Our Planet
I’m still out west, staying in an airbnb. Last night I was trying to relax – fat chance! – and watched some TV I thought might be soothing. It was the first episode in the Netflix series “Our Planet.” What … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Science
Consider COVID vaccines and myocarditis
I’ve written before on the incidence of myocarditis after vaccination. It’s rare, although troublesome. Please see this, this, this, and this, and that’s just a sampler of what I’ve written rather than an exhaustive list. So I’ll not repeat myself … Continue reading →
Now, here’s something new to worry about: space debris
Of course, it may not be new to you, but it’s new to me. I wonder whether earth will end up sporting a ring or rings like Saturn, only man-made ones instead? And will it make future space exploration difficult … Continue reading →
Hamlin’s collapse and sudden death or cardiac arrest in young athletes
It was a terrible moment watched by millions: Buffalo Bills’ player Damar Hamlin collapsed after making a hit. He was in cardiac arrest but immediate medical attention caused his heartbeat to resume, and he is now in critical condition and … Continue reading →
Alien octopus?
Don’t really think so. But the other day some commenter brought it up for discussion, and here’s the idea: A paper published in the journal ‘Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology’ looked into the origins of life here on our … Continue reading →
Farm seizures planned in the Netherlands
I have written at some length before on the government’s war on farmers in the Netherlands, so I refer you to this series of previous posts of mine: this and this, as well as this related post on efforts in … Continue reading →
A long time coming
Here’s an astounding story: Newborn twins, born in Oregon three weeks ago, were produced from what are believed to be the longest-frozen embryos ever. The embryos, which produced twins Lydia and Timothy Ridgeway on Halloween, were frozen 30 years ago … Continue reading →
What’s going on with this black hole’s star meal?
I just can’t figure this out. But I’m not alone; neither can the astrophysicists or cosmologists, at least so far. I had originally thought nothing could escape once captured in a black hole, although I later read that Hawking radiation … Continue reading →
About testing vaccines to see whether they stop transmission of the disease – and about COVID propaganda
There’s a big brouhaha about the admission by Pfizer executive Janine Small that the vaccine was not initially tested to see whether it prevented the transmission of the virus to others. I have to say that the admission doesn’t bother … Continue reading →
In Newsom’s California, Big Brother is getting into the act between doctors and patients on conversations about COVID
Very Soviet of Newsom, and of the California legislature that passed this bill: Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed California Assembly Bill 2098, making it the first state to attempt to censor what physicians can say about COVID-19 to their patients. … Continue reading →
Professor fired for making organic chemistry course too difficult
Back when I was in school, I remember that organic chemistry was always considered a very difficult course by those of us who weren’t science whizzes. I was good at science, but college chemistry was something from which I shied … Continue reading →
The Webb, the early galaxies, and the Big Bang
“Science deniers” is a phrase that’s anti-science, because scientists are always supposed to entertain disagreements and answer them with facts and proof – unless you apply “science-denier” to those people who literally say that all science is bunk and must … Continue reading →