Category Archives: Blog stuff

“You Can Help Prevent Forest Fires. Yes, Really.” “Scientists have successfully demonstrated for the first time that solar power can be wirelessly transmitted in space and also beamed to Earth.” “The seeds of today’s true-crime boom were sown 50 years … Continue reading →

This story about two women at a small Division III school who saved their college’s golf team even though they were both non-golfers is delightful and a little deranged. Ray Ratto’s summary is also a hoot. “The 14th Amendment particularly … Continue reading →

“The Disney Vault Is Back for the Streaming Age and It’s Worse Than Ever”. “It’s no surprise that queer students in Republican-dominated states where these laws have passed are profoundly impacted. But less visible is the dramatic effect the steady … Continue reading →

“According to a new study in the Nature journal Scientific Reports, composting food scraps results in 38 to 84 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than tossing them in landfills. Unlike trash in landfills, compost heaps are watered and turned, which … Continue reading →

“Santos is not just a criminal in his own right; he is also a Donald Trump Mini-Me, exemplifying the intersection of the “Big Lie” form of politics and serial criminality. In his indictment, there are lessons to learn about both … Continue reading →

“Even as the SAT and its chief rival, the ACT, have become less important in admissions, they are becoming more universal for a different purpose: as a measure of high school achievement. More and more high schools have turned to … Continue reading →

“Whatever the outcome is, the drastic step is a warning sign for what may be in store in the coming years. For decades, a series regular on a TV show has been the holy grail for rank-and-file working actors because … Continue reading →

“How Gamers Eclipsed Spies as an Intelligence Threat”. Hey, person named Kyle, what are you doing on May 21? “While I’m not much of a believer in the idea that the young voters will save us — my own demographic, … Continue reading →

The actual role COVID relief funding played in inflation. The video for “We Didn’t Start The Fire” with AI-generated images is weird and fun. “If you want to find ongoing, comprehensive coverage of the effects of abortion bans on care … Continue reading →

“As society stares down the barrel of what is almost certainly just the beginning of these advances in generative AI, there are reasonable and technologically feasible interventions that can be used to help mitigate these abuses. As a computer scientist … Continue reading →

“Researchers identified a shape that was previously only theoretical: a 13-sided configuration called “the hat” that can tile a surface without repeating.” “The New York Yankees, one of MLB’s most storied and successful franchises, have a high-end problem: They’re running … Continue reading →

“Our primary goal was to shed light on Beethoven’s health problems, which famously include progressive hearing loss, beginning in his mid- to late-20s and eventually leading to him being functionally deaf by 1818.” “My proposal is simply this: Every high … Continue reading →