The ethical case for terraforming. The February special space of Reason is a gift that keeps on giving.
Category Archives: Science And Society
Longevity Research
Is it inherently immoral? Ummmm…no.
More Media Dietary Ignorance
So, here we have a young woman in the UK who has has eaten nothing but Chicken McNuggets™ her whole life, and is in poor health, but a mystery remains:
…despite a diet that regularly means she eats at least a third more than the 56g of fat recommended by experts, she manages to keep relatively trim.
This may be down to the amount of exercise she does or to her metabolism.
Or maybe, just maybe, eating fat is not what makes you fat.
It is an awful diet, to be sure, but not because of what’s in it (fat) but because of what is not (healthy vegetables). It has a reasonable balance of protein and carbs (though it would be better if the carbs weren’t a batter, and could be a little lower). It’s the lack of nutrients that is killing her, not the fat.
Michael Mann’s UVA Emails
A first look. Well, now we now why they fought so hard to avoid release.
Fried Food And Heart Disease
No, it doesn’t increase the risk.
Just one more nail in the coffin of the notion that the enemy is fat. What’s important is the type of fat, and lard is actually just fine, at least in terms of either cholesterol or weight gain. The real problem with fried foods is the batter. And the potatoes in the fries.
Obama’s Green Energy Albatross
What a disastrous policy.
Science Fiction Faces Facts
Greg Benford writes about the evolution of science fiction through the space age, up to now, as part of the Reason space issue.
A Tale Of Two Rights
My thoughts on abortion and guns, over at PJMedia.
Being Green
…means subsidies for the rich, and harm to the poor. Which is generally the result of crony socialism.
They Must Be Doing At Least One Of Them Wrong
I don’t golf, but is it really equivalent to s3x in terms of strenuousness?