Climate follow up: 33 named storms forecast for 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season-ended up at 18
Michael Mann's group predicted 33+/- named storms; we had 18. Models ...
Off topic: Can U.S. states leave the Union?
U.S. states cannot legally secede from the United States, but some politicians are proposing they should do so. This issue was settled in the 1860s ...
Science: How much do you know about science?
11 question survey from Pew Research purports to rank your science knowleddge. Seemed easy to me.
Environment: The Right to Repair
John Deere is said to be preventing farmers from repairing their own equipment, in some cases, leading to loss of crops.
Space: FCC approves direct satellite to cell phone services
The cell phone to satellite service of SpaceX (and T-Mobile in the U.S.) was just approved by the FCC.
Nutrition “science”: Every five years they change the guidelines
The 2025 U.S. Dietary Guidelines aim to kill you.
Nutrition: Field grown fake dairy protein?
Replace simple, low processed, locally grown organic food with highly processed, molecular engineered soy proteins to make fake dairy product. Uh huh.
Demographics: Low fertility rate may have long term economic effects
The lack of kids is going to put a crimp on the economy for a long time to come.
Environment: Repair, Reuse, Recycle
Too many push getting the latest, newest products - resulting in rapid obsolescence of perfectly good gear. It's inefficient and bad for the environment.