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Litany Against Fear

2019-07-042012-09-11 by Bill McGonigle

2019-07-13
Manta ray seeks divers’ help in remarkable encounter off Australian coast

Cute.
2019-07-11
Tucker: The truth about the Koch brothers and GOP

This is a succinct and revealing short clip of Tucker outlining the GOP’s Socialism-Lite policies, using the Kochs as a foil.
2019-07-10
Scientists discover how to ‘lock’ heat in place using quantum mechanics

The ‘locking’ isn’t quite as interesting as the edge-case in which conventional cooling might not work as intended.
2019-07-10
Decentralizing science may lead to more reliable results

I’ve had to take to calling myself a “small ‘s’ scientists’ vs. the hierarchical Scientists of orthodoxy.
2019-07-08
Goodbye Aberration: Physicist Solves 2,000-Year-Old Optical Problem

Cheap, clear lenses coming soon. Effective resolution increase for free. Check out the algebra in the paper – wow!
2019-07-08
AI-designed heat pumps consume less energy

These tiny microturbines could make heatpumps 25% more efficient and require less maintenance – that’s huge.
2019-07-08
Targeting a ceramide double bond improves insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis

This is the first time I’ve actually seen a potentially valid target for a “diet drug”. Watch for ‘ceramide’ to become common usage.
2019-07-08
Pancreatic adipocytes mediate hypersecretion of insulin in diabetes-susceptible mice

Yet more evidence for time-restricted eating benefits (not the same as fasting, folks).
2019-07-07
First Complete Nervous System Wiring Map of an Animal: Why You Should Care about the Worm Connectome

Word of the day: connectome. Miswiring of the connectome may be a cause of mental illness. Check out the maps in the video.
2019-07-07
Jeffrey Epstein: Trump once praised billionaire charged with sex trafficking minors for liking women ‘on the younger side’

If you’ve got knives out for Trump, prove that he visited the Island – it’s the best way to take him down. Plot twist: the …
2019-07-05
The Curious Mystical Text Behind Marianne Williamson’s Presidential Bid

Politics is a majority forcing their will on the minorities, using violence, if necessary. “Politics of Love” is a logical contradiction.
2019-07-04
Stop Sextortion

Hey, parents – learn how the predators behave in this article.