MY NEW EYES
I’VE HAD MY new eyes for about a month now and I want to celebrate the talented people who made this possible. Here are tidbits on my experience with cataract … Continue reading
TWO EINSTEIN ANECDOTES
I WAS SORTING THROUGH colloquium presentations of mine from the mid-1970s—Geez, was I ever scholarly back then—and I came upon these two Einstein anecdotes. Their source was Ira M. Freeman, … Continue reading
EXASCALE COMPUTERS COMING IN 2022
DIGITAL COMPUTERS MERELY count on two fingers, 1, 0, on, off; but they do so amazingly quickly. And the faster they count, the more things they accomplish. Recent articles in … Continue reading
MEDICAL TIDBITS
THE COVID PANDEMIC has made me aware of SIR analyses modeling Susceptibility, Infection, and Recovery; of R0, R-naught describing Covid’s average rate of transmission; and of other medical complexities. Yet … Continue reading
NUTS, THINKING ECOLOGICALLY
AAAS SCIENCE MAGAZINE, November 26, 2021, reports that “Researchers Probe Climate as a Cause of Banner Nut Years.” The magazine’s Elizabeth Pennisi writes, “New database could help solve the mystery … Continue reading
THOUGHTS ON CONTAINER SHIPS
I WAS ADMIRING a southern California sunset—and stopped counting when I reached 35 giant container ships in view. A recent White House statement, November 10, 2021, said that fully 40 … Continue reading
A TRIAD OF SCIENCE TIDBITS
THE NOVEMBER 12, 2021 ISSUE of Science magazine had an array of interesting topics, among them the Genetics of Aging in Rockfishes (they live to 150 years), Cash Incentives, Ethics, … Continue reading
ON MULTIPLE BASKETS
IT’S A TIME-HONORED (and economically verified) adage: “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” Recent data on the microchip shortage as well as historical data on crude petroleum corroborate … Continue reading
LET’S SLEEP ON IT
THE OCTOBER 29, 2021, SCIENCE magazine is a special issue focusing on “Why We Sleep.” Not only “we,” but a surprising number of other living creatures, even to the most … Continue reading
VIKINGS, SOLAR STORMS, AND TREE RINGS
THESE TIDBITS ARE LESS about a scientific finding and more about fascinating methodology involved in the research. “Viking Presence is 1000 Years Old” reads a headline in the News section … Continue reading
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