Friday, August 30, 2019

Who to trust on climate change

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Climate scientists may not be the best communicators of climate threats Risa Palm , Georgia State University and Toby W. Bolsen , Georgia ...

New technologies - weighing risks and benefits

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Don't ban new technologies – experiment with them carefully Ryan Muldoon , University at Buffalo, The State University of New York ...
Thursday, August 29, 2019

Most of us saw this coming

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Taxes cuts for the rich trashed the budget so now Trump considering slashing Medicare and Social Security as 'Second-Term Project' ...

Things kids found in Dad's sock drawer

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September 5 art show to benefit Mystic Aquarium

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Renowned artist Dilenschneider to host gallery showing An example of Ms. Dilenschneider's work posted on the Mystic Aquarium websi...

Education critic to give Oct. 3 talk

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Progressive education proponent, author to speak at URI, Oct. 3 Jane Fusco One of the most highly regarded and controversial figures i...

Stay away from my corn!

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Laser scarecrows successful at keeping birds from eating sweetcorn Todd McLeish URI Professor Rebecca Brown checks out the operati...

Fish on the move

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Ocean warming has fisheries on the move, helping some but hurting more Chris Free , University of California, Santa Barbara An Atlanti...

Crime and science

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Do DNA Databases Make Would-Be Criminals Think Twice? By Oscar Schwartz O n October 31, 2016, a 21-year-old man from Indiana named Damoin...

Trump plans to deport kids with cancer: 'A Death Sentence

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Trump Reportedly Moving to Deport Kids With Cancer, HIV, and Other Deadly Illnesses By Jake Johnson, staff writer for Common Dreams T...
Wednesday, August 28, 2019

America's World War II shame may be revived by Trump

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Trump administration revives public charge clause that kept Nazi-era refugees from the US Laurel Leff , Northeastern University “...

It's the economy, stupid

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By  Jack Ohman ,  The Sacramento Bee

See if you can follow along with our "very stable genius"

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Trump repeats relief funding lie as Tropical Storm Dorian approaches Puerto Rico

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The president claims $92 billion has been distributed to Puerto Rico. It's only been a fraction of that. ZACK FORD in ThinkProgress ...

UPDATED: Health Department says "all clear" AGAIN for swimming in Watchaug Pond

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State Health Department again finds dangerous levels of bacteria and then it "went away" By Will Collette Ocean Community YMC...