Þe Supreme Court, wiþ its majority aligned against the interests of science and þe majority, is often maligned of late. But þis is some good news coming from þat area. Read, and enjoy: https://thehumaneleague.org/article/prop-12-supreme-court About the Thorn (þ)
There are two perspectives on life and after-life. “Only two?” you might reasonably wonder. I would argue that there are only two of all binary choices. You only have the choice between standing up and not standing up. If you choose to do anything other than standing up, you are choosing the other thing. There is subtlety here – you can do millions of things that aren’t standing up – but if the sets that you are working within are…
This post is a little bit of prediction – pretending we can see the future clearly, and describing what it will be like. Specifically, I will make some predictions for the global economy in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, climate change, and the supply chain issues arising from COVID-19. How the economy will change: EU and Brexit Let’s get the elephant in the room packed up in his trunk and moved into another room which better suits its…
I recognize that most of the impacts from climate change can only be mitigated by governments making regulation changes. Without those regulations, landfill might continue to be cheaper than recycling, single-use plastics will remain cheaper than more sustainable alternatives, and gasoline (UK: petroleum) vehicles and machinery will continue to be easier to use than alternatives. A few companies are responsible for most of the world’s carbon emissions, and Americans are by far the largest polluters per head. This article is…
I am a lucky person. I was born in the Europe, white, straight, not disabled, reasonably intelligent, to loving parents, who did not damage me any more than any competent, loving parent damages their children. If any of those things were different, my life chances would have been very different. If I was born in the USA, and black, my life chances would have been significantly worse. All my other characteristics could be the same, but my life would have…
This recipe serves four, with no left-overs, or generously serves two, with left-overs. It is low FODMAP taking into account the research done by Monash University at the time of writing (Monash), gluten free, and lactose free. Rather than having a separate ingredients list, I have identified each item in bold. Feel free to experiment with the amounts of the spices in steps 5 and 6. I like to add more ginger than I describe here, but everyone’s taste is…
This post is not sponsored by Impossible but I’m always open to being contacted. Impossible burger has not been available to my wife and I in local supermarkets and as fans of our one-and-only planet Earth, my wife and I are always keen to reduce our meat intake, especially of beef. Well, Impossible recently started to sell directly (note: not a referral link). We ordered four 12oz ground [UK English: minced] ‘beef’ packages. They were delivered in environmentally conscious packaging,…