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The Endangered Species Act Attempted To Define 'Habitat' And Controversy Ensued
It wouldn’t make much sense to prohibit people from shooting a threatened woodpecker while allowing its forest to be cut down, or to bar killing endangered salmon while allowing a dam to dry out their habitat.
The Conversation Sat, 07/11/2026 - 13:49 Categories Science Education & PolicyParkinson's Disease Shows Men And Women Are Scientifically Different
More men than women develop Parkinson’s disease and new work presented at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies says that it is do to sex differences in how brain cells change. Parkinson’s disease affects about 9 million people and becomes increasingly prevalent with age.
News Account Thu, 07/09/2026 - 14:11 Categories Genetics & Molecular BiologyParkinson's Disease Shows Men And Women Are Scientifically Different
More men than women develop Parkinson’s disease and new work presented at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies says that it is do to sex differences in how brain cells change. Parkinson’s disease affects about 9 million people and becomes increasingly prevalent with age.
News Account Thu, 07/09/2026 - 14:11 Categories Genetics & Molecular BiologyHFO-1234yf Environmental Alternative Declared A Toxic Chemical
HFO-1234yf, a climate-friendly alternative refrigerant for car air conditioning systems touted by environmental activists, may instead be a greater problem than the products they insisted was causing pollution.
Hank Campbell Mon, 07/06/2026 - 18:01 Categories AtmosphericHFO-1234yf Environmental Alternative Declared A Toxic Chemical
HFO-1234yf, a climate-friendly alternative refrigerant for car air conditioning systems touted by environmental activists, may instead be a greater problem than the products they insisted was causing pollution.
Hank Campbell Mon, 07/06/2026 - 18:01 Categories AtmosphericPawn Storm
I once was an active chessplayer, but work duties have long taken tournaments off my plate - I simply do not have the time to sit through long hours of chess battles. So I play blitz online on chess.com (my handle is "tommasodorigo", in case you wondered).
Tommaso Dorigo Sun, 07/05/2026 - 11:29 Categories CulturePawn Storm
I once was an active chessplayer, but work duties have long taken tournaments off my plate - I simply do not have the time to sit through long hours of chess battles. So I play blitz online on chess.com (my handle is "tommasodorigo", in case you wondered).
Tommaso Dorigo Sun, 07/05/2026 - 11:29 Categories CultureWill The AI Bubble Burst?
As a forewarning to the reader, I am a physicist, not an economist. What I wrote below may very well be naive.
Tommaso Dorigo Sat, 07/04/2026 - 05:54 Categories TechnologyWill The AI Bubble Burst?
As a forewarning to the reader, I am a physicist, not an economist. What I wrote below may very well be naive.
Tommaso Dorigo Sat, 07/04/2026 - 05:54 Categories TechnologyPFAS Can Be Replaced In Medicine - For A Cost
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commmonly called PFAS, are about 12,000 chemicals, nearly all found in nature, and since the 1940s, a handful have been synthesized for use in various products.
Hank Campbell Wed, 07/01/2026 - 23:42 Categories ChemistryPFAS Can Be Replaced In Medicine - For A Cost
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commmonly called PFAS, are about 12,000 chemicals, nearly all found in nature, and since the 1940s, a handful have been synthesized for use in various products.
Hank Campbell Wed, 07/01/2026 - 23:42 Categories ChemistryA Wall Is Also A Road
Skip the glossary. Yes, it's the kind of thing editors love because of the famous communication guidance 'assume a lack of vocabulary but not a lack of intelligence' but that is when you're writing for the broad public. Science-fiction readers are smart.
Hank Campbell Mon, 06/29/2026 - 09:00 Categories Random ThoughtsA Wall Is Also A Road
Skip the glossary. Yes, it's the kind of thing editors love because of the famous communication guidance 'assume a lack of vocabulary but not a lack of intelligence' but that is when you're writing for the broad public. Science-fiction readers are smart.
Hank Campbell Mon, 06/29/2026 - 09:00 Categories Random Thoughts