An example of how, in science, pursuing the exceptions can prove more insight than following what seems to be a settled theory.
Saturday, January 17, 2026
The Food War, the Grain Deal, and the Real Deal
The West is trying to use the Ukraine grain deal to stymie Russia…..with ample support from the UN’s Guterres.
Why Don’t We Get the Politicians We Need?
Some thoughts about why US and UK politicians are so bad
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/6/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
As Fewer MDs Practice Rural Primary Care, a Different Type of Doctor Helps Take Up the Slack
Osteopaths are increasingly stepping into the primary care gap produced by MDs who increasingly go into lucrative specialities.
WHO Forges Partnership With EU to Create Global Digital Vaccine Passport System
The World Health Organization (WHO) adopts the EU’s expiring digital vaccine passport as a global standard, as we warned would happen over a year ago.
Catastrophic Breach of Nova Kakhovka Dam Floods Lower Dnieper, Cuts Crimea Water Supplies; Ukraine Attacks in Bakhmut, South Donetsk [Updated]
Those unhappy about the lack of drama in the Ukraine war of late have gotten what they wanted with the breach of the Kakhovka dam
Saying That Students Embrace Censorship on College Campuses Is Incorrect
Do you agree with that the idea that campuses have a lot of censorship is greatly exaggerated?
NIH “12 Symptoms” Long Covid Study: Another Scientific Communications Debacle, or Worse?
It would be really nice if the NIH were not as dysfunctional as CDC. But I have my doubts….
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/5/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~
Where the ‘Wood-Wide Web’ Narrative Went Wrong
The three of us have studied forest fungi for our whole careers, and even we were surprised by some of the more extraordinary claims surfacing in the media about the wood-wide web. Thinking
Wall Street Journal Aids Vulture Investors Threatening Second Mortgage Borrowers With Foreclosure….on (Nearly Always) Legally Unenforceable Debt
Mortgage predation is baaack! And the Wall Street Journal aids and abets it by choosing not to undertand the issues.
Insurers Signal Fallout From Sanctions On Russia
UK maritime insurers are daring to speak up about the way they have become Russian sanctions collateral damage.
