Message to children and young adults: Don’t believe the hype that you are hearing from Extinction Rebellion and the like. Rather than going on strike or just worrying, take the time to learn something about the science of climate change. The IPCC reports are a good place to start; for a critical perspective on the IPCC, Climate Etc. is a good resource.
Climate change — man made and/or natural — along with extreme weather events, provide reasons for concern. However, the rhetoric and politics of climate change have become absolutely toxic and nonsensical.
In the mean time, live your best life. Trying where you can to lessen your impact on the planet is a worthwhile thing to do. Societal prosperity is the best insurance policy that we have for reducing our vulnerability to the vagaries of weather and climate.
WTF
Plants emit ultrasonic distress screams when stressed — Science Chronicle
Researchers at Tel-Aviv University have found plants making airborne emission of ultrasound screams when subjected to stress. They suspect that the sounds are generated by a process called cavitation. The sound may be alerting other plants nearby. Researchers have for the first time found evidence of plants making airborne emission of ultrasound screams when subjected […]
via Plants emit ultrasonic distress screams when stressed — Science Chronicle
Wow.
Is Artisanal Fake Meat the Next Trend?
The company’s chopped “chicken” is made with pea and wheat protein, herbs such as sage and thyme, and salt and pepper, without preservatives, additives, or artificial flavors or colors. “I think that in the plant-based category, there’s so much innovation and so much excitement going around with what we can develop in a lab and what science can really add to the category,” Song says. “But at the end of the day, this is ‘We’re in the food space,’ and I think people are forgetting that this needs to be food.”
Still. Not. Meat.
Read the entire article and decide for yourself.
Why do you need food that pretends to be something other than what it is?
Burger King’s Impossible Whoppers are Meat Adjacent! – Updated 12.15.19
A vegan is suing Burger King because its Impossible Whoppers are meat adjacent
Somehow none of this makes any sense to me.
Update 12.15.19
And it doesn’t make any sense to VegNews either.
Personal Purity and the Vegan Politics of a Shared Burger Grill
Every vegan who is connected to the internet knows about the shared grill situation, and if you’re not comfortable with it, then don’t eat at those restaurants. It’s that simple.
Nicole Axworthy is the News Editor of VegNews and author of DIY Vegan who is an imperfect human but still 100-percent vegan.
What does cable news do to your brain?
What does cable news do to your brain? A neurosurgeon explains.
The availability of up to the minute information, presented 24/7/365, could assist a democratic society in making the best choices in determining its future. That was the promise of cable news. Unfortunately, cable news has fallen short of its potential and has led to the further polarization of America. More than that, it has changed the way your brain works.
Does cable news change how your brain works?
Possibly. But I take no chances. I don’t watch cable news networks.
Daddy always told me you go to college so that they can teach you how to think.
Unfortunately nowadays institutions of higher “education” teach the young what to think, not how to think.
Think about this for a while.
If you can.
WTF 10.25.19
Bots!!! Web scraping content sucking BOTS!!!
Scooter Madness In Austin – Kaiser Health News
AUSTIN, Texas — University of Texas star baseball shortstop David Hamilton hit a pothole riding an electric scooter, tearing his Achilles tendon and requiring surgery. He’ll miss the season. Cristal Glangchai, the CEO for a nonprofit, hit a rock riding her scooter, landing her on the pavement just blocks from home. “I lost control and…
via Scooter Madness In Austin Puts Safety Concerns In High Gear — Kaiser Health News
Death by scooter? Yes, we have our first fatality.
Amazon patents Alexa tech to tell if you’re sick, depressed
The Myth of Super Foods
The successful selling of superfoods to the wealthy is creating an impression that premium foods and superfoods equal good health and that they are a necessary part of any effort to improve the healthiness of a diet.
Everything in the produce aisle is a superfood, the rest is just window dressing. We need to start there and insure everyone has access to these, the basics of a healthful diet.
A most interesting perspective on super faddish super foods. The full article is worth reading and can be found here.
Yikes.
WeWork Will No Longer Allow Its 6,000 Employees to Expense Meals with Meat
WeWork, the shared workspace company, is taking a pass on meat. The company notified workers that its events will no longer include meat and that it won’t reimburse their meal expenses if those meals include red meat, poultry or pork.
Another classic example of minority rule. Read the source at this link.
Read Nassim Taleb’s thoughts on this topic here.
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