As I continue to struggle with tech support on this site, which makes uploading images a pain, I’ll just point out an interesting podcast from the Naked Scientists that deals with bedbugs among other things. Apparently even five star hotels can be infested with those critters. But there are things you can do: So the … Continue reading Good Night, Sleep Tight
Science
Titans of Science: Anthony Fauci
The Naked Scientists podcast has started a Titans of Science series, and the second person they’ve interviewed is Anthony Fauci. If you don’t know his story, it’s worth a listen. Actually, it’s worth a listen even if you do know his story. He didn’t just rocket to fame with the pandemic, although that’s probably how … Continue reading Titans of Science: Anthony Fauci
Go Read ’em
The good folks at E-V.com have another great piece today: Ron DeSantis... and the Lost Cause It’s all about the new “standards” for teaching slavery in Florida, but it’s much more than that as it goes into the history of the so-called Lost Cause, the Southern historians attempts to whitewash the causes of the Civil … Continue reading Go Read ’em
Isaac Asimov Quote
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” —Isaac Asimov
Vaccinated
I just started reading Paul Offit’s book Vaccinated: From Cowpox to mRNA, the Remarkable Story of Vaccines, which is about Maurice Hilleman and how he created nine of the main vaccines in use today. It’s a great read, and in the third chapter Offit delves into some of the history of vaccines and what Hilleman learned … Continue reading Vaccinated