Catch-up on a few things I’ve collected: The business of writing essays for other people. For them to learn from, of course: no one would actually turn these in under a false name. Right? Right. Citizen science: how interested amateurs can contribute to scientific understanding. Think of it as distributed science – a whole bunch [...]
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Think of the children
Poorly-thought out legislation could lead to unforeseen consequences. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act is intended to protect children by mandating the testing of toys and other children’s products for lead. Good idea, right? But the law is vaguely-worded, and as written requires the testing of books for lead as well. This expensive and destructive [...]
