Every few years, San Diego State researchers and Clorox get together and produce a study showing that the 'five second rule' - how long food can be on the floor and still be safe to eat - is not really true. Instead, germ transmission, like electricity, happens really fast. They told us this in March 2010 and they told us again today and various other times. It's almost like...
read moreAre you a probiotic manufacturer who has become annoyed you are not allowed to market microbes that can help cultivate “intestinal flora” for consumers? Did the European Food Safety Authority tell you to stop claiming your magic potion reduces the chances of people developing diarrhea or respiratory tract infections? Did the U.S.A. force you to stop advertising that Activia yogurt and...
read moreWhat does the coast of Washington (basically, Seattle) have in common with the coast of California? They love UFO stuff. They’re not alone, television science shows and Democratic politicians love UFO stuff too, which tells you it isn’t education clobbering science in America, it is Discovery Channel. In eastern Washington – like California, Interstate Highway [...]
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Here’s the latest incarnation of the upcoming book’s cover. The concept behind the image? “The distortion of the glass signals the distortion of science, the green represents environmental/progressive politics, and the whole image evokes a scientific experiment that’s been flung aside.” What do you think? Want to ensure you get a copy of the book once...
read moreLike any bureaucracy, the Post Office, once created, never wanted to be un-created. In that light, they have tried to come up with creative ideas to keep their union employees on the payroll – like taxing emails and taking the revenue – but it hasn’t worked very well. The Post Office has long claimed they were not benefiting from the government because they get no government...
read moreAs some of you know, I am writing a book which will hit shelves next autumn. My co-author is named Alex Berezow, he is a Ph.D. in microbiology and edits the science arm of Real Clear Politics called Real Clear Science. You can imagine that working together on a book means you have to have a lot in common; yet we are more complementary than similar. I am socially libertarian and fiscally...
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