…In December of 1999 only moments after Dena and I put the lettering on the transom of our ship S/V Sovereign Nation I said to her, If I was ever[…]
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For Japanese children, a cartoon to explain the nuclear problem
Wow – this is, um, creative. And who doesn’t like comparing radioactive waste to poo? (Sorry, the video disappeared. On the other hand, I love the mystery of leaving the[…]
Read moreSylvia Earle on how to protect the oceans
Damn it. I’ve been “doing what I can” and “going as far as comfortable” for a while now, which means eating fish and not being picky about provenance. I have[…]
Read moreWith? Against? How do we decide whom to bomb?
Here’s some analysis of the situation in Yemen. It’s fascinating to me – in a queasy “I’m tied to this” kind of way – how the US government decides when[…]
Read moreProhibition = Civil War
I get the updates for Dear Coke Talk in my reader. The newest one touches on the relationship between drug trade and violence and it seems a good time to[…]
Read moreVery interesting – Australia’s PM Gillard on Carbon Pricing
From http://grogsgamut.blogspot.com/2011/03/on-qt-well-that-was-expected.html Ms GILLARD–Let me explain in detail our mechanism for pricing carbon. The first proposition is an incredibly simple one. At the moment carbon pollution can be released into[…]
Read moreOversimplifying Gender Differences Obfuscates Issues
There’s this thing called the Sexual Strategies Theory. This theory uses shallow evolutionary arguments to explain perceived differences in male and female behavior. In 1989, a paper was published that[…]
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