Posted on Feb 2, 2025 | Comments Off on Are Infectious Diseases A Social Justice Issue? A History Of The World In Six Plagues Has Answers
As we approach the fifth anniversary of the COVID-19 lockdowns, there has been ample time to look at what went wrong, and perhaps how we didn't learn much from history.There are many examples and while politicians ignored it, storytellers have not. In "The Division" game, for example, eco-terrorists spread their pathogen using cash. That made sense. If you are a zealot, disease can do what...
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Posted on Jan 31, 2025 | Comments Off on Chemical Looping Plastic And CO2: Science Even Environmental Groups Can’t Hate
The US Environmental Protection Agency estimates about 35 million tons of plastics are generated just in America, and 12.% of that becomes is garbage like plastic containers and bags and even appliances.Sorry folks, politicians in states like California who insist it's being recycled are lying to you, scientists know better. What really happens to plastic, even if your government is shipping it...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2025 | Comments Off on 3 Pro-Science Action Items For EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin
Yesterday, the Senate confirmed former Congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Though the Trump administration has promised reform, there will be big challenges in that. Though high-profile jobs are appointees, the nuts-and-bolts work of governance is done by career employees, and nearly 90 percent of them are Democrats.read...
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Posted on Jan 29, 2025 | Comments Off on Gym Paradox: People Want To Get Healthier But Until They’re Healthier Don’t Feel Comfortable
Gym Bro, Curl Gurl, Gym Rat if you choose not to identify as any gender - everyone knows what it means, and it can be pretty intimidating if you walk into a fitness center as a new member. Imagine feeling like you have to get in shape before you can join a gym to get in shape.Fitness executives don't want that but store managers know not to alienate their best customers for someone who will join...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2025 | Comments Off on Two Fewer Almonds: That’s All You Need To Prevent Weight Gain
When people see labels or menus listing the calories in their food, it doesn't change their consumption in any way beyond what experts call "statistical wobble." About two fewer almonds worth of calories per meal. But two almonds over time can add up to a lot.That's the conclusion in the data of a systematic review by The Cochrane Collaboration. The team of academics reviewed 25 papers...
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