Posts by sarcozona
Even insurance doesn’t help
Americans aren’t going bankrupt because they’re buying fancy cars and flat screen TVs. They’re going bankrupt because of medical bills, even people who have insurance. And it’s only getting worse – I’m just one of many people who can’t afford to take needed prescriptions.
We are our bodies
E.O. Wilson in Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge Without the stimulus and guidance of emotion, rational thought slows and disintegrates. The rational mind does not float above the irrational; it cannot free itself to engage in pure reason. There are pure theorems in mathematics but no pure thoughts that discover them. In the brain-in-the-vat fantasy […]
George Tiller
George Tiller was murdered a week ago in his church. He was one of just a few doctors in the United States who provide late term abortions. Ezra Klein points out that his murder was a political act and that Congress needs to act accordingly: Tiller was murdered so that those in his line of […]
What I’ve Noticed
It’s about entitlement, stupid. Dr. Isis gives advice to a grad student who works with a scientist that won’t stop looking at her boobs. Then she responds to the commenters who suggest it’s the grad student’s fault. The AZ legislature is shit. Really, being a girl doesn’t make you bad at math. More “justice” in […]
The Best Response to Pat Robertson I’ve Ever Seen
What We Killed Thursday
Erythrina, or coral trees, are well known for their spectacular flowers and are often grown ornamentally. They’re also very important in the ecosystems they belong to. Their leaves are food for caterpillars of many moth and butterfly species. Their nectar and seeds sustain numerous bird species, including a number of hummingbirds. Coral trees are also […]
Patagonian Petunias
This is probably not quite like any petunia you’ve seen before. Patagonia seems to have such interesting plants. Perhaps I’ll go botanizing there someday.