing a golden age of fast food menu hacks come to an end? Last year, Starbucks announced that it was cracking down on extensive order customization in an effort to reduce customer waiting times at its locations. Ornate custom orders aren’t the only kind of menu hacks out there, though; there’s also the […] The post A Popular In-N-Out Menu Hack Is No More appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
Performance coach Steve Magness is currently making the podcast rounds for his new book Win the Inside Game, and earlier this month made an appearance on The Rich Roll Podcast. It’s a great listen, but there’s one section in particular that I want to draw your attention to, when Magness identifies an underrated north star […] The post You Should Know Your Mile Time, Even If You’re Not a Runner appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
I’ll be the first to admit that the idea of an “updated” capsule wardrobe is, at face value, a bit silly. After all, the whole concept — a small, functional array of clothing that’s completely interchangeable, tonally congruous and works for virtually every situation — hinges on the fact the included apparel is versatile and timeless, […] The post What Does a Spring Capsule Wardrobe Look Like in 2025? appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
For soldiers training to join the Army Rangers, changes are on the way to the fitness test that all candidates must pass as part of their curriculum. What’s in and what’s out with this latest update provides a good sense of the Army’s thinking when it comes to physical fitness — and what tests have […] The post New Ranger School Fitness Test Adds Sprints, Drops Sit-Ups appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
If you care at all about the brands you’re tossing on each morning, you’ve probably heard of Alex Mill. The San Francisco-based essentials brand has been the talk of the town since its 2012 inception, on account of its capsule of crafted, sourced and designed garments reminiscent of iconic ’90s J.Crew looks. The clothing Alex […] The post This Alex Mill Sale Is Basically Your Spring Wardrobe Checklist appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
If you’re in a committed and monogamous relationship and you begin sending flirty or explicit texts to another person, most people would consider that…if not outright cheating, then certainly cheating-adjacent. What happens if you do the same but the receipient of those texts is an AI chatbot? It’s something to file under “ethical questions that […] The post Are AI Chatbots Changing How We Talk About Cheating? appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
For years, Southwest Airlines has offered travelers a distinctive flying experience — one that’s historically involved open seating and free checked bags. Change is on the horizon for the airline, however, and in the last year Southwest has announced the end of its open seating policy and a plan to start charging for checked bags. […] The post Southwest Airlines Is Changing Its Boarding Process Even More appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
To encounter the history of medicine is to encounter the history of unexpected scientific discoveries. The discovery of penicillin is perhaps the best-known case of a surprising medical breakthrough, but it’s far from alone. And the latest addition to this branch of the annals of science involves a discovery that could help treat e. coli […] The post Researchers Found Promising Antibiotic In Garden Soil appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
Spend enough time reading about hot bakeries and pop-up stores and you’ll inevitably wind up reading about something else: waiting on line. An Eater article from 2023 came with the headline “How NYC’s Bakery Lines Became as Fierce as Streetwear Drops,” while Grub Street’s article on a new location of Brooklyn’s Radio Bakery began with […] The post This Week’s “SNL” Asked: Do We Have a Line Problem? appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
If the phrase “Google Adwords” rings a bell for you, you might also remember the early days of a lawsuit surrounding one of Google’s advertising products from a bygone era. (Google hasn’t used the Adwords name since 2018.) More than a decade after it was first filed, this lawsuit appears to be on the brink […] The post Google Nears Settlement in Decade-Old Lawsuit appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
If you’ve ever experienced lower back pain — and it’s hardly a rare occurrence, especially as people age — you’re well aware of its debilitating effects, both in terms of the pain itself and for its effects other movement you might try to make over the course of the day. There’s another concern for researchers […] The post Lower Back Pain Drug Shows Promising Results appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
Elon Musk’s oft-documented fondness for naming companies variations of “X” may have had its “Who’s on first?” moment this week with the announcement that xAI has acquired X, formerly known as Twitter. (This is not to be confused with the recent sale of Twitter’s old signage.) What does it mean for one Musk-owned company to […] The post Elon Musk’s xAI Just Acquired Elon Musk’s X appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
What can prompt a commercial flight from pulling a 180 and returning back to its point of departure or a nearby airport? Sometimes, a sick or disruptive passenger can the reason; at others, a mechanical issue that puts the flight’s safety at risk. This year, we’ve also witnessed another factor in flights returning home: pilots […] The post Lost Smartphone Sends Air France Flight Back to Airport appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
“First up, we have a podcaster.” That’s something of an understatement. It’s how Bill Maher introduced the first guest on this week’s episode of Real Time; the guest in question was California governor Gavin Newsom, whose recent foray into podcasting has gotten mixed reviews. If nothing else, though, Maher seemed to be an enthusiastic fan […] The post Podcasters and Pronouns Turned Up on a New “Real Time With Bill Maher” appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
