The Stakes of Science

As I was standing there fishing in Appalachia today I was thinking about yesterday's post. I realized a couple of things that I didn't include and so I'm going to say them now.   First off, I've lived the better part of 60 years on this planet, and I remember when we didn’t have vaccines …

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A premarital exam for women…

Stock photo, used in WaPo article, no other photo credit found   Ok I was going to write about poor toilet hygiene causing the spread of e-coli, But this cropped up in my feed. Ok, what the actual fuck? Is it the 1900’s and we are looking for a hymen? Are we trying to emulate …

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I am not the only one…

A patron exhales vapor from an e-cigarette at a store in New York. Juul and other vaping companies face an escalating backlash that threatens to sweep their products off the market. (Frank Franklin II, File)   The Independent ( UK) published an OP-ED validating the message that we have been sending out from the castle. …

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