From Wikipedia. Voyager 1 – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The Voyager 1 spacecraft is a 722 kg (1,590 lb) space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977 to study the outer Solar System and interstellar medium. Operating for 35…
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Is “Ocean Acidification” The New Climate Change?
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Remember when we had acid rain, honeybee colony collapse disorder, mullets, holes in the ozone layer, Alar, mutated frogs, restless leg syndrome, and more recently, climate change (née global warming)? Well, lately I’ve been seeing references to “ocean acidification.” Seems popular. Ocean acidification…
More Research: Fracking & Climate Change
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Have you ever noticed that from the political left, it seems that we always need more research on fracking, it’s never enough? And at the same time, even the slightest whiff of a mention that we might need more research…
Two Inside Looks At NASA …
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These are fun. Going boldly: Behind the scenes at NASA’s hallowed Mission Control Center – Ars Technica: HOUSTON, TEXAS—Astronauts have been saying “Houston” into their radios since 1965. The callsign refers in general to the Johnson Space Center in Texas,…
Quick Book Review: The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley
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I just finished reading The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley. It certainly seems like Matt Ridley is the intellectual heir to Julian Simon. Ridley makes a strong case that not only aren’t things that bad, there’s historically quite good, and the prospects…
Why The Rise In Autism and Food Allergies?
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Matt Ridley‘s idea here is definitely provocative, but I can’t help think there might very well be something to it. Matt Ridley on ‘An Epidemic of Absence’ – WSJ.com: Your great-grandparents faced infectious diseases that hardly threaten you today: tuberculosis, polio,…
Global Warming, Science, and Public Policy
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Another good one from Steven Horwitz. This is a fantastic and brief read. In short, he makes two points: 1. You can concede that global warming is happening, and still have a legitimate disagreement over the popularly prescribed solutions. Disagreeing…
The Body Count of Rice Red Tape
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This is nothing less than disgraceful. Matt Ridley on the Copenhagen Consensus, Rice and Red Tape – WSJ.com: The evidence for micronutrients has been getting stronger. Studies from Guatemala, following up children for 30 years, find that good early nutrition…
Human Ingenuity Never Ceases To Amaze Me …
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This is a little lengthy. It’s an account of how some WWII POWs in a Japanese camp made a shortwave receiver and transmitter from scratch. I couldn’t do this if you laid the instructions and components in front of me…
But I’m Sure The Climate Studies Are ALL On The Up-And-Up
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Remember this story the next time someone assures you that science/research have proven beyond a doubt that human-induced global warming is a fact. (ht: Dr. Roberts) Though I’m sure that nothing like this ever takes place in the world of…