Follow up: “San Francisco – the City That Waits to Die”
The title is the name of a 1971 PBS documentary speculating about a future large earthquake in San Francisco. Long before global warming, the media needed a scary headline based…
EVs: GM to end Chevy Bolt EV and EUV production
And will replace the production line with giant EV pick up trucks: General Motors Co. will end the seven-year run of the Chevrolet Bolt compact EV and its Bolt EUV…
Public health oops: “Shielding” of vulnerable persons during Covid in Wales had no benefits
"Shielding" of vulnerable persons during Covid in Wales had no benefits; in fact, they were worse off than those who did not shield.
Public health oops: Wearing masks had health risks
New paper finds CO2 levels among mask wearers exceeded exposure limits and may have led to stillbirths and damage to adolescents.
Demographics: Russia intends to kill however many it takes to expand its population
The headline title makes little sense, of course. But Russia is using warfare to address its demographic problem of a shrinking population – by conscripting the people of nearby nations…
Environment: Wild – Founder of Earth Day was later convicted of murder, died in prison
The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970. In a bizarre turn of events, the self identified founder of Earth Day, Ira Einhorn, was later convicted of murder (twice)…
Demographics: Washington looking to cut schools, programs
Seattle officials say it’s too early to know which schools would close but the majority of enrollment loss has been in elementary grades. Source: School closures, cuts to clubs and…
Follow up: Lake Mead is going to largely die within 2 years
March 24, 2023 Lake Mead’s water would continue to decline Would fall to Tier 2B in 2024 Would fall to Tier 3 shortage in 2025, necessitating mandatory water cuts to…
Media oops: Academy Award for Best Use of a Misleading Graphic Goes to CBC Radio Canada
At left is the chart created by the CBC – note the faint tilde mark in the chart and Y-Axis jump from 700M to 1700M! The original chart was shared…
Science oops: Much bad science (and worse media coverage of it)
The problem isn't bad science but what happens next: disastrous media coverage of bad science studies, and a lack of skeptical inquiry by reporters.