by Larry Shultz | Feb 25, 2023 | Ecology, Ethnobotany
The future of wild rice may depend on an unlikely alliance | Food and Environment Reporting Network (thefern.org)
by Larry Shultz | Feb 25, 2023 | Covid-19, Public Health
There is no clear economic trade-off for saving lives during the pandemic – Actuaries Digital – There is no clear economic trade-off for saving lives during the pandemic | Actuaries Digital Not to mention the future cost of workers due to morbidity and...
by Larry Shultz | Feb 25, 2023 | Public Health
Life Expectancy at Birth by State (cdc.gov)
by Larry Shultz | Feb 25, 2023 | Biology, Climate, Ecology, Energy, Public Health
This ‘climate-friendly’ fuel comes with an astronomical cancer risk | Pollution | The Guardian Under federal law, the EPA can’t approve new chemicals with serious health or environmental risks unless it comes up with ways to minimize the dangers. And if the EPA is...
by Larry Shultz | Feb 25, 2023 | Education, Public Health
Does Diversity Matter for Health? Experimental Evidence from Oakland – American Economic Association (aeaweb.org) AA enrolment in medicine declined significantly as states banned affirmative action. (LS) Only 5.7% of US doctors are Black, and experts warn the...
by Larry Shultz | Feb 25, 2023 | Biology, Covid-19, Public Health
ARE RACIAL DISPARITIES TO BE EXPECTED IN COVID‐19 SEQUELAE? African Americans (AAs) are disproportionately affected by COVID‐19, likely due to interacting biological, environmental, and social factors.[ 41 ] Immunogenetic differences also exist among populations,...
by Larry Shultz | Feb 25, 2023 | Dark Night Skies, Landscape Photography, US West
Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument – Wikipedia Donna and I visited this site in June of 2022. This site and 3 River Petroglyph location in NM are our favorites so far. When I worked as an industrial mechanic for Sylvania in NH, a millwright was wearing a T...
by Larry Shultz | Feb 25, 2023 | Landscape Photography, US West
Three Rivers Petroglyph Site – Wikipedia Donna and I both found this location fascinating. I mused it was a hide for hunters/artists. It does have a view over a large area, when there was little game, perhaps that is when the doodling began. (LS)
by Larry Shultz | Feb 25, 2023 | Biology, Covid-19
Harvard study links severe COVID with genetic signs of brain aging (newatlas.com)
by Larry Shultz | Feb 25, 2023 | Cities, Real Estate
Millionaire Renters Are on the Rise in High-Cost US Cities – Bloomberg