Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else:
Christianity: A Christianity Today writer argues that there should be more humor in worship.
A Relevant writer tells us why we should find hope, no matter what we may be going through.
Computing: Gizmodo reports on an analysis of the Russian Twitter activity, designed to influence the election of 2016.
NPR reports that the Federal Communications Commission may finally be going to do something substantial about robocalls.
Environment: Catherine Rampell wonders why none of the Democratic candidates for President mention a Carbon tax in their plans for the environment. Rampell says that most economists, left- or right-leaning, think a Carbon tax would be a good idea.
Health: ScienceNow reports on a limit to how much energy a marathon runner can utilize. (Pregnancy makes similar energy demands.)
Gizmodo reports on a woman who had a tapeworm egg in her brain.
Humor: (or something) People from Slidell, Louisiana, called 911 when the local Taco Bell ran out of tacos, according to Relevant.
Politics: Relevant has compiled statements from all of the Democratic candidates for President, giving their stance on abortion.
The hard drives of a deceased Republican consultant have been turned over to an organization that is trying to fight gerrymandering. They appear to be a treasure trove of ideas, many carried out, on how to minimize the impact of Democratic voting, says NPR.
South Korea is sending food aid to North Korea, according to NPR. Experts indicate that the food aid may not really help much, because of the way it's distributed. They also say that if the People's Republic of NK can afford nuclear weapons, etc., they could afford food.
Science: Gizmodo discusses slime.
Sports: Dirk Nowitzki, who played for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks longer than any other player's tenure with a team in NBA history, is enjoying retirement.
The graphic used in these posts is from NASA, hence, I believe, it is public domain.
Thanks for looking!
2 comments:
Thats a good question about the carbon tax. Probably because any tax is unpopular. I wonder what the republican plan for the environmental is too?
Apparently, the Republican plan is to exploit the environment, and dismiss the threat of global climate change. That's a caricature, but it's the impression one gets, and they mostly aren't trying to change the impression. Previous EPA and Interior chiefs seemed to be mostly lining their own pockets, or at least getting unnecessary perks, so much that Trump let the EPA chief go, perhaps the Interior one, too. I can't remember.
Nixon, for one, had some idea that the government should care for the environment and protect citizens, but there's not much room for that among today's GOP.
Thanks for your comments.
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