A new study is suggesting that naming and shaming countries can get a domestic population more motivated to address climate change. The study is interesting and provides an example of science addressing a question, but it's up to the moral conscience to decide if it's a good choice.
Excellent piece in the Washington Post is a bit of reflection and points out adjustments needed in science communication.
References:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/08/05/science-health-communication-trust-covid/
New things going on have me asking again, what's the proper relationship between the federal government and universities?
References:
https://www.thefp.com/p/the-president-wants-to-fix-higher-education-policy-reform-campus-university
https://heterodoxacademy.substack.com/p/what-the-manhattan-statement-gets
https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/why-i-signed-on-to-the-manhattan
Things going on at universities have me asking, what's the proper relationship between the federal government and universities?
References:
https://www.thefp.com/p/the-president-wants-to-fix-higher-education-policy-reform-campus-university
https://news.gallup.com/poll/646880/confidence-higher-education-closely-divided.aspx
https://hlli.org/national-association-of-scholars-v-doe/
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
Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/mojo/rebel
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The new one on the actions of “Affinity Groups” is quite interesting, but you can only get it as a paying subscriber! Go check it out! https://open.spotify.com/episode/0f9q192oAAwAiKCjCC6Edv?si=0b_flngGQliFxK7I_d5N6Q
There will be no content over Thanksgiving week since I'm off on vacation. Happy Thanksgiving all!
