Covid and Taiwan

“A society of about 24 million people, Taiwan has had only 449 confirmed cases of Covid-19 — and seven deaths.” “according to the government’s health data, the majority of Covid-19 cases in Taiwan have been imported and not the result of community…

Covid and life expectancy

How much life expectancy has been lost to Covid itself? How much life expectancy has been lost, and harm caused by the shutdown lockdown mitigation approach? Sweden for example saw this dilemma very early on an chose to not shut…

Alt-E, batteries and E-waste

Think about the overall environmental footprint and $costs of acquiring mineral rights, mining, manufacturing (with very dangerous cancer causing chemicals) just the batteries. Now consider that all on a scale that would even put a dent in a dent of…

Headlines in the news …

“Turkish President Erdogan denounces police raid at a mosque in German capital, saying the actions were “obviously nourished by racism and Islamophobia” “Joe Biden calls climate change the ‘number one issue facing humanity’”

Covid and the positivity rate

If people that played soccer today were tested for a sprained ankle, the positivity rate for sprained ankle would be high and certainly higher than a truly random sample of the overall population. People being tested for Covid now are…

End oil?

End oil? “We use petroleum products … The petrochemical industry uses petroleum as a raw material (a feedstock) to make products such as plastics, polyurethane, solvents, and hundreds of other intermediate and end-user goods.” — EIA