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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (No. 40)
April 15, 2022
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The Good
I WAS IN NEVADA AND UTAH ALL OF LAST WEEK. One of the things I did in Utah was to give the Convocation lecture at Snow College in Ephraim. I also delivered another public lecture there, taught two classes, and led a discussion group for faculty and students over lunch. I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Snow College and thank President Brad Cook and all of the staff, faculty, and students who made my visit so enjoyable and worthwhile. (And a special shout out to my friend, Ron Pisaturo, for organizing the whole thing.)
NICE: Darwin notebooks return to UK library two decades after vanishing.
ME AND THE BOYS (+HANNAH) GO NOODLIN’. You don’t know nothin’ ‘bout ‘merica unless you been noodlin’. Long-time subscribers to The Redneck Intellectual will recall my controversial essay “ On the Hierarchy of Sports ” in which I ranked sports according to the athleticism required to succeed. While I don’t rank noodling above, say, the decathlon, I am ranking it above golf!!!!! Now waiting for the hate mail to hit my inbox. (This one is for Matt Repp.)
HOW COOL IS THIS?: Strange underground city found in man's basement in Turkey
GOD, I HOPE SO. The greatest regret of my life is not having married Mrs. Redneck much sooner than I did: Is getting married young back in vogue?
MY WIFE SAYS THIS WILL MAKE HER LIFE BETTER, BUT THAT ASSUMES I ACTUALLY HAVE A REAL HEARING PROBLEM, WHICH I DON’T!!!!!!!!!!! Do you hear me, Mr. Redneck? Reversing hearing loss with regenerative therapy.
CAN WE PLEASE HAVE MORE OF THIS, PLEASE, AND FASTER: Scientists build circuit that generates clean, limitless power from graphene.
A team of University of Arkansas physicists has successfully developed a circuit capable of capturing graphene's thermal motion and converting it into an electrical current.
“An energy-harvesting circuit based on graphene could be incorporated into a chip to provide clean, limitless, low-voltage power for small devices or sensors,” said Paul Thibado, professor of physics and lead researcher in the discovery.
The findings, titled " Fluctuation-induced current from freestanding graphene ," and published in the journal Physical Review E, are proof of a theory the physicists developed at the U of A three years ago that freestanding graphene — a single layer of carbon atoms — ripples and buckles in a way that holds promise for energy harvesting.
WE COULD USE A LITTLE MORE OF THIS KIND OF THING: Judge Prevents Syracuse (NY) Mayor From Removing Christopher Columbus Statue.
The Bad
MRS. REDNECK AND I ARE LOOKING TO BUY A COW—LITERALLY. Turns out, though, there is a shortage of cows to buy. Sadly, though, not everyone can afford to buy a cow for the coming food shortage. Things are going to get a lot worse. Goya CEO issues dire warning about threats to the global food supply