Nadia Drake has thoughts.
Category Archives: General Science
The Steam Engine
Why wasn’t it invented earlier?
RNA
Can it spontaneously form in basalt?
A Trivial Result
I’m happy to do omega 3s, but reducing my blood pressure by less than 5 mm Hg seems like a yawner.
Aging
New research on what happens when we get into our 70s. Not obvious from the article what they can do about it, though.
A New Longevity Supplement
This looks promising. We’ve been taking one that contains both NAD+ and Resveratrol. It’s pricey, but I think it’s worth it.
Color
Plants Grown In Lunar Regolith
The question is if there’s some way to beneficiate it and mitigate whatever the issues are.
Statins
A doctor asks if we should stop pushing them.
Saw my cardiologist a couple months ago. He still wants me on them because he thinks my cholesterol level is too high. I continue to refuse. My only risk is my parentage, and they were both overweight smokers.
Forecasting, Science, And Epistemology
An interesting post from Gaia Dempsey, CEO of Metaculus. Very interesting woman; I had lunch with her in Marina Del Rey a few months ago.