Some ambitious shots have become part of cinematic history. Orson Welles’s Touch of Evil begins with a lengthy tracking shot that establishes the film’s setting, characters and conflict. Decades later, Robert Altman opened The Player with a long tracking shot as an homage of sorts to Welles’s film, complete with a reference to it in […] The post There’s a Reason More TV Shows and Movies Are Using Long Takes appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
When it comes to engines with history, the Hemi V8 stands especially tall, powering a variety of high-performance vehicles for over seven decades. At a time when the idea of what constitutes a muscle car is in flux, it isn’t always clear what place a classic engine would have in the 2020s. As it turns […] The post Dodge Is Reportedly Bringing the Hemi V8 Back to the Charger appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
Is it wise to put your money in a whisk(e)y cask with an eye towards investing it for the future? There’s been a lot written about this very subject — but there’s one big thing that any would-be investors should be sure to know from the outset. That’s that the cask you’re investing in actually […] The post A New Investment Scam Targets UK Whiskey Enthusiasts appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
At a time when social media is oversaturated with self-appointed fitness influencers, it’s hard to know who’s the real deal. We’d suggest following Korey Rowe. The founder of the KR Method, a workout protocol that blends strength training and mobility exercises, Rowe recently brought his expertise to Centr, the fitness app founded by Chris Hemsworth. […] The post The Kit: What Korey Rowe Uses to Train, Fuel and Recover appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
I’m standing waist-deep in a chocolate-hued, jungle-fringed tributary of the Congo River, watching my guide wade further downstream, with his hands cupped to his ears to amplify the sounds of the forest. The only noises I hear are kingfishers trilling, leaves rustling as capuchins race across the treetops and the distant bellowing of a hippo. But […] The post Searching for Endangered Forest Elephants in the Republic of Congo appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
Each week, our inbox runneth over with news of gear, apparel and tech releases from around the world. In this feature, we’ll parse through the best of it. Today: A new colorful holiday collection from Rimowa drops, a collab betewen A$AP Rocky and Puma is released into the world and Woodford Reserve releases their Kentucky […] The post Products of the Week: Pumas, Derby Bourbon and Rimowa Suitcases appeared first on InsideHook. [...]
Eric Niderost, Warfare History Network By Eric Niderost July 3, 1863, dawned clear and bright, the warm sun promising even greater heat to come. By noon, temperatures were already in the low [...]
Joshua J. Mark, World History Encyclopedia The Confessions of Nat Turner (1831) is the first-person account given by the rebel slave leader Nat Turner (l. 1800-1831) to the attorney T. R. [...]
C.C. Borzilleri, RealClearHistory With the 1798 Alien Enemies Law in the news as the Trump administration attempts to remove foreign nationals from the United States without the typically [...]
Michael Albertus, Time Land and property ownership have colored politics in the United States for more than 400 years. [...]
Jack Miller & Pete Peterson, Providence Mag Polarization is the inescapable theme of the moment. Yet, the reality is that the US has always struggled through division, with even the Founding [...]
Yoav J. Tenembaum, RealClearHistory Fifty years ago, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution equating Zionism with racism and racial discrimination. [...]
Greg McKevitt, BBC When he became acting president of Russia at the start of the year 2000, the former spy was an enigma to many. Who is the "man of deeds, not words"? [...]
Staff, Historytoday King Charles I's execution in 1649 turned the world upside down - were other outcomes possible? [...]
Jeanine Santucci, USA Today A catastrophic 7.7-magnitude earthquake [...]
Blake Stilwell, Military.com With the VA facing job cuts, it's important to remind not only veterans, but also lawmakers, health officials and the American population just how much the [...]
Jeffrey Bartholet, Smithsonian Mag The birthplace of the Buddha beckons worshipers from around the world, as well as researchers hoping to dig up new evidence about the revered spiritual [...]
Gulnaz Khan, NatGeo From beachside prayers in Senegal to colorful festivals in Pakistan, these pictures show the many ways that Muslims observe the end of the holy month of Ramadan. [...]
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 [...]
In the past few years my activities on this site - but I would say more in general, as the same pattern happened also on social media - have progressively shifted away from pure casual blogging and reporting of personal matters to a more focused discussion of scientific topics, always lingering around my research interests. read more [...]
What are sustainable cities, and can we build them? I put my Institute Fellows’ decades of experience together with the content of this fine conference, and conclude: (1) A sustainable city will attend equally to innovation, to human opportunity and dignity, and to the Earth. (2) Cities are not yet doing that. (3) There are obstacles.read more [...]
When asked about an effort to ban fluoride in drinking water, Utah Governor Spencer Cox said, "It’s not a bill I care that much about” but he still signed it, despite the health benefits being well-established and claims of harm being the kind of slimy epidemiology that claims "risk" of BPA, weedkillers, PFAS, and too many products to count.Utah wants to be the California of the right-wing; ban things because it matches the politics of their voters and science will be marginalized.(1)read more [...]
