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Category Archives: Science And Society
The Delusions Of Percival Lowell
Bob Zimmerman reviews a flawed book about the astronomer.
“Heterosexual” Women
Why are they attracted to other women?
I use scare quotes because they’re really bisexual, not that there’s anything wrong with that. Most women who “become” lesbians later in life for various reasons (like having a lot of bad experiences with men) were always bisexual, because it makes evolutionary sense for them to be. It also explains “LUG”s (lesbian until graduation).
I would go beyond the thesis here and note that women compete with other women on their looks, so they’re actually pretty finely attuned to the attractiveness of other women.
Fool Us Once
An effort to Trojan Horse RCP8.5 back into policy guidance.
A New Anti-Aging Theory
This is interesting, but the palliative isn’t new. I’ve been supplementing with vitamin C for decades.
Solar Events
Documenting the first time one affected technology.
Creatine
It works, with caveats.
It probably makes sense for me at my age, but I do need to work out more. I’m doing it every morning, with beet root for my BP.
Another Civil-Rights Victory
“Waiting periods” have been ruled unconstitutional. They’ve always obviously seemed that way to me. Heller continues to reap dividends.
Therapy
Is it making us and our culture sick?
Forty Years Of Foresight
I’ve known Eric for almost half a century, and Chris for forty years. My colleague Jim Bennett, another founder, is also briefly shown.