Mostly talk climate and related politics.
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On 10/1, a change to grant making regs went into effect that gives NIH more power to terminate grants for policy reasons.
But to use this power, new grant terms must include specific language. See @aniloza.bsky.social w/ the story from July.
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"It's a schoolyard friend saying 'I promise not to tell anyone your secret' and then shouting it from on top of the jungle gym, claiming he didn't tell 'anyone,' he told 'the sky.'"
"It's a schoolyard friend saying 'I promise not to tell anyone your secret' and then shouting it from on top of the jungle gym, claiming he didn't tell 'anyone,' he told 'the sky.'"
Costing Michigan ratepayers yet more money for yet dirtier air for a coal plant nobody wants to keep running.
Costing Michigan ratepayers yet more money for yet dirtier air for a coal plant nobody wants to keep running.
heatmap.news/energy/calif...
heatmap.news/energy/calif...
Our estimates of the 1 in 100 flood are almost always extrapolations and depend heavily on our assumptions and a few (or zero) real events. In most cases, the 'actual' 1:100 flood could be ~20% lower or higher (at least).
We do *not* know what the 100-yr flood level is - even if we had perfect DEMs.
Even if we had perfect historical data, non-stationarity means we don’t know what the level is *now*, let alone in the future.
Our estimates of the 1 in 100 flood are almost always extrapolations and depend heavily on our assumptions and a few (or zero) real events. In most cases, the 'actual' 1:100 flood could be ~20% lower or higher (at least).
Lawrence Summers to Stop Teaching at Harvard While It Investigates His Epstein Ties
What a fun story to use up my second to last monthly gift link on:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Lawrence Summers to Stop Teaching at Harvard While It Investigates His Epstein Ties
What a fun story to use up my second to last monthly gift link on:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Read all about this proposal and what it means @bloomberg.com (w/a gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Read all about this proposal and what it means @bloomberg.com (w/a gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
thinc.blog/2025/11/19/b...
thinc.blog/2025/11/19/b...
Short version: we will drive whales and other endangered species to extinction and our fisheries will collapse.
Short version: we will drive whales and other endangered species to extinction and our fisheries will collapse.
Earlier this year, Trump said the agency should "go away." w/ @byscottdance.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/c...
Earlier this year, Trump said the agency should "go away." w/ @byscottdance.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/c...