by Larry Shultz | Feb 21, 2024 | Behavioral Economics, Public Health, Public Policy
‘It is shameful’: why the return of Victorian-era diseases to the UK alarms health experts | Health | The Guardian
by Larry Shultz | Feb 18, 2024 | Behavioral Economics, Biodiversity, Botany, Democracy, E O Wilson, Ecology, Education, Ethnobotany, Neuroeconomics, Physical Geography, Public Policy
‘To kill a program’: Duke to close herbarium after over 100 years of operation – The Chronicle (dukechronicle.com) Are Herbaria Still Relevant in the 21st Century? | Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center (asu.edu There was more than an inkling of the...
by Larry Shultz | Feb 18, 2024 | Behavioral Economics, Cities, Democracy, Human and Civil rights, US West
Rebecca Solnit · In the Shadow of Silicon Valley: Losing San Francisc o (lrb.co.uk) I used to be proud of being from the San Francisco Bay Area. I thought of this place in terms of liberation and protection; we were where the environmental movement was born; we were...
by Larry Shultz | Feb 14, 2024 | Covid-19, Democracy, Human and Civil rights, Neuroeconomics, Public Health, Public Policy, Retirement
Hospitals Deny Immunocompromised Patients’ ADA Requests For Masks (forbes.com) We have attacked both human and civil rights for so long abroad, it is not unexpected to see the erosion here, in our face, as well. Justice is atrophying daily. Perhaps we may want to...
by Larry Shultz | Feb 14, 2024 | Neuroeconomics, Public Health, Public Policy
Collier County taking fluoride out of water supply (fox4now.com) Sometimes an ounce (5 cents a month per housing unit) of prevention saves a pound of (dental) cure. The per capita person income of Collier County (Naples) was over $131,000 2 years ago. It is likely...
by Larry Shultz | Feb 14, 2024 | Behavioral Economics, Retirement
How Accurate Are Retirees’ Assessments of Their Retirement Risk? (bc.edu) 20 Cognitive Biases That Affect Risk Decision Making – SafetyRisk.net
