Tim Brown
Goodyear announces new tire prototype made from soybeans
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/goodyear-sustainable-materials-tires-soybean-oil/
MIT's latest drone propellers are very quiet and efficient
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/mits-latest-drone-propellers
Pastor Unloads On Christians Who Claim They're 'Oppressed': VIDEO - Comic Sands
https://www.comicsands.com/pastor-christians-stop-the-whining-2659315753.html
The comparison video is bonkers
Toroidal propellers: A noise-killing game changer in air and water
We have far more to fear from stupidity than evil - Big Think
https://bigthink.com/thinking/bonhoeffers-theory-stupidity-evil/
Salt-rejecting microchannels help make seawater drinkable using the power of the sun
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-salt-rejecting-microchannels-seawater-drinkable-power.amp
Tim Brown
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The Arizona Legislature will exempt itself from state public records law and destroy all email correspondence sent or received by lawmakers or staff after 90 days, under new rules adopted by Republicans over Democratic opposition.
"The Senate also completely exempted text messages on their personal phones, which lawmakers frequently use for legislative business, from release at any time. The House policy is not as expansive."
Tim Brown
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The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.
"Louisiana often holds inmates beyond release dates"
"Corrections officials have been cooperating in the investigation but are 'deliberately indifferent' to the situation despite having been put on notice about it more than 10 years ago"
Artwork Found in Shed Covered in Bird Droppings Turns Out to be Early Van Dyck Now at Auction for $3 Million
Geothermal 'battery' repurposes abandoned oil and gas well in Illinois, researchers report
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-geothermal-battery-repurposes-abandoned-oil.amp
Another account I’d like to see here (NPS)
The National Park Service Is Absolutely Dominating Twitter Right Now | Whiskey Riff
National treasure-class mirror, sword found in 4th-century tomb in Japan
Scientific breakthroughs aren't always glamorous, OK?
Wisconsin startup to harvest zebra mussels in Lake Michigan
Rare Look At Nuclear Reactor Inside Russian Ballistic Missile Submarine
New Fallout TV series set photos show iconic Red Rocket gas station | PC Gamer
https://www.pcgamer.com/new-fallout-tv-series-set-photos-show-iconic-red-rocket-gas-station/
Plasma thrusters used on satellites could be much more powerful than previously believed
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-plasma-thrusters-satellites-powerful-previously.amp
Stunning CT scans of 'Golden Boy' mummy from ancient Egypt reveal 49 hidden amulets | Live Science
Gamma-ray burst challenges theories about how gold, uranium, and other metals are made - Big Think
https://bigthink.com/hard-science/gamma-ray-burst-heavy-metals/
New avian dinosaur discovery might rewrite the evolution of modern birds
https://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/rewrite-bird-jaw-evolution/ #science via @CosmosMagazine