In 1961, less than one per cent of Canadians identified as having no religion. In 2021, 43 per cent of those between 15 and 35 considered themselves religiously unaffiliated. Organized religion — and especially Christianity — is in decline. Secularization is advancing apace. Most sociologists of religion agree on this. What they disagree about, however, is why. read more [...]
It's easy for Greenpeace employees in cities to talk about farming but in the real world, without pesticides we'd lose 78 percent of fruit, 54 percent of vegetables, and 32 percent of cereal crops. Most farmers want to optimize razor-thin margins and protect their biggest asset, land, so they are cautious about spraying too much, but the organic process leads to startling amounts of nitrogen runoff into rivers and ground water. A study claims 31 percent of agricultural soils around the world were at high risk from pesticide pollution while the old ways of German farmers recently showed they were exposing [...]
Greenpeace is facing bankruptcy after a $667,000,000 judgment. For the first time ever, the number of U.S. federal employees declined. Democrats have begun to consider they might be wrongly defending terrorists. They even became pro-vaccine for the first time this century. The best thing President Donald Trump may have done for science and political sanity is to switch from Democrat to Republican and bring Bobby Kennedy Jr. and Elon Musk along with him. It forced Democrats, who are nearly 90% of career government employees, to suddenly defend things they had opposed for decades.(1)Like nuclear energy. Which means we could usher in [...]
In this article I'm going to examine how student feedback plays a pivotal role in enhancing learning design and engagement, particularly in online education environments. I will explore the mechanisms by which timely, constructive feedback not only improves course content and delivery but also empowers students as co-creators in the learning process.read more [...]
If you insist you will only eat berries picked by hand near a stream, you are virtue signaling to other wealthy people that you have more money than than they do, while masking it in a halo of claiming to care about taste or renewability or other nature.No one is fooled. That is why restaurants and consumers who fetish-ize wild caught fight while claiming it is more nutritious or tastes better are so cloying. Sure, there can be differences in taste, just like if you give a chicken different feed, but that is easily solvable, and has been, like in [...]
The world is producing more food using fewer pesticides than ever, thanks to modern science. The gap between modern pesticide usage and organic food pesticides needed per calorie of food got so large, up to 600% more organic pesticides used, that California stopped itemizing organic pesticides separately to improve the optics of the organic industry.read more [...]
Perhaps the most important thing to get right from the start, in most statistical problems, is to understand what is the probability distribution function (PDF) of your data. If you know it exactly -something that is theoretically possible but only rarely achieved in practice- you are in statistical heaven: you can use the maximum likelihood method for parameter estimation, and you can get to understand a lot about the whole problem. read more [...]
It's no secret that cats have the same α2,3-linked (SAα2,3) sialic acid receptor as birds, which means their mortality from bird flu which acts via that receptor is 50%. Or that raw pet food, raw milk, and organic chickens that refuse medicine are key transmitters of the disease outside the wild.Why are you still buying that stuff? Why did you ever? read more [...]
Environmental lawyers, especially lawyers at Natural Resources Defense Council, exist to sue companies and to have casus belli they need to suggest corporations are killing us all. It is no surprise that NRDC has hired lots of lawyers who are anti-vaccine, anti-cell-phone, anti-food (ingredients, colors, the type of seed), anti-nuclear, etc.If you don't know any scientists or Republicans, and NRDC employs neither, it is easy to demonize them because you never have them looking at you over lunch.(1) NRDC knows a Republican insider now. Their former lawyer Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is part of the Trump administration and the "mainstream" [...]
The book is author Alex Hannaford’s lament about changes in Austin, Texas, since his initial visit to the city in 1999. This at first spurred your reviewer, who moved to Austin in 1969, to think, “1999? Well, isn’t that just too precious?” read more [...]
The only real way to wipe out H5N1, the bird flu that has been ruining egg prices since last year, is to kill off all the wild birds. That is not practical but what we can do is stop buying raw pet food. All of it. Now. And never start again. You will kill your cat if it is transmitted in that food. And stop buying raw milk. All of it. Now. And never start again.read more [...]
Imagine if I put out a claim that I had prevented teens from playing "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II" and therefore saving billions in dollars in future mental health care costs.Well, I can, because COD:MWII has dropped a lot in usage from a few years ago. Sure, critics might claim it is an older game and new games come along and people switch to those, but if I am at FDA, none of that matters.read more [...]
When a tourist visits California, the first thing they notice getting off of the airplane is a warning sign that the material they are near will give them cancer. Then another one. Then another. Soon, they become invisible but not before people do searches to see how much more cancer Californians develop than everyone else.(1)Not only will most things in Walmart have a cancer warning, the building itself can give you cancer. Photo: Hank Campbellread more [...]
After a decade of being thrown out by the courts and being slightly modified and enacted again, changes drastically expanding the definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) to include man-made ponds on family farms may finally be ending.read more [...]
The Trump administration announced a major milestone for the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory with the installation of the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Camera on the telescope. Next up is the final phase of testing before capturing "first look" images and then the decade-long Legacy Survey of Space and Time will begin.read more [...]
