Tag Archives: science

Wuhan Coronavirus COVID-19

Posted on June 15, 2020 by luke

This bothers me: if people can test negative and then go into quarantine for 8 days, and only then test positive, that argues for continued extreme social distancing until better treatment and/or a vaccine is developed. But this also bothers … Continue reading →

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Science and Faith

Posted on July 15, 2016 by luke

Acton: Christians should support markets and churches, NOT social democracy. Hear, hear! It never was a consensus. WUWT: Already 240 Published Papers In 2016 Alone Show the “97% Climate Consensus” Is A Fantasy Acton again: More than 100 Nobel Laureates … Continue reading →

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Just Odds (no Ends today)

Posted on March 23, 2016 by luke

Luna thought that Ron might suffer from a variety of this problem. Awe-inspiring: a type II-P supernova caught in mid-burst. The explosion takes months, then hours, then no time at all. (Kind of like Hemingway’s character’s bankruptcy.) An MIT course in how … Continue reading →

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Arctic Climate Change and Extinction

Posted on January 22, 2016 by luke

I can barely understand the abstract: The Arctic Ocean is undergoing rapid climatic changes including higher ocean temperatures, reduced sea ice, glacier and Greenland Ice Sheet melting, greater marine productivity, and altered carbon cycling. Until recently, the relationship between climate … Continue reading →

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The Solar System – to scale

Posted on September 18, 2015 by luke

A charming video created to help people visualize the solar system. It’s hopeless, but sometimes the attempt is worthwhile anyway: To Scale: The Solar System from Wylie Overstreet on Vimeo. (Cross-posted on my work blog.)

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Mosquitos

Posted on May 16, 2015 by luke

The state bird of Alaska, profiled in the Alaska Dispatch News: there are about 17.5 trillion of them. Read the whole article to find the answer to the question: Is the biomass of mosquitoes on the North Slope larger than … Continue reading →

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Another Drake Equation component

Posted on February 10, 2015 by luke

Gamma Ray Bursts may be limiting the evolution of life. Because of them, only 10% of galaxies, and only the outskirts of those, are hospitable to life.

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Earthquake Map of Anchorage

Posted on February 15, 2014 by luke

Here’s an interesting map, showing where the areas of Anchorage most susceptible to seismic activity are located. (I live in one of the green areas, yay!) (Via Twitter, like so many good things online.)

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Tab Sweep

Posted on January 22, 2013 by luke

Walter Russell Mead talks about liberalism 5.0. Mead is always worth reading, but I’m more interested in the death of liberalism 4.0 than in what follows it. Enjoy every small victory, because it is temporary. Dave Barry once said that … Continue reading →

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Zubrin: Mars the Hard Way

Posted on December 5, 2012 by luke

Bob Zubrin’s not enamored with NASA’s Mars proposal: The kindest thing that can be said about this quintuple rendezvous plan is that it is probably the unplanned product of the pathology of bureaucracy, rather than the willful madness of any … Continue reading →

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