December 10, 2021, there was a horrific tornado outbreak that devestated multiple towns in the Midwest United States. I'm going to recap what we know so far, and show you some of the behind the scenes for weather information, and talk about the climate change aspect.
References:
https://www.foxweather.com/watch/play-559343c88000f48
https://news.sky.com/video/share-12493139
https://www.foxnews.com/us/daylight-photos-tornado-damage-american-heartland
https://www.weather.gov/oun/efscale
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/efscale/
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/yesterday.html
https://science2017.globalchange.gov/chapter/9/
https://www.c2es.org/content/tornadoes-and-climate-change/
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-qa/what-extreme-event-there-evidence-global-warming-has-caused-or-contributed
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and the College Pulse have released the results of their latest survey of the college campus climate. Let's have a look!
References:
https://www.thefire.org/news/2025-college-free-speech-rankings-expose-threats-first-amendment-rights-campus
https://speech.collegepulse.com/rank
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As universities embrace institutional neutrality (or try to), the American Association of University Professors bungles it's own stated mission by embracing academic boycotts. Let's talk about it.
References:
https://www.thecollegefix.com/institutional-neutrality-implemented-at-usc-purdue-johns-hopkins-u-texas-system/
https://www.aaup.org/report/statement-academic-boycotts
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/8/19/flier-aaup-boycotts-academic-freedom/
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/academic-freedom/2024/08/16/aaup-faces-criticism-reversal-academic-boycotts
https://voicesagainstantisemitism.substack.com/p/reactions-to-aaup-decision-on-academic
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/e/2PACX-1vRH9JeDFIatsYBqPDNmaQhSyherkA0opPRu8N3vbz1dp9kjnohF9ZitX0gYMS3iSFls4-axQm5itZHu/pub?urp=gmail_link&pli=1
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A study in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health examines the fraction of children with asthma that is attributable to gas stoves in the home. Interesting take, but there are a few things worth pointing out.
The YouTube version of the episode will be up tomorrow morning!
Article reviewed in this episode:
Population Attributable Fraction of Gas Stoves and Childhood Asthma in the United States
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/1/75
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SciChat Saturday returns with some philosophical discussion of AI in science with Kieran White!
Check it out tomorrow at 8PM Central!
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