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by andrewl 8y ago
For more about giant trees in California, read The Wild Trees by Richard Preston. It's a fascinating story of redwood tree researchers, and reads almost like a novel.
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by andrewl 8y ago
I think the entire corvid family is fascinating. They are extremely intelligent. Some of them not only use tools but actually make tools: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvidae#Intelligence
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Native English Speakers Are the Worlds Worst Communicators (2016)(bbc.com)
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by andrewl 8y ago
The description of "popping" the ribs during CPR reminded me of this medical article in "comic strip" form: https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2217632/annals-graphic-me... Click on each pa
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by andrewl 8y ago
This article reminded me of Alan Kay's essay Our Human Condition "From Space" [1], which starts with a discussion of pocket globes: My favorite examples of early science, and a wonderful general metaphor for what science do
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Andrew Marshall, Pentagon’s Gnomic ‘Yoda’ of Long-Range Planning, Dies at 97(washingtonpost.com)
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This Woman Can Smell Parkinson’s. It Might Help Lead to Earlier Treatment(blogs.discovermagazine.com)
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by andrewl 8y ago
Agreed. At least you don't want to drink unfiltered Schuylkill water. The Water Works is definitely worth a visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairmount_Water_Works The bike path along the river goes right pas
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by andrewl 8y ago
This one hit hard. It's less common now, but it still happens: CCU: It is a Catholic hospital. “Amazing Grace” plays on the intercom every night at 10. Some nurses kneel when a priest enters the elevator. The head physician of the Resp
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by andrewl 8y ago
Her description of breaking the old woman's ribs during CPR reminded me of this medical article in "comic strip" form: https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2217632/annals-graphic-me... Click on e
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Golden Age of the Grift(the-tls.co.uk)
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New study provides evidence that we need different drugs for men and women(wired.com)
125 points by andrewl 8y ago|56 comments
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by andrewl 8y ago
In the novel Footfall by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, the government employs science fiction writers to help them understand the invading aliens and predict what they'll think and do.
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Golden Age of the Grift(the-tls.co.uk)
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Why Urban Millennials Love Uniqlo(theatlantic.com)
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She Invented a Board Game with Scientific Integrity. It’s Taking Off(nytimes.com)
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by andrewl 8y ago
I didn't see one topic on this page that I wouldn't be happy reading about for an entire weekend, at least . The world is too interesting.
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by andrewl 8y ago
Conclusion: The study strongly supports that MMR vaccination does not increase the risk for autism, does not trigger autism in susceptible children, and is not associated with clustering of autism cases after vaccination. It adds to previou
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Measles, Mumps, Rubella Vaccination and Autism: A Nationwide Cohort Study(annals.org)
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'Twaddle': Librarians Respond to Suggestion Amazon Should Replace Libraries(theguardian.com)
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by andrewl 8y ago
Here are a couple of relevant quotes from Freeman Dyson (who does not have a PhD): “Well, I think it actually is very destructive. I'm now retired, but when I was a professor here [Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton], my real jo
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Uber and Lyft Are Losing Money – At Some Point, We’ll Pay for It(washingtonpost.com)
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by andrewl 8y ago
I'm not sure how dangerous that is, but it did give them an engine with fewer moving parts: "It is lifted by a thin, 17-foot rotor blade that whirls just above the pilot's head under the power of hydrogen peroxide fuel broken
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by andrewl 8y ago
Have you read The Wild Trees , by Richard Preston? It's a fascinating story of redwood tree researchers, and reads almost like a novel. (At least if you like trees as much as I do.)
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The Good-Enough Life(nytimes.com)
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by andrewl 8y ago
You can definitely go too far with something like this. But although he might not get his time back on this project, he'll probably be writing more books and course materials, and he'll be moving faster on them because of the se
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by andrewl 8y ago
A lot of people in that sub Reddit have researched the church's history. Maybe the way to go is to post a question there and see if anybody can get you a source in support of the claim, or a source that refutes the claim. No need to re
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by andrewl 8y ago
I've never been involved with the LDS church, but you could find a lot of interesting information at the Ex Mormon section of Reddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/exmormon/top/ And the wiki that goes along w
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Raiding Clearance Aisles and Reselling on Amazon for Profit(washingtonpost.com)
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by andrewl 8y ago
I think your statement is accurate, but I don't think it requires any special honesty or insight. Fowler has written seven books on software development, spent five years as the editor of the design column for IEEE Software magazine,

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