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The most massive living thing on Earth (that we know of anyway) is a huge tree with multiple trunks. It’s also described as a group of trees that are clones of each other. (Things in the real world don’t always … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2019
About a fourth of all Medicare spending pays for medical interventions during the last year of life. A seemingly obvious conclusion is that we could save a lot of money if we cut back on medical interventions for the very … Continue reading
This is about a week old (from January 28), which in today’s Robocop news cycle (to borrow a term from the folks at Red State Update) seems like months, but I think it’s pretty seriously funny, so if in case … Continue reading
On Twitter, Aaron Sojurner points out that while U.S. job growth has been steady since the end of the Great Recession, Donald Trump’s interpretation of jobs data underwent a drastic change when he wanted to start taking credit. That’s not … Continue reading
According to a news item in the January 18 issue of Science, organizers of a scientific conference to take place in Hong Kong next June discovered evidence of apparent plagiarism in a dozen submitted papers. In only two cases did the … Continue reading
Last June 16 a mysterious very bright spot appeared in a small, otherwise not very remarkable galaxy 200 light years (60 megaparsecs) distant from us. In a matter of days it had become about 10 times brighter than the brightest … Continue reading
Not their absolute best but reasonably amusing: And yes, I’m back and feeling better, hoping to resume posting regularly. by … Continue reading