Why do we play the National Anthem at pro sports events?
We play the national anthem because it was used as marketing - to transfer patriotism to sports ticket sales. Amazing story.
Climate: We must ban the Superbowl
So many private jets and aircraft and no where to park them.
Climate hilarity: Red heads to go extinct due to climate change?
Climate change will make red hair extinct. Seriously. It's Just Science, apparently.
Climate: “We breached +1.5 C ten years ago”
And surprisingly, we are alive: We Breached The 1.5 °C Threshold Over 10 Years Ago, Study Warns 1.5 C is an arbitrary value, starting at an arbitrary point in time…
Environment: The effects of cattle on the land
Media and talking heads tell you that farming is evil-but the interviewed farmer is smarter than the media interviewer.
Climate: Surge in reports of 1,000 year rain fall events
What does a "1,000-year rain fall" or "1,000-year flood" event mean? Probably not what you think it means.
Demographics: S. Korean company to pay employees to have kids
S. Korea is in a very negative population growth curve and is desparate: A South Korean firm is offering to pay its workers $75,000 each time they have a baby
Trust in “experts” falls over past 4 years
Health care professions, including veterinary medicine, and engineers, are rated highly. After that, the ratings fell off a cliff.
Nope: Did Newsweek really find Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto?
A long time ago, Newsweek appears to have incorrectly targeted an unemployed 64 year old in SoCal as being Satoshi Nakamoto. Some updates.
Climate: To save the climate, we must stop eating
To save the climate, we need to discourage eating food, ban meat, dairy and rice, fast-food, ultra processed food and food delivery.