Category Archives: Guest Post

Villeneuve’s Dune: Reviewing the Reviewers (and a Review)

I would go see it again.

French Oil Company Total ‘Knew About Global Warming Impact in 1971’, Study Finds

A new study has found Total knew about the links between climate change and fossil fuels 50 years ago.

The Horse Bit and Bridle Kicked Off Ancient Empires – A New Giant Dataset Tracks the Societal Factors That Drove Military Technology

A new major effort to catalogue the history of military innovations and how they spread.

On the Primacy of the Physician-Patient Relationship, From an Unlikely Source – The Attorney General of Nebraska

On the slippery slope of curtailing a doctor’s ability to treat his patient.

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/22/2021

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Expectations Data Indicate the US Is Entering Recession About Now

Consumers are getting so rattled that they have set off recession warning lights.

Links 10/22/2021

UK Goes Full-On Big Brother, Employs Facial Recognition Technology to Expedite School Lunch Queues

The UK State’s love affair with tech-enabled surveillance knows no bounds.

Joe Biden Is in No Position to Lecture the World on Climate Change

The US president’s administration has lots of rousing climate change rhetoric but has taken little action.

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/21/2021

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India Breaks the Diaper Monopolists. Why Won’t Americans Step Up?

An innovation popular in rural India offers a solution to the diaper duopoly stinking up the budgets of western households.

New York City Retirees Refusing to Eat the Medicare Advantage Dogfood

Savvy New York City retirees have worked out that Medicare Advantage sucks.