In strange science news, apparently, someone is studying if a pigeon could keep pace with an AI. Seriously!
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References:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230207144220.htm
One can criticize academia and the Trump administration at the same time. Some thoughts on the recent HxA conference.
References:
https://heterodoxacademy.substack.com/p/yes-we-can-still-criticize-the-academy
What to do when a student has some malfeasance in their speech?
References:
https://hxstem.substack.com/p/how-should-universities-deal-with
The President of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine gave a presentation on the State of the Science in the U.S. Here's part 2 of my take on the speech.
References:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MENzD7eVtZA
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-media-influencers-86-of-young-americans-want-to-become-one/
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!
