Can any inquiry that shuts itself to scientific possibilities before reaching a conclusion be an inquiry? How do you “fact check” an investigation still in progress?
The puzzle of the human heart
The story of Franz Jägerstätter, the Austrian altar server who was executed for conscientious objection to the Third Reich, was made into a movie by Terrence Malick, director the Thin Red Line.
Continue reading “The puzzle of the human heart”Remembering the Greatest Generation
US pipeline canceled by hostile cyberattack
When you think of energy, especially hydrocarbon energy as bad, you don’t prioritize a stockpile or reserve of it. You don’t want to stockpile immoral substances which it turns out are absolutely vital.
China space debris lands in Indian Ocean
“Dual use” of gain-of-function research
Continue reading ““Dual use” of gain-of-function research”This area of scientific activity, experts told Sinclair, carries a “dual-use”: It supports the development of new vaccines and therapeutics but can also be used in covert biological- and chemical-weapons programs, which China is suspected of maintaining.
Maybe energy is good for something
Maybe the economy is struggling because there’s not enough energy.
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/The-Energy-Crisis-That-No-One-Is-Talking-About.html
Continue reading “Maybe energy is good for something”Jobs report: US added 266,000 jobs in April, shockingly short of expectations
Continue reading “Jobs report: US added 266,000 jobs in April, shockingly short of expectations”Experts in the United States have been shocked by a surprisingly weak jobs report, which President Joe Biden is spinning as proof of the need for further stimulus.
Maybe this, not the Mew Deal is the future
The influence of bits on the world of atoms, identifying people worth trusting, the origin of joy, the decoupling of the American Dream from the university, and more.
The changing of the guard
Donald Trump is out of the White House — and mostly gone from the public eye — but his grip on the G.O.P. base has probably never been stronger.
NYT
Destroying the village in order to save it
The latest meme. Democracy is dying in America (perhaps true) but it’s the populist’s fault. They are forcing the progressives to be fascist. By casting the Other as monstrous racists it is psychologically possible to justify the reprehensible as necessity.
China seeks Atlantic naval base
After a year of protests, Portland residents have waning patience for antifa – ABC News
“The use of violence is a tactic of how we keep our communities safe,” Milo said.
Antifa member
https://abcnews.go.com/US/year-protests-portland-residents-waning-patience-antifa/story?id=77511470
Treasury warns of need to deal with national debt limit
Treasury officials on Wednesday urged Congress to pass either a new borrowing limit or another suspension of the debt before a July 31 deadline. The Treasury will continue to initiate the types of bookkeeping maneuvers it has used in the past to keep the government from breaching a level that would trigger a default on the massive national debt.
AP
Seychelles brings back curbs despite vaccination success – BBC News
Many active cases in tourism reliant country despite Sinovac vaccination.
Something fishy
No good deed goes unpunished
Organized crime unhappy Prinsloo made them look like clowns.
Gig workers
Justice or mob payback?
Scientists Found Evidence of Fungus Growing on Mars
Colonizing Mars with microorganisms