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Category Archives: General Science
Cat Scents, Explained
Your cat is leaving a chemical on your face. Its name is F4. The translation is “you’re family,” and cats only leave it on people and animals they trust. F4 was identified in 1998 by a French researcher named Patrick Pageat.
— Anish Moonka (@anishmoonka) April 29, 2026
Pageat found five different chemicals coming out of… https://t.co/E99rR1y0c6
Cats And Cancer
They could be useful in understanding it for humans as well.
This is of particular current interest, given that we just spent several thousand dollars for surgery for one of the cats to remove a tumor in the small intestine. Fortunately, it appears that they got it all, and the prognosis for the 7YO is good.
Anticipating Starship
Since it came out, I’ve been saying that the decadal needs to be completely redone, as it assumes business as usual. But there’s a new report out from academics on how to use Starship for Mars exploration, so people are finally starting to get it. Bob Zimmerman summarizes.
Continental Intellectuals
Long, but interesting. Why it is perfectly safe to not take them seriously.
Unfortunately, this BS lies at the foundation of much of academia.
Photonic Computing
Are we on the verge of it?
Reality Has Caught Up To “Climate Change”
Good news, from VDH.
The Climate Hysteria
Are we at a turning point?
We can hope.
On The Vaccines
None of these things are logically incompatible or (in my opinion) untrue:
— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) September 3, 2025
The vaccine announcement was delayed for political reasons to help Biden win the election.
The vaccines were beneficial for people at high risk.
The vaccines were unnecessary for young people at low… https://t.co/QDy6OvLPh1
Related: How the CDC’s double standards cost it our trust, and how hard it will (and should) be to win it back.
Tom Lehrer
Remembering “my mischievous friend.”
My parents had the “An Evening Wasted With…” album.