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“But there are more fundamental reasons why almost all news outlets display a negativity bias.

“My view is that everyone who contributes to the scientific enterprise is a scientist. It’s not just lab work that makes up science.

It doesn't take much anything to annoy me anymore. It can strike from anywhere at any time. What was it today? (As if it matters. Two minutes later I would have found something else.) But today it was coffee.

“Voyager has grown old. It was never designed for this! Its original mission was supposed to last a bit over three years. Voyager has turned out to be much tougher than anyone ever imagined, but time gets us all.

This is the second part of a two-part series. Read part one here.

For those of us who have access to a local farmer’s market, there is a certain satisfaction from supporting the community and maintaining a bit of an agricultural vibe. But are they the better option if you obsess over your carbon footprint?

The validity of much published scientific research is questionable – so how much trust should we place in it?

Having played the piano for most of my exceedingly long life (Mozart was like a little brother), there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that major and minor chords and the music based upon them are perceived very differently – major cho

I’ve written a lot about autonomous vehicles and their problems. Then I ran across this.

  Ed Koch, one of my favorite NYC mayors, always asked, “How am I doing?” This is a good question, and the answer partly depends on what we measure. Econ training suggests we begin with GDP, but are there alternatives?