TRUMP AND SCIENCE/TECH PART 1
PERHAPS YOU’VE NOTICED, SCI-TECH IS ONE OF THE eight categories of SimanaitisSays. The others: Classic (largely focused on old R&Ts), Trippin’ (my Baedekers and personal travel), Editor (language and word … Continue reading
PUTTING SCIENCE IN PERSPECTIVE
MARCIA MCNUTT IS PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. Academy of Sciences (and, from 2013 to 2016, editor-in-chief of AAAS Science journals including this magazine). McNutt writes an Editorial in Science, November … Continue reading
TOO HOT TO FAN? PART 2
TODAY IN PART 2, WE CONTINUE TIDBITS gleaned from Warren Cornwall’s AAAS SCIENCE “When is it Too Hot to Use a Fan?” It turns out it’s more than just the … Continue reading
TOO HOT TO FAN? PART 1
I LEARNED AN IMPORTANT LESSON in pre-air-conditioned, pre-climate-change Sowinski Elementary School, Cleveland, Ohio, when our teacher taught us not to bother fanning ourselves on a hot day: The exertion of … Continue reading
RFK JR. AND FLUORIDATION—AAAS COMMENTS PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE LINKED INTO THE AAAS MEMBER COMMUNITY discussing RFK Jr. and his potential elimination of fluoridation in our drinking water. Today in Part 2 we continued sharing this cogent … Continue reading
RFK JR AND FLUORIDATION—AAAS COMMENTS PART 1
PUTTING RFK JR. IN CHARGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH, to some of us, may seem darkly satirical given his brain-worm, whale-head, bear-corpse, and anti-vaccine proclivities, not to say other batshit conspiracy … Continue reading
HILL-AND-DALE VERSUS SIDE-TO-SIDE
A RESURGING INTEREST IN VINYL brings up the fascinating origins of recorded sound—and its two rivals Thomas Edison and Emile Berliner. My principal source for these tidbits is Lenny Lipton’s … Continue reading
CHATBOTS—A PANDORA’S BOX OF CONVERSATIONS
INTERACTING WITH A.I. HAS SOCIETAL BENEFITS as well as a dark side. In London Review of Books, October 10, 2024, James Vincent writes about chatbots in a scarily titled “Horny … Continue reading
NEW 3D-PRINTED TECHNOLOGY
ADAM ZEWE WRITES IN MIT NEWS, October 10, 2024, “New 3D Printing Technique Creates Unique Objects Quickly and With Less Waste.” Ups and Downs. I’ve been following evolution of 3D printing … Continue reading
AVOIDING “LOCK-IN’ SUBSIDIES PART 2
YESTERDAY, A SCIENCE POLICY FORUM RAISED the matter of how governments encourage beneficial activity through subsidies or taxation. No easy answers here, but in Parts 1 and 2 there’s plenty … Continue reading
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