“People think we’re raising the alarm because human pressures are increasing, but that’s not the case at all. It’s just that we are learning how the planet works, and the more we learn, the more we realize how vulnerable she is.” — p. 27 As controversial subjects go, climate change is near the top of … Continue reading Book Review: Intervention Earth
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The Dark Chocolate Myth
Most of you who read my "About Me” page know that I have a degree in Chemistry. I didn’t pursue Chemistry as a profession in the Army because they don’t do the kind of Chemistry I was used to—laboratory work, scientific experimentation, etc. Later in my career, I thought about transferring to an area of … Continue reading The Dark Chocolate Myth
Thermodynamics: Because Political Nonsense Is Exhausting
Between proposals to make Greenland the 51st state of the United States, take over the Panama Canal, and rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, the word "thermodynamics" came to mind. Not because I’m some genius scientist—I’m certainly not—but because I’d rather pull out my old college Physics and Physical Chemistry textbooks … Continue reading Thermodynamics: Because Political Nonsense Is Exhausting
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