Sunday, January 11, 2026

Book Review: The History of Animal-Based Medicine in China

Even critics of animal-based potions in China don’t understand its origins….which means they may be easier to contain than is now assumed.

Musical Interlude (“On the Path of Decent Groove”): Bombast

Bombast is where my head is right now. And you?

2:00PM Water Cooler 7/9/2021

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Trump Can’t Beat Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in Court – but the Fight Might Be Worth More Than a Win

Trump is back for another misguided, erm, quixotic fight. Could he still score points?

Links 7/9/2021

Moving the Covid Vaccine Goalposts

The Covid propagation and vaccine news is not pointing to happy outcomes

Wall Street Journal Fingers Columbia as Leader in Grad Students Whose Student Debt Leaves Them ‘Financially Hobbled for Life’

Columbia stands out in what a bad deal its graduate arts programs are. And President Bollinger is either clueless or indifferent.

The Future of Alzheimer’s Pharmaceutical Aducanumab – as a Medicine and as a Financial Product – What Happens Now?

The more you look at aducanumab, both the dubious FDA approval and the thin odds that it will perform medically, the less there is to like.

2:00PM Water Cooler 7/8/2021

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War on Science Persists Within Biden EPA as Staffers Allege Chemical Reports Altered

Whistleblowers charge that Trump-style doctoring of scientific reports is continuing under Biden.

Links 7/8/2021

How Intel Financialized and Lost Leadership in Semiconductor Fabrication

Intel is the poster child of how stock buybacks come at the cost of technological innovation.

The Real Reason OPEC Talks Broke Down

OPEC is squabbling again. Will the factions settle their hash?

Buyers’ Strike? Mortgage Applications Drop 8% Below 2019, as Home Buyers Get Second Thoughts about “Raging Mania”

Falling mortgage applications and rising home inventories signal a coming housing market pullback.

2:00PM Water Cooler 7/7/2021

Patient readers, sorry to be a bit late; I got caught up in the Nikole Hannah-Jones saga,