Category Archives: Science And Society
Traffic Jams
This had me scratching my head, though. It lists the top ten most congested highways (not sure how they measure that), and I found a couple of surprises.
First, that none of them were in southern California. I would have thought that the 405 through West LA and over Sepulveda Pass into the Valley would have been a prime candidate.
Second, that they list the merge between northbound US-23 and northbound I-75, in Detroit. Only one problem. Those two highways merge in Flint, sixty miles northwest of Detroit (and my home town). And while I haven’t spent much time there lately, I have been there some, and I’m quite surprised that it beats all of the Detroit freeways for congestion. The only time I can imagine it would be a big problem is on holiday weekends with people coming from the Detroit area heading up north. Even then, it can be avoided by taking I-475 through town. I’d like to know how it got so designated. It makes me question the validity of the rest of them as well.
Tsunami
Just in case anyone’s wondering/worrying/(hoping?), I’m a couple miles from the beach, with several high dunes in between.
Coming To Their Senses On High-Speed Rail
Even in California? It’s certainly insane to think the state can afford it, but then, this is the state that has voted to destroy its economy with crazy emissions rules, and then doubled down on it. So, we’ll see.
Blood Pressure News
Redefining “normal.” Either way, I’ve got to get mine down.
More On The War Against Science
Really, they only like science when it gives them the “correct” answers.
Eerie Coincidence?
Or launch sabotage? My thoughts on whether someone can’t handle the truth about climate change.
Pick-Up Artists
…and evolutionary psychology. These are ugly truths for gender feminists who deny human nature.
The Paleo Rodeo
I’ve really got to start paying more attention to this stuff, because my blood pressure has gotten ridiculously high to the point where I need to be pretty drastic about it.
The Climate-Change Gravy Train
How well paid are the warm-mongers? Looks like nice work to me, if you can get it, and all you have to do is go along with the politically correct status quo. I don’t know of anyone who’s done as well by scepticism. But then, the latter are being true to standards of science.
[Update a few minutes later]
The EPA person responsibility for regulating CO2 levels doesn’t know what the current level is. The country’s in the very best of hands.