MountainMom

I too am glad this conversation kept the rhetoric in check. A formerly vaccine-hesitant mom spoke at a Canadian immunology conference last December and said it's important to tone down the rhetoric because harsh rhetoric only drives vaccine …

Oh, no. Another sad plastic article. Makes my heart ache. https://www.npr.org/2019/03/18/704471596/stomach-of-dead-whale-contained-nothing-but-plastic What we are doingto animals through carelessness is so terrible.

Warning....this is quite a long article. But very interesting and worthwhile if you have Pyrex glassware in your home. https://gizmodo.com/the-pyrex-glass-controversy-that-just-wont-die-1833040962 So, according to the article the formula for …

Not sure I have time for a documentary series. But that one does sound really interesing.

Oh, oh. This video has some worrisome information about the marijuana (cannabis) industry and also about tobacco companies. https://nutritionfacts.org/video/pesticides-in-marijuana I had no idea how big the marijuana industry is going to become.

I am so glad to see this article. Apparently butterfly populations have been declining. So wonderful to see they are recovering in California. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/17/us/migrating-painted-lady-butterflies.html Anyone know if they are …

I posted this in the New Zealand terrorism thread but thought it was particularly important here as well. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47601516

Here are some photos from the Youth Climate Strikes around the world. Hurry for our youth everywhere! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/15/climate/climate-school-strikes.html Now, if we could just get all of the grownups to decided to do something.

I enjoyed this article because it seems like the news in not just the USA but other countries as well is so filled with bad news. So many instances of terrorism, discrimination, mass murders, etc. seem to be …

I really enjoyed reading this article. I had never thought about heroism as something that could be learned or taught. Reading about the hero in the New Zealand mosque killings makes this particularly pertinent …

I like to read articles written by data journalist Mona Chalabi because she has interesting ways to illustrate data to visualize it. She used to write a column for Nate Silver's statistics 538 blog and she had a way to look at very human, very …

Yes, I agree. And I am finding it difficult to find good and competent workers: plumbers, electricians, etc. We need more of them. When I find a good one I am happy. I also note that I am paying them quite a bit of money. So they are doing just …

Career choice is a big deal for young students, especially when parents think a college degree is the goal. But is a college degree always the best …

Looking at vintage footage from the early part of last century I'm always surprised at how dressed up people were, even out on city streets. Look at the dresses and suits and hats on those dusty streets! https://youtu.be/9RF9wV-57dE These are …

I got curious and did some virtual touring too. This is the best thing I've seen in weeks. https://youtu.be/ysa5OBhXz-Q

This shows how strong beliefs about vaccines are. This 6-year-old unvaccinated boy got tetanus, faced almost two months and nearly a million dollars in intense treatment, and the doctors who saved his life tried to talk the parents into vaccines …

What is your favorite US National Park? I have not visited all of these but so far my favorites from this list are Grand Canyon, Zion's, and Yosemite. I just can't choose only …

My dog definitely displays guilt sometimes. Interesting to read about other emotions in both dogs and other primates. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/08/opinion/sunday/emotions-animals-humans.html And I see disgust often when I try to give my dog …

I remember co-worker who had a Jones fracture in the fifth metatarsal in the foot. But I had no idea how tricky the correct diagnosis of a break of that bone was and how much the treatment could differ. I do remember it took him a long time to …

Yes, they do look sweet and cuddly as long as they stay outside.

I totally agree. I think our society is mostly going the opposite way though. Throw things away if there is the slightest thing wrong with them instead of trying to fix them.

I am glad we live in America. I am especially glad for the medical care we can get here, even if we pay more for it than we probably should. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/health/traditional-healer-africa-ebola.html

I wonder if it isn't as simple as this: https://www.marketplace.org/2019/03/06/tech/exclusive-look-numbers-showing-users-leaving-facebook-by-the-millions I wonder if having a Facebook presence is getting to be like having an aol email address. He …

I feel sorry for both this young man and his mother, but I think he did the right thing: https://www.npr.org/2019/03/06/700617424/18-year-old-testifies-about-getting-vaccinated-despite-mothers-anti-vaccine-beli

Did you know that mice can sing? And that this singing is so unique that it is causing comparisons to human language? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/science/mice-singing-language-brain.html These mice sometimes sing when they are alone but …