Capitalism has found a way to work with human nature.
Socialism, on the other hand, can be implemented only by denying it, despite the fact that human nature unfortunately finds itself attracted to the concept.
Category Archives: Science And Society
Off To Fremont
I’ve been advertising the renewed Space Access Conference for a few weeks in the left sidebar. I’m heading off to it in the morning. Hope I’ll see some of my readers there.
Making The Barrier Reef Great Again
A major blow for free speech in academia in Australia. And yes, there should be consequences for people who do this sort of thing.
Plastic Bag Bans
…are garbage.
Yes, I’ve always thought this was stupid, since California implemented it. If you don’t wash the reusable bags regularly (and many probably don’t), they’re a public-health nightmare.
Cholesterol And Stroke Risk In Women
Too low a level of LDL and triglycerides may increase it. But keep taking those statins.
Climate Science
Thoughts on its “noble corruption.”
A New Grand Minimum?
What’s going on with the sun, and what does it mean for climate hysteria?
Faster Than Light
This is indeed an extraordinary claim. We’ll see, I guess.
California Major Earthquakes
We should have had one by now.
Another reason to move out, I guess. It would be a natural disaster on top of the unnatural one that is California voters.
Cats
…recognize their own names, even if they don’t bother to respond.
[Update a few minutes later]
OK, statements like this never make any sense to me:
Saito says she thinks feline pets learn to recognize their names because of what is in it for them. “I think cats associated their names with some rewards or punishments,” she says—adding that she thinks it is unlikely the cats understand their names are attached to them. “There is no evidence that cats have the ability to recognize themselves, like us,” she explains. “So, the recognition about their name is different from ours.”
My emphasis. Gee, every time I see a cat ignore itself in the mirror, instead of treating the image like another cat, I think that’s evidence of ability to recognize itself.