Posts by sarcozona
Good news / bad news
Good news: Covid may help us understand how Alzheimer’s works! Bad news: Covid is making us stupid Scientists have long known that areas of the brain involved with smell and taste also are involved in memory, thinking, planning, and mood, and public health officials are increasingly concerned about the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on brain […]
English spelling is the worst and not just because of the mishmash of languages in its history
Why is English spelling so weird and unpredictable? Don’t blame the mix of languages; look to quirks of timing and technology — Read on aeon.co/essays/why-is-the-english-spelling-system-so-weird-and-inconsistent
Student loans are an incredible scam
Universities built palaces and financiers made fortunes in part through a lie: that student loans can’t be discharged in bankruptcy. But a series of court cases is helping unravel the scam — Read on taibbi.substack.com/p/the-trillion-dollar-lie
Let’s do good climate + industrial policy
Such tariffs on imports ensure polluting producers aren’t just pushed overseas. Ultimately, a global approach is needed. — Read on thetyee.ca/News/2021/07/23/Europe-Is-Planning-Border-Carbon-Tax/
How do you translate a poem like Jabberwocky?
Two Japanese Jabberwocky Poems – J-En Translations — Read on j-entranslations.com/two-japanese-jabberwocky-poems/
Always surprises me how many folks are ok with child abuse
Ethics of helping a minor get vaccinated? – Covid vaccine antivax | Ask MetaFilter — Read on ask.metafilter.com/356159/Ethics-of-helping-a-minor-get-vaccinated
People don’t want to move to the burbs, they want adequate, affordable housing
Climate change focus moves to the suburbs as cities continue to sprawl — Read on www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.6105357 Most people who move to the suburbs do it because it’s subsidized and incentivized at every level of government relative to housing + transport in a city. It’s not that hard to build 1200-1500 sq ft apartments or rowhomes […]