The Fungus among us
Standup comedy as an evolutionary advantage
The GOAT pays it forward one more time, Ali and Parkinson’s
Did Garlic Protect Rasputin?
Other Science News
What’s Science got to do with it? - Science and policy
Luxury surveillance - we willing put on "ankle monitors" and often pay a premium
Ready for some serious idiocy? Hope so because a new feature, The J-Man Chronicles – a demented version of Chuck Dinerstein's "What I'm Reading" – was designed with idiocy in mind. This week it's oversized arse wipes and used (but returnable) diet soda. Don't blame me.
The real art of the deal
Being conscious is different from being awake
Should we stop teaching algebra?
Reality is an illusion.
Swing, “an intangible rhythmic momentum in jazz,” give the music movement, especially in the back and forth between the soloist and the group. For professional musicians, it is a bit like pornography, meaning they can’t define it but know it when they hear it. A group of physicists thinks they know the why of swing.
Is our ability to make judgments and focus a matter of willpower or is it like a muscle that can be exercised and strengthened? Could neither be the case? A new study suggests that our ability to make judgments is more chemistry than "strength."
Renewables
Let’s talk about Puerto Rico
Becoming a master
The greatest engine of social justice, human rights, and equality
Forming Lines
The real Pinocchio
Breeding a happier chicken
Shhh!
Here is the narrative: if we reduce manmade greenhouse gases and their companion aerosols, like PM2.5, we will reduce global warming and improve our health. Unfortunately, the climate is a bit more complex. Our best plans come with unintended consequences. A new study shows that reducing those manmade aerosols also increases the “climate forcing” bringing about global warming.
A Modern History of Bail
Streetlights illuminating the Street, and some unwarranted (?) surveillance
Calling people names stifles understanding.
Presentism - wokeness reinterprets history
Take a deep breath
Food strikes back and tries to kill you
Dr. John Ioannidis, pre-pandemic, on public health communication
Why special? I had some free time, so I read a bit more; this edition includes
Besties? !
A step-by-step guide to producing pseudoscience
Quals vs. Quants
Unelected, Unknown, and Highly Influential – The Corporate Deep State