A judge has refused to overturn Newsom’s capricious order to shut down its beaches.
Category Archives: Science And Society
Ventilators
Why is JPL building them?
On top of the point that they still have to be mass produced, we now have a surplus, and we’re finding out that in many cases we don’t need them (and may have been killing people with them).
[Update a few minutes later]
Related Twitter thread. Pronation seems to be more effective and safer than ventilators.
Bursts Of Exercise
Doing it intermittently throughout the day may be able to undo the damage caused by sitting all day.
From Sedentary To Cross Fit
“How I did it in one day.”
Well, started to do it.
Planet Of The Humans
A review of Michael Moore’s latest.
The New Vaccines
…are being developed using genetic engineering. That will hopefully speed things up.
[Update early afternoon]
More from Nature.
Human Fatherhood
New thoughts on its evolutionary origins.
This reminds me somewhat of Axelrod’s evolution of cooperation.
Lock-Down Cost/Benefit Analyses
Robin Hanson does what few others have. Bottom line: we are at serious risk of having done or doing too much lock down.
Machine Learning
Is it (finally) bringing fusion closer to reality?
That would be nice. Especially if we can also use it for space propulsion.
For Better Health
…find a cure for government.
Yes, it is a crippling underlying condition.