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It's very sad to hear Kevin Drum's passing. Rest in peace, “CalPundit”. He was one of the more cogent bloggers I've followed since the early aughts, even when he joined Washington Monthly, a primarily online magazine. His love for charts, breaking down complex information, fantastic “lunchtime” photos, and strongly reasoned arguments had me returning to read him for over twenty years.
However, Kevin’s seminal work on the effect of lead on America’s crime trends in Mother Jones magazine was eye-opening for me. As someone whose research, including my Ph.d. dissertation, involved the effects of brownfields and their remediation, this revealed the possibilities of much more significant impacts.
There’s no way I’m letting my kid attend Columbia.
This is why standing up to bad people is more important than ever before, especially if they’re in your family. Why give them the pleasure of hurting you when you can simply cut off relations first?
Scientists are developing new and improved antibody treatments that can fight COVID-19 more effectively, even as the virus evolves. These next-generation antibodies could help keep treatments effective against future variants.
I love working in a “third place.” I wrote most of my dissertation (and several blog posts) in a bustling coffee shop. But can I brave the North American winter to work outdoors?
John Scalzi, one of the more prolific writers of science fiction, shares his writing spaces and tools (2017 story). Surprisingly, he doesn’t seem to have any fancy or eclectic tools or methods, yet they work wonderfully well.