The energy policy of the incoming Trump administration seems as concise as it is clear: Slash domestic energy costs under the mantra, popularized in 2008 by GOP vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, of “Drill, baby, drill!” While a RealClearInvestigations canvass of energy experts suggests many of them foresee long-term benefits in that approach, it’s less clear to… Continue reading It’s ‘Drill, Baby, Drill,’ Yet Time to ‘Chill, Baby, Chill’ on Lower Prices
Earth Will Exceed 1.5 Degrees Celsius of Warming This Year
November 5, 2024 2 min read Earth Will Exceed 1.5 Degrees Celsius of Warming This Year This year won’t just be the hottest on record—it could be the first to surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius. The Paris climate accord aims to keep warming below that level when looking over multiple years By Andrea Thompson edited by… Continue reading Earth Will Exceed 1.5 Degrees Celsius of Warming This Year
North Carolina Voters Confirm Growing National Momentum for Term Limits
North Carolina’s legislature recently passed a Congressional Term Limits resolution in bipartisan fashion. The Tar Heel state is the third one in 2024 (joining Louisiana and Tennessee) to make the historic leap. Voter momentum favors limiting the amount of time those elected to Congress can serve. Which is a crucial step toward better times ahead.… Continue reading North Carolina Voters Confirm Growing National Momentum for Term Limits
Lost Scriptures: The Death of Adam & Eve
Podcast: Download MYS347: The ancient book The Life of Adam and Eve was popular in ancient times and tells a compelling story. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the second part of the work which tells the story of how Adam and Eve died and what happened after. Get all new episodes automatically and for… Continue reading Lost Scriptures: The Death of Adam & Eve
We Need Scientific Brainstorming about Shared Global Dangers
November 7, 2024 4 min read We Need Scientific Brainstorming about Shared Global Dangers It is difficult to disentangle Russian and Chinese scientists from international science cooperation. That is a good thing By Frank N. von Hippel edited by Daniel Vergano In 1958 Soviet and Western scientists met in Geneva to discuss how to monitor… Continue reading We Need Scientific Brainstorming about Shared Global Dangers
Parents Labeling a Kid’s Friend a Bad Influence Can Backfire
November 7, 2024 4 min read Parents Labeling a Kid’s Friend a Bad Influence Can Backfire Is your kid in trouble? Blaming their friends is ill advised By Francine Russo edited by Gary Stix Olga Rolenko/Getty Images Parents have always blamed their teens’ misbehavior on their kids’ friends: they may say their kids “fell into… Continue reading Parents Labeling a Kid’s Friend a Bad Influence Can Backfire
Clemency Request ‘Pending’ for Leaker of Trump’s and Others’ Taxes
The Biden administration is formally considering commuting the sentence of the convicted felon who stole and leaked incoming President Trump’s tax records along with those of thousands of other taxpayers, in the biggest tax data heist in U.S. history. Littlejohn (top photo) leaked Trump’s and Elon Musk’s taxes … Pool Getty Images North America … and those… Continue reading Clemency Request ‘Pending’ for Leaker of Trump’s and Others’ Taxes
Can AI Models Show Us How People Learn? Impossible Languages Point a Way.
Learning a language can’t be that hard — every baby in the world manages to do it in a few years. Figuring out how the process works is another story. Linguists have devised elaborate theories to explain it, but recent advances in machine learning have added a new wrinkle. When computer scientists began building the… Continue reading Can AI Models Show Us How People Learn? Impossible Languages Point a Way.
Who Should We Emulate? | RealClearBooks
“The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.” This aphorism appears in Meditations, a collection of philosophical musings written by Marcus Aurelius, a 2nd century Roman emperor. Aurelius is considered one of the less tyrannical, even just rulers of the Roman Empire — and he is portrayed as such by the… Continue reading Who Should We Emulate? | RealClearBooks
Rainwater Could Help Satisfy AI’s Water Demands
November 7, 2024 5 min read Rainwater Could Help Satisfy AI’s Water Demands A few dozen ChatGPT queries cost a bottle’s worth of water. Tech firms should consider simpler solutions, such as harvesting rainwater, to meet AI’s needs By Justin Talbot Zorn & Bettina Warburg edited by Ben Guarino In late September Microsoft announced that… Continue reading Rainwater Could Help Satisfy AI’s Water Demands