The Dust Bowl made its way into American culture through the songs of Woodie Guthrie, the novels of John Steinbeck, and most recently Timothy Egan’s magisterial, The Worst Hard Time. But its hold on our… Read More
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Peter Wadhams, Professor Emeritus, Ocean Physics -Interview-
by Robert Hunziker Scripps Institution of Oceanography (est. 1903) La Jolla, CA is the perfect location for meeting a world famous climate scientist. It is one of the most beautifully sculpted campuses on the face… Read More
EPA is now allowing asbestos back into manufacturing
Fast Company recently reported on the potential comeback of one of the most infamous building materials of recent memory. Asbestos is now legally allowed back into U.S. manufacturing under a serious of loopholes by the… Read More
Tesla suspends shares after Elon Musk tweets he wants to take the carmaker private
BREAKING: Tesla suspends shares after chief Elon Musk’s tweets Tesla chief Elon Musk stunned investors Tuesday when he tweeted that he was considering taking the company private, sending its stock soaring more than 7 percent… Read More
EU patients may miss out on medicines in no-deal Brexit, says AstraZeneca
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has warned that patients in the European Union may not be able to receive vital medicines from the UK if the company does not successfully prepare for a no-deal #Brexit. The manufacturer… Read More
The End of the Line – A Climate in Crisis
by Robert Hunziker The world of academia is starting to pick up on the concept that humanity is unknowingly cruising on a train ride to doomsday, a surefire encounter with collapse of society based upon… Read More
The Burning Hot Planet
by Robert Hunziker A recent UK newspaper headline read “The World’s On Fire,” which is literally true as extraordinary continent-wide wildfires consume the planet, accompanied by unbearable, insufferable, oppressive heat. Europe, North America, Japan, and… Read More
Brain Gain: A Person Can Instantly Blossom into a Savant–and No One Knows Why
Savant syndrome comes in different forms. In congenital savant syndrome the extraordinary savant ability surfaces in early childhood. In acquired savant syndrome astonishing new abilities, typically in music, art or mathematics, appear unexpectedly in ordinary… Read More