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-Benjamin Franklin
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Uncontested Elections
What do you call it when only one person runs for office? An uncontested election. It seems like this must be a bad thing, and also that it is increasing in frequency. Is it? It seems, given the explanation about removing term limits at the last Interbel Meeting, that the situation is at least increasing Read more
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In Case You Missed It
It’s that time of the year again- time to watch for frog eggs, listen for sandhill cranes, examine thatch ants and watch for salamanders. Read more
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CHONS and the Food Supply
I spotted this graph, describing a study from India, on CO2 and plant growth. It brought back my Junior College lectures on soil fertility. It isn’t a new topic for research – but it is one that considers one of the concerns about atmospheric CO2. The lecture worked from fertilizers – and the big three Read more
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Life Expectancy
I ran across a great lead-in to life expectancy explanations: “One of the difficulties, of course, is that “life expectancy” is a concept most people do not understand to begin with, but it’s in units they’re familiar with – years.” Her article includes some good graphs, and is well worth reading. She includes a good Read more
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Congress Protected Me and Took Away My Asthma Meds
I was a little boy at the time. I was a little boy with a 39 cent benzedrine inhaler, and I could sniff the inhaler and hold my breath for two minutes. And then we moved to Montana and my new inhalers didn’t work worth dammit. I didn’t realize that Congress had protected me and Read more
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Kind of Like Dunning-Kruger
I spotted this chart in an article on college graduates who wish they had been taught more life skills. The disparity isn’t surprising – I am surprised at the agreement on teamwork and collaboration, and digital technology. Still, I wonder if we’re not looking at the tyranny of low expectations. What are we actually looking Read more
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