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Happy Twelfth Night - Or Divorce Day, Depending On How Your 2026 Is Going

Today is, in Christian observance, Twelfth Night, the end of The 12 Days of Christmas in that song...

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On January 5th, Don't Get Divorced Because Of Hallmark Movies

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EPA Gives Personal Information On Farmers To Environmental Activists

EPA Gives Personal Information On Farmers To Environmental Activists

Apr 11 2013 | comment(s)

The Environmental Protection Agency has always been a political beast - it is political appointees accountable to whatever administration is in power, not the electorate. President Richard Nixon created it, that should tell you something.
One Man Bravely Stands Against Science, Big Donors And His Party To Oppose Keystone XL

One Man Bravely Stands Against Science, Big Donors And His Party To Oppose Keystone XL

Apr 05 2013 | comment(s)

For an administration that promised to 'restore science to its rightful place' and that is run by a man who calls himself 'scientist in chief' there is sure a lot of anti-science activity going on.
Maybe We Need A McDonald's For Healthy Foods

Maybe We Need A McDonald's For Healthy Foods

Apr 03 2013 | comment(s)

Food so cheap that poor people can be fat is a miracle only dreamed about by philosophers ad economists throughout history. It was previously believed that the labor force needed to produce enough food would outstrip the food they could produce, something like how trying to exceed the speed of light adds too much mass.

Balance App: Alzheimer's Care Goes Digital

Balance App: Alzheimer's Care Goes Digital

Apr 02 2013 | comment(s)

Alzheimer's research is always big news. The reason is simple: people are living longer and they also want to be living better. While progress in general health issues for seniors marches on, the brain remains trickier stuff. Instead of less Alzheimer's than in the past, we have more, thanks to better diagnosis and greater longevity. Once you reach a certain age, you are almost certain to have someone in your family with it. 
Have 5 Minutes? Now You Can Do A Brain Imaging Study

Have 5 Minutes? Now You Can Do A Brain Imaging Study

Mar 28 2013 | comment(s)

fMRI has always been a little misused, to people who know what they are talking about. 20 years after it was first done, the promise seems to have been overrun by agenda-based cultural mapping.
Wind Farm:1 - Eagle:0

Wind Farm:1 - Eagle:0

Mar 26 2013 | comment(s)

Sometimes there is a story with no winner and a bunch of losers.  In this case, first among the losers are wind energy subsidies squandered on companies that aren't doing much good at all to bridge us to a clean energy future. California likes to brag about both its clean energy subsidies and all the patents it is getting for products that remain not very good, but without government funding they are a non-starter; it is the definition of a fake industry propped up by taxpayers.