Did People Die from Covid Because of the Power of Populist Politics?
The role of ideology in bad Covid science and its amplification.
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From a Fledgling Genetic Science, A Murky Market for Prediction
The commercial push is raising tension between scientists seeking new genetic links, and entrepreneurs seeking profit.
Read more...Two Cheers for Biomedical Science!
An in-depth look at two important advances in biomedical science, each treating a dangerous genetic disease.
Read more...Human Prehistory: How Can We Understand the Passage of Time?
A meditation on prehistory.
Read more...Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations
Simon Schama’s book on pandemics and vaccines is highly informative, although KLG takes issue with Schama’s defense of Anthony Fauci.
Read more...In Search of Safer Shelters: The Challenges of Replicating Nature
Human-made shelters don’t always keep creatures out of harm’s way. Can technology help design a better birdhouse?
Read more...Six Tips for a Good Night’s Sleep
Yes, there are six!
Read more...Is Intellectual Property Turning into a Knowledge Monopoly?
How private capital has hijacked research and intellectual property practices, to the detriment of invention and society generally.
Read more...Global Biodiversity Panel Warns Humans’ Introduction of Invasive Species Threatens Nature, Food Security
With major drivers of change set to worsen. increases of invasive alien species and their negative impacts are likely to intensify.
Read more...Extended Vaccination Boosters Against the RBD of Spike Protein and the Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2
A carefully done study, admittedly on mice, suggests that more Covid vaccinne boosting is counterproductive in immune repsone terms.
Read more...As Offshore Wind Ramps Up, Scientists Flag Potential Impacts
Offshore wind farms can create their own local climates and may alter currents. How does that affect marine ecosystems?
Read more...CDC’s HICPAC to Gut Hospital Masking Protection for Patients Based on Shoddy “Evidence Review” (and in Further Violation of FACA)
A searching examination of HICPAC’s anti-mask “Evidence Review.” Grab a cup of coffee!
Read more...Scientism as a Non-Solution to a Problem that Should Not Exist vs. Science as a Solution to a Problem that Must Be Fixed
KLG continues his investigation of scientism by looking at two canard-infested areas: plastic recycling and industial food production.
Read more...Science Versus Scientism in Real Life: Where Do We Go from Here?
An engaging discussion of science-adjacent scintism, including Theranos. glysophate, Golden Rice, and rewilding.
Read more...When Greenland Was Green: Ancient Soil From Beneath a Mile of Ice Offers Warnings for the Future
Scientists unlock findings about the past and the future using frozen soil extracted during the Cold War from beneath a nearly mile-thick section of the Greenland ice sheet.
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