Not sure I care what the bartender thinks of me, but I’ve never ordered any of these, except a mojito once, when out with friends in Puerto Rico, in a place where they were the specialty. Not sure I understand why craft beer is on the list, though. I’ve certainly never ordered a light beer; what a waste of money.
Climate And Natural Disasters
Note that despite the phrase “climate-influenced natural disasters,” this article at SciAm doesn’t actually provide any evidence of it.
Space Policy
This anti-business piece is sort of a mess:
Indeed, legislation has been proposed in Congress since the UAG was formed that promotes the Council’s professed goals of expedition, streamlining, and commercial dominance, and it enjoys bipartisan support from lawmakers representing “states and districts where aerospace technology plays a significant role in the local economy,” according to an analysis from Daily Kos. This shared financial interest has brought together far-right, anti-science legislators like Ted Cruz and Lamar Smith in co-sponsorship with Democrats from states with aerospace-heavy economies. [Emphasis mine]
The premise is that space is supposed to be about science, but that has never been true. And as Mark Whittington pointed out on Twitter, it wasn’t Ted Cruz or Lamar Smith who were running ads blasting their opponents for supporting a mission to Europa.
Alzheimer’s
Caused by gum disease? This is huge, if true. A vaccine against both gum disease and Alzheimer’s would be an amazing health breakthrough.
[Friday-afternoon update]
Oh, well…
.@newscientist: This headline is irresponsible. The study was performed mostly in mice, and the evidence in humans is indirect and flimsy. https://t.co/B2GmKAgSmt
— Nsikan Akpan (@MoNscience) January 25, 2019
TSA
Long past time to privatize it. Same with ATC. It’s stupid to let the air industry be hostage to shenanigans in DC.
Venezuela
Who backs whom? If Cuba, Turkey, China, and Russia back something, I’m agin’ it.
Jeff’s Space Colonies
The impending divorce doesn’t seem to have dampened his vision. Speaking of Blue Origin, apparently this morning’s New Shepard flight was a complete success.
Lab-Grown Meat
Does it have a future? Maybe, but it’s a tough roe to how for now.
Rover Update
Bob Zimmerman has the latest in activity on both the moon and Mars. Looks like we’ve lost an Opportunity, so to speak.
You Don’t Say
Some Democrats are starting to think that Barack Obama was a lousy president. He shouldn’t have won either time, but (as usual) the Republicans ran lousy candidates.