It’s nice to see more published recognition of this, but it’s only news to people who haven’t been paying attention.
Category Archives: Health
Hydroxycholoriquine
How many people did the media’s anti-Trump hysteria kill?
Restaurants
Who is ready to go back to them?
The notion of wearing a mask in a restaurant is absurd. You can’t eat with a mask on. This is another area in which the pandemic hasn’t affected me much, because I’ve never liked going out to eat at restaurants, other than for social reasons. It’s both expensive and unhealthy to pay someone else to cook for you, and I don’t like having people serve me.
The Feckless Republicans
In the face of both the pandemic and the lawlessness, Bob Zimmerman isn’t happy with either the party or Trump.
Leaving The Cities
Thoughts on the triumph of the country mouse.
Joe Biden’s Dementia
55% of people think he’s in the early stages of it. I disagree. There’s nothing “early” about it. Of course, it’s not like he was ever that bright to begin with.
Hibernation
Researchers have figured out how to induce it in mice, and it may work for humans as well.
It has obvious implications for space travel, but I wouldn’t have minded sleeping through the past five months, myself.
Developing A Vaccine
Yes, we should be doing challenge trials, and let adults decide what they want to do with their bodies. As I noted in the book, how many potential lives might have been saved by being willing to risk ISS crew for medical research?
The Incoherence Of Public Health
You know you’re in trouble when the Guardian notices.
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Politicizing science: Bob Zimmerman is not impressed.
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