Climate Protestors Stop Stage 10 of the Tour de France
Climate protests stopped Stage 10 of the Tour de France briefly on Tuesday. The race continued, but a worldwide audience heard their message.
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The Incredibly Cool James Webb Space Telescope
An exquisitely sensitive infrared astronomical observatory….
Read more...Four Novelists, One Ocean: How Indian Ocean Literature Can Remap the World
Another book to add to the to-read pile, Charne Lavery’s Rewriting Ocean Worlds, about four novelists who center their work on the Indian Ocean and its environs.
Read more...Everything’s Coming Up Roses
Roses are blooming in our garden, providing a welcome distraction from the dire and depressing news cycle.
Read more...Why Birds Migrate Vast Distances – and How you Can Help During Their Breeding Season
It’s spring migration season, with birds resident returning from winter sojourns in warmer climes to their summer breeding sites. The post includes some suggestions on how you can help the birds.
Read more...Spring Is Here: 324+ Daffodils (and Counting), 33 Tulips, and One Simnel Cake
Spring has sprung and we’re surrounded by blooming daffodils and tulips, with bluebells soon to follow. Bring on the bees and butterflies!
Read more...Comedy Tonight
Something familiar,
Something peculiar,
Something for everyone:
A comedy tonight!
‘Unthinkable’: Scientists Shocked as Polar Temperatures Soar 50 to 90 Degrees Above Normal
Scientists express shock and alarm at the unprecedented temperature surges recorded thes weekend at each of the earth’s poles – the latest manifestation of climate change.
Read more...Valentine’s Day: The Pressures of Shopping for Romance
The pernicious effects of the Hallmarking of holidays. Valentine’s Day happiness comes from spending time sharing pleasant experiences, rather than spending money on the perfect gift.
Read more...Book Review: The Science Behind Aesop’s Menagerie
In “Aesop’s Animals,” zoologist Jo Wimpenny provides a guided tour of animal behavior drawn from the classic fables.
Read more...Headstrong Girls and Dependent Boys: Gender Differences in the Labour Market Returns to Child Behaviour
Gender-stereotype defying boys and girls appear to carry on that way as adults and pay a financial price.
Read more...How ‘Queer Eye’ Upholds Liberal Economic Fantasies
The popular show focuses on America’s economic victims, offering help only elites enjoy while avoiding critiques of gross inequality.
Read more...In Memoriam Betty White
On the last day of the year, 17 days before her hundredth birthday…. With lots of clips!
Read more...The Magnificent History of the Maligned and Misunderstood Fruitcake
Does the fruitcake get a bum rap?
Read more...Book Review: Demystifying the Idea of Consciousness
In “Feeling & Knowing: Making Minds Conscious,” neuroscientist Antonio Damasio explores the mystery of consciousness.
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