Animal Personalities Can Trip Up Science, But There’s a Solution

Several years ago, Christian Rutz started to wonder whether he was giving his crows enough credit. Rutz, a biologist at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and his team were capturing wild New Caledonian crows and challenging them with puzzles made from natural materials before releasing them again. In one test, birds faced a log… Continue reading Animal Personalities Can Trip Up Science, But There’s a Solution

Welcome to Red Florida | RealClearFlorida

In 2020, President Donald Trump won Florida by a little over three points. It was the best showing for a Republican presidential candidate in Florida in 16 years. Trump outperformed the polls by four points and did better in Miami-Dade County with Hispanics than anyone expected. The 2020 results and Republican governor Ron DeSantis’s strong… Continue reading Welcome to Red Florida | RealClearFlorida

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Could Gravity Batteries Win The Energy Storage War?

Authored by Felicity Bradstock via OilPrice.com, For the global energy transition to succeed, the energy storage industry will have to develop cheap, efficient, and reliable ways to store renewable energy. Lithium-ion batteries currently dominate the market, but a potential shortage of lithium and issues with durability mean less-efficient systems could ultimately be better. Gravity batteries,… Continue reading Could Gravity Batteries Win The Energy Storage War?

Dowsing, Faith, and Reason (Divining Rods, Pendulums, Radiasthesia, Rhabdomancy, Water Witching)

Podcast: Download MYS247: After discussing the history and concept of dowsing with Dr. Paul Smith, Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Dr. Smith talk about what the Christian faith has to say about it, what science studies have shown, and what we should make of it. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by… Continue reading Dowsing, Faith, and Reason (Divining Rods, Pendulums, Radiasthesia, Rhabdomancy, Water Witching)

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Only Computers Can Solve This Map-Coloring Problem From the 1800s

One of the great episodes in the history of mathematics began on October 23, 1852. In a letter to Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Augustus De Morgan wrote, “A student of mine asked me today to give him a reason for a fact which I did not know was a fact — and do not yet.”… Continue reading Only Computers Can Solve This Map-Coloring Problem From the 1800s

To Help African Americans Gain Generational Wealth, Look to the Housing Market

Throughout much of America, the housing market is cratering, thanks to ever-higher interest rates. Fears of recession are in the air, too. And as is the case during all economic downturns, middle-class African Americans are at risk of being particularly hard-hit. In the wake of the last recession, in 2008, the wealth gap between middle-class… Continue reading To Help African Americans Gain Generational Wealth, Look to the Housing Market

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FedEx Pilot Union “Prepared To Take Fight To Company” As Labor Talks Stall, Strike Looms

Leaders representing the FedEx Air Line Pilots Association unanimously passed a resolution authorizing a strike authorization vote last Friday, according to a statement Wednesday from the union. A date for the vote wasn’t mentioned. The union said no future talks are planned as labor agreement negotiations have stalled.  A strike would only happen if negotiations break down… Continue reading FedEx Pilot Union “Prepared To Take Fight To Company” As Labor Talks Stall, Strike Looms

Ancient Human Aliens? (Pre-Adamites & More Patrons’ Questions!)

Podcast: Download MYS248: We regularly give Patrons the opportunity to ask Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli their mysterious questions and make them available exclusively to Patrons first and then later to the whole audience. We cover topics such as cryptoterrestrials, crop circles, demoniacs in the Gospels, and more. Get all new episodes automatically and for… Continue reading Ancient Human Aliens? (Pre-Adamites & More Patrons’ Questions!)

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