Gene Drives – great potential but in need of some rules
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Why is Congress so dumb? – The Washington Post
I always wondered why so much interesting legislation was passed during Nixon’s era. Turns out that “Congress remade its committees in the 1970s to challenge Richard Nixon’s presidency and move Read More …
Why BC’s Carbon Tax Worked | The Tyee
Good article on how to implement a carbon tax. Ramp up slowly. Make it revenue neutral. Use revenue to help citizens adversely affected by it. Two shrewd components prevented a Read More …
The year of reading women authors
An interesting idea – might give it a try. www.ft.com/content/99936410-fdf8-11e8-aebf-99e208d3e521
Smart cost effective medical ideas
Love to see smart design like this. www.economist.com/node/21749692
In Photos Unpublished for 100 Years, the Joy of War’s End on Armistice Day – The New York Times
As crowds gathered in New York, Paris and London, photographers captured the public’s jubilant mood. — Read on www.nytimes.com/2018/11/09/world/europe/armistice-day-100th-anniversary-photos.html Some wonderful old photos.
Delay Deny Deflect – just about says it all really…
Why I will eventually quit Facebook. I just don’t trust them.
Heredity – more complex than we thought
Looks fascinating. One more for the reading list! London Review of Books — Read on www.lrb.co.uk/v40/n20/meehan-crist/race-doesnt-come-into-it
How the Totem Pole Became a Symbol of Canada | The Tyee
Much appropriated, today they have been reclaimed by Indigenous artists around the globe. — Read on thetyee.ca/Culture/2018/11/16/How-Totem-Pole-Became-Symbol-Of-Canada/
Read at least one book about your destination
One of the things I like about Walk Japan trip is that they send you a reading list for your trip. www.ft.com/content/8d4e616a-debc-11e8-8f50-cbae5495d92b