[ad_1] Eric Choi is a longtime sci-fi writer who specializes in “hard” sci-fi and drawing from real-life stories in space exploration. Choi wins Winner of the Aurora Prize in 2011 and 2015, and twice winner of one of the highest awards in Canadian science fiction. Choi told Space.com about the publication of his recent collection, ...

[ad_1] Remember the name of 111 N. Potomac St. stylist and apparel shop owner, Mary Condon? The latest exhibit at Miller House features originals by Mary Condon. Delicate floral prints of the 1930s voile her evening in her evening gown, with whimsical ruffled sleeves and her full tiered skirt. This dress is a small thread ...

[ad_1] GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org The problem with taxes is that most people don’t know how taxes work. Taxes by their very nature create winners and losers, and usually more losers than winners. But because the majority of people don’t understand the finer points of taxation, states have an upside-down system for one of their biggest ...

[ad_1] In the fall of 2020, a patient in Augusta, Georgia, visited a local Veterans Affairs Medical Center for minimally invasive urological surgery. Less than two weeks later, the OIG reported him dead. The inspector general concluded that there were “multiple deficiencies” in the patient’s care. In it, his primary care physician was said to ...

[ad_1] The Texas State Board of Education is considering ending the use of BC (B.C.) and AD (Domino Years) as historical dating systems in textbooks and replacing them with “secular” ones. I am concerned that Systems, BCE (BC) and CE (BC). Consider the following quote from a board member: “This has nothing to do with ...

[ad_1] Beating disease is in the DNA of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a federal agency. During his first decade, this federal agency oversaw the eradication of smallpox, the eradication of malaria, and the eradication of polio as a threat to American health. But as the 75-year-old organization’s director admitted this week, the ...

[ad_1] People who are most against scientific consensus tend to have the lowest levels of objective scientific knowledge and the highest levels of self-assessed knowledge, according to a new study published in . scientific progressThis finding is consistent with the Dunning-Kruger effect, a well-documented phenomenon whereby people with deficient skills and knowledge tend to overestimate ...

[ad_1] A passion for the natural world drives many of our adventures. When I’m not outside, I love digging into my discoveries about the places I live and travel to. Here are some of the best natural history links I found this week. sharknado attitude Sharks vs Orcas: Does it make sense to be afraid?: ...