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The Emergence of Heat beyond human tolerance

February 18, 2024May 11, 2020 by Dave
Heat beyond human tolerance

There is a limit to the amount of heat humans can tolerate. Beyond that limit we die. Climate change means we are reaching that limit in some regions.

Categories Climate Change, environment, news, science, study Tags 35C, heat, study, tolerance, wet bulb temperature Leave a comment

Wingnut Weekly – 10 May 2020

August 13, 2024May 10, 2020 by Dave

Wingnut weekly – a selection of weirdness from the past week that emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics

Categories fundamentalists, nutters, politics, religion Tags fundamentalists, politics, religion, right-wing, wingnut Leave a comment

Study: What is the best way to make coffee

May 8, 2020 by Dave
coffee

What’s the healthiest way to make coffee? New study examining links between brewing methods and risks of heart attacks/death has an answer.

Categories consumer, Health, science Tags brewing, Coffee, health, study Leave a comment

Study: ‘Near-unliveable’ heat for one-third of humans within 50 years

August 13, 2024May 6, 2020 by Dave
heat

The heat within areas on earth that are home to one-third of humans will become as hot as the hottest parts of the Sahara within 50 years

Categories Climate Change, science, study Tags global warming, heat, hot, humans, study Leave a comment

Claim: British public turn to prayer

May 16, 2020May 5, 2020 by Dave
prayer in guardian

Guardian has run with a click-bait headline concerning prayer that is debunked by actually reading the article under that headline.

Categories Critical Thinking, Fake News, media, Skepticism, society Tags fake news, headlines, media, spin Leave a comment

Planet of the Humans – A reheated mess of lazy, old myths

April 28, 2024May 4, 2020 by Dave
planet of the humans

The latest film by Michael Moore has been a very big surprise. “Planet of the Humans”, is seriously misleading, deeply flawed, and factually wrong.

Categories Climate Change, Critical Thinking, education, Entertainment, Fake News, science, society 1 Comment
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