CNBC: ‘Has The CDC Lost Its Sort Of Lofty Perch And If So How Do You Plan To Get It Back?’
When even CNBC is talking about the writing on the wall for the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, they know they are in big trouble.read...
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Does An Interior Department Run By Deb Haaland Actually Put Endangered Species At Greater Risk?
Deb Haaland is the U.S. Representative for New Mexico's 1st congressional district since 2019. Predictably, she is a lawyer. Less common is that she was a casino executive.If you are wondering if any of those count as qualifications to run the Interior Department, you are not alone. In the Washington Examiner today, I outline some of the science concerns that people on the left and right who...
read moreCollege Enrollment Will Go Down This Decade, And That’s Probably A Good Thing
If you sell hot dogs at a baseball stadium, you probably do well in revenue. Now imagine the stadium puts 6 hot dog competitors next to you. Will you still do well or will your hot dog revenue go down? Unless you are Paul Krugman you know the price will go down. Now imagine the stadium tells you 6 people just like you doing the same job is a positive thing; more people will enjoy hot dogs and the...
read moreMedical Misuse Needs A Real Definition
Medicine misuse is a public health issue but there is little consistency in what it means. Prior to 2020, everyone wanted to claim Big Pharma and medicine were bad, so whatever they wanted to write about got a broad misuse umbrella; misuse, abuse, medication errors were all called misuse. All such deceptive framing accomplished was to muddy the waters and create a clear need for...
read moreSingapore Approves Lab-Grown Meat
In the United States, meat substitutes like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are now fixtures in culture. Vegetarians who miss meat want to eat them because they use plants while environmental activists don't want to eat them because they use science. That keeps them in the public eye.read...
read moreSingapore Approves Lab-Grown Meat
In the United States, meat substitutes like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are now fixtures in culture. Vegetarians who miss meat want to eat them because they use plants while environmental activists don't want to eat them because they use science. That keeps them in the public eye.read...
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