Space: Thanks to teen and others, school kids contact space station
School kids contact ISS via ham radio link at Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum. Nice story.
Health insurance: Why did ACA individual premiums skyrocket?
The ACA "ObamaCare" insurance premiums have become unaffordable to most - without subsidies. Grok AI gives a good and accurate explanation of what went wrong.
Demographics: May be we are all just people?
A media and politicalsphere obsessed with race are finding everyone and their classifications are blurring together.
Demographics, Education: Portland State announces layoffs, low enrollment
More enrollment declines...
Public health, climate, economy: What would happen if we banned meat?
Not much good and a lot of bad would happen, says this report.
Public health: Mandate vegan eating in hospitals, says Prof. Tim Spector
Prof Tim Spector, the world's expert on nutrition, who suffered a stroke at 53 and B-12 deficiency in 2023, says we should eat vegan....
Climate: Yes, tornadoes can ruin solar PV farms but …
... tornadoes have also destroyed entire oil refineries. All this shows is tornadoes destroy infrastructure!
Climate: Converting all cars to EVs will have close to zero impact on climate
Converting all cars and small trucks to EVs might lower emissions by as little as 5%. A lot less than you probably thought.
Climate: US per capita CO2 emissions fall to 19th century levels
Well, per capita emissions are now at 1900 levels. Amazing.