Science 2.0
The End To Universities Using Graduate Students As Piggy Banks Is Near
The drumbeat for equitable treatment for the poor got louder and as part of other governance, Congress included changes that made so student loans, which originated thanks to President Johnson in 1965, were now unlimited. Because governance is governance, a Republican president signed it over the objections of those who said it was turning a Bachelor's degree into the new high school diploma. Nearly everyone would have one, except with debt.(1)
Gen X Is Getting Its Own Captain America
On the plus side, being a minority means we don't get hate. Gen Z dislikes millennials for being cringe, millennials dislike Gen Z for being so Puritan, and everyone dislikes Boomers because they won't stop talking about Woodstock and Kennedy. Some argue that instead of being too small to matter we are the coolest but that's subjective.
FDA Goes After Illegal Kratom 7-OH Supplement Sellers
It became popular because it is found in the dangerous supplement kratom, illegal even in the country that exports it to the United States, and supplement grifters also began selling the compound in gummies, drink mixes, and shots.
Agricultural Science Wins In The One Big Beautiful Bill
Contrary To The Poltical Narrative, A Lot Of Government Science Funding Doesn't Go To Science
We have been told tuberculosis was about to be cured but a grant got cut and, gosh darn it, now Republicans ruined it. We have been told we'll be set back for generations.
If you don't want to spend a lot of time reading more, I can tell you plainly that after two decades of covering science in a way 'post whatever is new every day to sell advertising' corporate media will not; government is never why America leads in science. Government is barely even why America leads in Nobel Prizes.
Activin-A: Muscle Weakness In Cancer Survivors May Be Treatable
Tumors can destroy the blood vessels of muscles even when the muscles are nowhere close to the tumor. That is the key finding of a new study that my colleagues and I recently published in the journal Nature Cancer.
Muscle loss in cancer patients is a major health problem, but the exact causes of how precisely tumors affect muscles remain an active area of research.
More AI In Health Care Could Save Lives
Imagine walking into your doctor’s office feeling sick – and rather than flipping through pages of your medical history or running tests that take days, your doctor instantly pulls together data from your health records, genetic profile and wearable devices to help decipher what’s wrong.
This kind of rapid diagnosis is one of the big promises of artificial intelligence for use in health care. Proponents of the technology say that over the coming decades, AI has the potential to save hundreds of thousands, even millions of lives.
What’s more, a 2023 study found that if the health care industry significantly increased its use of AI, up to US$360 billion annually could be saved.
Forget Political Posturing, It's Hard To Warn People About Dangers Like Floods
Flash floods like the one that swept down the Guadalupe River in Texas on July 4, 2025, can be highly unpredictable. While there are sophisticated flood prediction models and different types of warning systems in some places, effective flood protection requires extensive preparedness and awareness.
Ohio State Endorses Probiotic Yogurt - Using Mouse Studies
Because mice are not little people.
You just wouldn't know that from the school's press release, which alleges pesticides are ruining your microbiome and probiotics may save us, a leap so far beyond the scope of the study we have to wonder if the academics involved are about to launch a new line of supplements.
UC Davis Epidemiologists Out To Scare New Mothers Again
A new paper finding that they can detect chemicals linked to harm in rats with the urine of 201 preschool kids is a new battle in the War on Moms that activists continually wage, but there is no reason for parental concern. Unless you believe in homeopathy.
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The Right Of Return Is Complicated
My June 28 column on the Middle East drew a comment concerning Palestinians ejected from their homes by the post-WWII influx of European Jewish refugees to what’s now Israel. Eighty years after the fact, descendants of those displaced still feel much anger.
The Right Of Return Is Complicated
My June 28 column on the Middle East drew a comment concerning Palestinians ejected from their homes by the post-WWII influx of European Jewish refugees to what’s now Israel. Eighty years after the fact, descendants of those displaced still feel much anger.
You Don't Need Government Food Bans For Health, Provide Structure And Choice For Kids
The College Major Is A Recent Invention, It May Be Time To Get Rid Of It
Colleges and universities are struggling to stay afloat.
The reasons are numerous: declining numbers of college-age students in much of the country, rising tuition at public institutions as state funding shrinks, and a growing skepticism about the value of a college degree.
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Ban Left Turns And Traffic Congestion Goes Down
More than 60% of traffic collisions at intersections involve left turns. Some U.S. cities – including San Francisco, Salt Lake City and Birmingham, Alabama – are restricting left turns.
Dr. Vikash Gayah, a professor of civil engineering at Penn State University and the interim director of the Larson Transportation Institute, discusses how left turns at intersections cause accidents, make traffic worse and use more gas.
How dangerous are left turns at intersections?
The Year Is 2028
The year is 2028. Donald J. Trump declared himself king a few months ago. After denouncing as fake news the perfectly true fact that he shat himself at his coronation ceremony, he spiraled into a rant so incoherent that he was admitted to a care institution. He is visited on alternate days by Hope Hicks and Karoline Leavitt. He directs vile, copulatory remarks at both of them.
For July 4th Grilling, Are You Really Buying The US Grown Charcoal You Think You Are?
People dedicated to the art of grilling often choose lump charcoal – actual pieces of wood that have been turned into charcoal – over briquettes, which are compressed charcoal dust with other ingredients to keep the dust together and help it burn better.
The kinds of wood used to make lump charcoal affect how it burns and how the food tastes when grilled. Dedicated grillers are often willing to pay a premium for higher heat, no additives, particular flavors and the cleaner burn they get from particular wood species in lump charcoal.
Buyers probably expect the label to accurately report how much charcoal they are getting, what kind of wood it is, and where the wood was grown.