@sciencemag 02018/08/31 highlights

August 31, 2018 was a good issue of Science.  Starting with the in brief news updates – Sacha Baron Cohen tried to prank Francis Collins (NIH) – Collins realized pretty quickly but continued to engage: “‘I was pretty irritated from having been misled.’  But ever the dutiful public servant, he decided to keep going — and get across whatever public health messages would stick.”  – if you are on your game and an expert, this is how you you engage..  The piece of “Can a transgenic chestnut restore a forest icon?” is a good look at work on an engineered American chestnut.  Lots of biotech – an interesting piece on using CRISPR to fix a muscular dystrophy in dogs – wow!  A really good analytic piece with big energy, climate, and policy implications: Global carbon intensity of crude oil production.  Really good work to quantify a critical aspect of energy production.  A great piece on a critical issue of geographic (lack of) diversity in S&T investment in the U.S. – Federal research funding aims to ease societal challenges (and fantastic work Kei Koizumi!!!).  The review on Emerging applications for DNA writers and molecular recorders was a good overview on key emerging tech in this area.  Finally, the comprehensive review of a large number of datasets for the spatial footprint of injections wells in a global compilation of induced earthquake sequences is impressive and good work.

@NYTimes obits: 223 males, 106 females

Today, September 8, there were 2 male and 0 female featured obituaries in the New York Times. Previously (catching up!), Sept 7, there were 5 male and 0 female featured obituaries in the NYT. Since I started tracking it here, that is 2223 males featured and 106 females featured.  #IfYouSeeSomethingSaySomething

(I started tracking the obits here on May 14, but I’ve missed days when on travel. On vacation, these are the DC and Seattle versions of the NYT – I don’t know if the obits published vary by region.)

@NYTimes obits: 216 males, 106 females

Today, September 6, there were 3 male and 1 female featured obituaries in the New York Times. Previously (catching up!), Sept 5, there were 0 male and 2 female featured obituaries in the NYT. Since I started tracking it here, that is 216 males featured and 106 females featured.  #IfYouSeeSomethingSaySomething

(I started tracking the obits here on May 14, but I’ve missed days when on travel. On vacation, these are the DC and Seattle versions of the NYT – I don’t know if the obits published vary by region.)

@NYTimes obits: 213 males, 103 females

Today, September 4, there were 2 male and 0 female featured obituaries in the New York Times. Since I started tracking it here, that is 213 males featured and 103 females featured.  #IfYouSeeSomethingSaySomething

(I started tracking the obits here on May 14, but I’ve missed days when on travel. On vacation, these are the DC and Seattle versions of the NYT – I don’t know if the obits published vary by region.)

@NYTimes obits: 211 males, 103 females

Today, September 3, there were 1 male and 2 female featured obituaries in the New York Times. Previously (catching up!), Sept 2, there were 2 male and 1 female featured obituaries in the NYT. Since I started tracking it here, that is 211 males featured and 103 females featured.  #IfYouSeeSomethingSaySomething

(I started tracking the obits here on May 14, but I’ve missed days when on travel. On vacation, these are the DC and Seattle versions of the NYT – I don’t know if the obits published vary by region.)

@NYTimes obits: 208 males, 100 females

Today, September 1, there were 1 male and 1 female featured obituaries in the New York Times. Previously (catching up!), Aug 31, there were 2 male and 1 female featured obituaries in the NYT. Since I started tracking it here, that is 208 males featured and 100 females featured.  #IfYouSeeSomethingSaySomething

(I started tracking the obits here on May 14, but I’ve missed days when on travel. On vacation, these are the DC and Seattle versions of the NYT – I don’t know if the obits published vary by region.)

@NYTimes obits: 205 males, 98 females

Today, August 30, there were 3 male and 1 female featured obituaries in the New York Times. Previously (catching up!), Aug 26, there were 1 male and 0 female featured obituaries in the NYT. Aug 27, there were 6 male and 1 female featured obituaries in the NYT.  Since I started tracking it here, that is 205 males featured and 98 females featured.  #IfYouSeeSomethingSaySomething

(I started tracking the obits here on May 14, but I’ve missed days when on travel. On vacation, these are the DC and Seattle versions of the NYT – I don’t know if the obits published vary by region.)

@NYTimes obits: 195 males, 96 females

Today, August 29, there were 2 male and 2 female featured obituaries in the New York Times. Previously (catching up!), Aug 28, there were 1 male and 1 female featured obituaries in the NYT.  Since I started tracking it here, that is 195 males featured and 96 females featured.  #IfYouSeeSomethingSaySomething

(I started tracking the obits here on May 14, but I’ve missed days when on travel. On vacation, these are the DC and Seattle versions of the NYT – I don’t know if the obits published vary by region.)

@sciencemag 02018/08/17 highlights

An important look at the dynamics between climate change and population, addressing a number of misconceptions, in Global warming policy: Is population left out in the cold?

An interesting look at Abrupt cloud clearing of marine stratocumulus in the subtropical southeast Atlantic attributed potentially to atmospheric gravity waves (AGW).  Interesting if increased atmospheric energy may mean more AGW and a positive feedback climate loop.

@NYTimes obits: 192 males, 93 females

Today, August 25, there were 2 male and 0 female featured obituaries in the New York Times. Since I started tracking it here, that is 192 males featured and 93 females featured.  #IfYouSeeSomethingSaySomething

(I started tracking the obits here on May 14, but I’ve missed days when on travel. On vacation, these are the DC and Seattle versions of the NYT – I don’t know if the obits published vary by region.)