Vehicle Tires for Rainy Weather

Bryan Long offers criteria for selecting vehicle tires for rainy environments.

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Trash Bag Decomposition

Jake Rossen reports that plastic trash bags are estimated to need a thousand years to decompose when buried in a landfill. The bags quickly degrade into tiny "microplastic" chunks if exposed to sunlight with its UV radiation, but these chunks will be ongoing environmental hazard.

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Neurobiology and Brain Function

Allison Whitten reports on how neurobiology is advancing A! and our understanding of brain function.

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Love for Pets

Boris Starling opines about the influence of pets on the workplace.

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Childehood Affirmations

Samantha Darby suggests affirmations for children which may enhance their feeling of being valued.

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Jump Starting Your Vehicle

Johnathan Klein suggests methods for jump starting an isolated vehicle (that is, without another car). All methods do rely either on having a battery-powered jump starter available, or the assistance of others. For example, one option is to call a tow truck. . . .

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The Celery Vase

Jaya Saxena reviews the appeal of celery in 19th century England.

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Circle of Friends

Sarah Holder muses on what life would be like if we chose our residence based on our circles of friendship .

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Power Outages

David Neild explains how to continue working in the face of a local or temporary electric power outage .

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Urban Soil Changes

Linda Poon reports on how large buildings can change the temperature and behavior of the soil beneith them . This is based on the research at Northwestern University's Mechanics and Energy Lab under Alessandro Rotta Loria.

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Do Mother Trees Exist?

Zayna Syed investigates the theory that a forest may have a "mother tree ".

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Respectful Communication

Sally Susman notes the importance of communicating with kindness and respect .

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The Nature of Time

NASA reviews what is known about time and time travel .

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How Einstein Learned Physics

Scott F. Young recounts the mindset and activities which enabled Einstein to master physics .

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Heat Wave Survival Skills

Jeva Lange offers a plan for surviving a heat wave without air conditioning.

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Ups and Downs in the Demand for Truck Drivers

Shannon Pettypiece notes that the trucking industry is incredibly cyclical, and moved from a boom period to a bust in mid-2023. The drop in demand for drivers has halved the income of some new independent owner-operators, and some truck drivers are leaving the transportation industry. One can infer that some form of safety net should exist to cushion these operators from the ups and downs of demand.

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Summer Reading

Politico offers a summer reading list of novels and readable non-fiction which relate to politics.

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Gravitational Waves Create a "Hum"

Jonathan O'Caqllaghan shares information about an intergalactic hum of gravity waves.

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Cost of Weddings

Christy Bieber calculates the typical cost of a wedding for each U.S. state, and a suggested wedding budget. She also provides some comparisons with other nations.

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