What Biden Said—and Didn’t Say—on Climate during the State of the Union

President Biden used his first State of the Union address to reset his administration after a year of inflation and crises at home and abroad that has left him with nearly record-low approval ratings. But Biden did little to restart his stalled climate agenda. He spoke only briefly about climate change—talking about it roughly as… Continue reading What Biden Said—and Didn’t Say—on Climate during the State of the Union

Germany’s Largest Landlord To Restrict Heating At Night

Two days ago, Germany’s second-largest town of Hamburg told residents to prepare for hot-water rationing during certain times of the day due to “an acute gas shortage.” Now, Germany’s largest landlord has warned tenants that when the heating season starts in autumn, they will only be able to turn their heat up to 17C (62.6F)… Continue reading Germany’s Largest Landlord To Restrict Heating At Night

Exorcist Diary: Demonic Obsessions with Depression and Despair

One of our exorcists shared a recent experience: “Last night, a feeling of depression and hopelessness came over me. I was hardly aware of it in the beginning; it started subtly. Eventually, I found myself in the middle of a dark despair. I felt enervated and done in. This is surprising for me because I… Continue reading Exorcist Diary: Demonic Obsessions with Depression and Despair

What Oceanographers Can Learn From Their Animal Colleagues

Explore A gulp of air, a kick of flippers, and the elephant seal dives. Sunlight slants through the Southern Ocean’s melting roof of sea-ice, its solid dome shattered by the arrival of Antarctic summer. The seal—Mirounga, we’ll call her—descends many times each day to snatch fish and squid in her toothy jaws; she spends 90… Continue reading What Oceanographers Can Learn From Their Animal Colleagues

The Landfill Economy | ZeroHedge

Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via DailyReckoning.com, Our economy is in a crisis that’s been brewing for decades… The Chinese characters for the English word crisis are famously – and incorrectly – translated as danger and opportunity. The more accurate translation is precarious plus critical juncture or inflection point. Beneath its surface stability, our economy is precarious because the… Continue reading The Landfill Economy | ZeroHedge

Stock Splits: Are They Good or Bad?

Stock splits have been on the rise recently, with Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), and GameStop (NYSE: GME) among some of the well-known companies to announce they will be splitting their shares. A split is a tool that companies, often with high stock prices, use to increase (or reduce) the number of… Continue reading Stock Splits: Are They Good or Bad?

Computer Science Proof Lifts Limits on Quantum Entanglement

To understand the new result, start by picturing a quantum system such as a set of atoms. Each atom has a property, called spin, that is somewhat similar to the alignment of a magnet, in that it points along an axis. But unlike a magnet’s alignment, an atom’s spin can be in a state that’s… Continue reading Computer Science Proof Lifts Limits on Quantum Entanglement