Honoring Syria and Turkey in the Aftermath of the Earthquake

As you probably know, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Northern Syria and Turkey, resulting in the deaths of at least 7,900 people, with that number growing.  (https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/turkey-syria-earthquake-updates-2-7-23-intl/index.html.  Rescuers are doing their best to look for more survivors; this search is also compounded by cold winter weather.  Survivors are left to grieve their loved ones, … Read moreHonoring Syria and Turkey in the Aftermath of the Earthquake

Police Violence Against Black people Must END: Honoring Tyre Nichols

First reading about this case, I felt sad, disgusted, angry, helpless, and powerless.  I also started to think about how the officers in the case, the suspects, were Black too.  They have internalized violence and inflicted it on to fellow Black people.  I reflected upon the idea of the internalization of the aggressor, the aggressor … Read morePolice Violence Against Black people Must END: Honoring Tyre Nichols

Reflections on the shootings in CA: Death, Bloodshed, and still no Gun Control

Just two days after that, a shooter in Half Moon Bay opened fired, killing 7 people.  His name is Chunli Zhao and he is of Asian descent.  While motives are not completely known at this time, it seems as if this was a case of workplace violence.  It is another senseless tragedy  (https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/25/us/half-moon-bay-shooting-suspect-chunli-zhao-what-we-know/index.html). I am … Read moreReflections on the shootings in CA: Death, Bloodshed, and still no Gun Control

Honoring the National Archives

I have been thinking lately about the National Archives (https://www.archives.gov/), the United States federal agency “”…of the executive branch”,[4] charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. It is also tasked with increasing public access to those documents which make up the National Archive (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Archives_and_Records_Administration).  The National Archives and Records Administration, or … Read moreHonoring the National Archives

Tuesday Tune-Up: Winter Weather around the World

Over in Europe, The Guardian reported that many major cities are experiencing record heat in January, another piece of global warming.  “The warmest January day ever was recorded in at least eight European countries including Poland, Denmark, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Belarus, Lithuania and Latvia,” reported The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/02/extreme-event-warm-january-weather-breaks-records-europe).  One expert in the article … Read moreTuesday Tune-Up: Winter Weather around the World

Tuesday Tune-Up: Delight at a Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough

Reading further about this, I learned that it will be at least a decade more before a nuclear fusion power plant is constructed, and perhaps even longer before this energy can be commercially applied.  It seems that now, nuclear fusion will also be moved forward in the hands of private investors, searching for profitable clean … Read moreTuesday Tune-Up: Delight at a Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough