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Social scientist interested in social capital, social infrastructure, energy and environmental politics. Books at https://www.amazon.com/stores/Daniel-P.-Aldrich/author/B001JSDHPW
Politics over science at the CDC www.wsj.com/video/three-...
Three former officials of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including recently resigned Chief Medical Officer Debra Houry, discuss the future of the agency and public health in the U.S.
An Iowa nuclear power plant may be the next to restart due to AI power demand share.google/bNvGE0wNK3OE...
The Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa shut down in 2020, but could come back online to support growing power demand from the tech sector.
Cognitive dissonance
New #article from Bravo et al: Using a systems thinking approach to assess the complex interplay between sustainable development goals, climate change, and humanitarian ops TL;DR: holistic approach is crucial for achieving resilience and sustainability link.springer.com/article/10.1...
New #article from Li et al: A pyramid of human ecology of disease for pandemic preparedness TL;DR: combine the triangle of human ecology and the triangle of disease ecology into a unified pyramid model. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New #article from Islam et al: Identifying and analyzing barriers to ship-based evacuation planning using AIS data TL;DR: Governmental restrictions, training & education, and cultural sensitivity are primary drivers. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New #article from Nepal et al: What Does a Climate-Resilient Rural Water Supply System Look Like? An Interdisciplinary Approach to Climate Resilience Mapping in Nepal TL;DR: 6% of the systems have very low resilience, only 11% have very high resilience rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
New #article from Combs et al: Cooling down hotspots of retail tobacco products: addressing disparities in the built environment TL;DR: Neighborhoods with higher tobacco retail density have higher tobacco use than neighborhoods with lower density. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
At these airports — Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark — PreCheck saves travelers five to 10 minutes on average. But this will depend on the terminal and the time of day you’re departing. Sometimes you may save over 30 minutes, sometimes none at all. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/u...
More than 800 people were killed and 2,500 were injured after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the mountainous areas of eastern Afghanistan on Sunday night www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...
