How Are the Bees?

Chelsea Cook grew to love the low hum of the honeybees she studied as a graduate student in Boulder, Colorado. Their characteristic buzz, she learned, was audible cooperation, the result of worker bees fanning their wings at the colony’s entrance to circulate the air and cool the hive. Cook often watched as the insects responded… Continue reading How Are the Bees?

Musk Says Q2 Has Been A “Tough Quarter” For Tesla In Internal Email

Elon Musk is apparently already lamenting what is going to a “tough quarter” for the company – though warnings like these in the past have sometimes appeared to be Musk setting low expectations for the market so the company’s numbers simply don’t look as bad. We won’t know until Tesla reports its Q2, but for now one… Continue reading Musk Says Q2 Has Been A “Tough Quarter” For Tesla In Internal Email

SCOTUS Decision May Limit More Than Just the EPA

The Supreme Court wrapped up its history-making term last week with a shot across the bow at government regulatory agencies. One of its two final rulings, West Virginia v. EPA, saw the court rule 6-3 along ideological lines that the Clean Air Act does not give the Environmental Protection Agency broad authority to regulate greenhouse… Continue reading SCOTUS Decision May Limit More Than Just the EPA

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Wastewater Monitoring Offers Powerful Tool for Tracking COVID and Other Diseases

In 2020 experts at the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) and other public health agencies watched a presentation that many thought was impractical at the time. Several companies proposed to regularly sample wastewater from sewers and treatment plants and run tests to detect SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19. People excrete the virus… Continue reading Wastewater Monitoring Offers Powerful Tool for Tracking COVID and Other Diseases

We Are Trading Like It’s A Race Which Central Bank Can Crash Their Economy The Fastest

By Michael Read, Bloomberg Markets live commentator and reporter Big moves in high volumes — that’s where we are at so far today. Eurodollar futures are down 20-23 ticks in the red pack and 17-19 ticks in greens, with volumes over 200% of the 7-day average during the last five hours of trading. Spicy. In… Continue reading We Are Trading Like It’s A Race Which Central Bank Can Crash Their Economy The Fastest

Global Science Community Condemns Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has unleashed an outpouring of condemnation from scientists and research organizations worldwide. Some organizations in Western nations have moved to quickly sever links with Russia—cutting off funding and resources and ending collaborations with Russian scientists. And from Mauritius to Latvia, national science academies and groups of researchers have issued statements… Continue reading Global Science Community Condemns Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Dobbs Ruling Is a Victory for ‘Black Life’

The headline in Newsweek was typical of the corrupt media, which will stoop to any depth to promote leftist propaganda: “Republican Who Called Roe Ruling ‘Victory for White Life’ Wins Primary.” The Republican in this case was Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois, who was endorsed by Donald Trump and therefore fair game for sliming. At… Continue reading Dobbs Ruling Is a Victory for ‘Black Life’

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Iran Says Nuclear Deal Remains “Possible” As Latest Technical Advances Still “Reversible”

Within a mere months ago there were high hopes that Iran and global signatories to the 2015 JCPOA were wrapping up a restored nuclear deal. There was even talk that a finalized agreement was ‘imminent’ – but now just weeks after some of these optimistic headlines at a moment Washington scrambles to tap more global… Continue reading Iran Says Nuclear Deal Remains “Possible” As Latest Technical Advances Still “Reversible”

Puzzles on Weighing Truth With a Balance Scale

Balance-scale puzzles abound in recreational mathematics. The essential element is the humble two-pan balance scale — a staple of commerce over the millennia that’s still found in bustling rural bazaars in the developing world. The simplest versions consist of a metal beam from which hang two pans at equal distances from the central support or… Continue reading Puzzles on Weighing Truth With a Balance Scale