Another potential problem might be the availability of helium-3, which makes up only a small fraction of terrestrial helium. And you've got to separate it from regular helium-4. Most fusion experimen… (View Post)

A bit of anecdata from the front: A few of my missus's colleagues, who are NHS scientists and normally work in an office environment, volunteered last weekend to help out with what they thought would… (View Post)

It's fantastic that we're doing so well on vaccinations, but terrible that our need to vaccinate is so desperately urgent. (View Post)

In end, what matters is how many people died of covid. It doesn't make difference to them why they died of covid, whether from lack of a timely vaccine or inadequate suppression policies (even if wer… (View Post)

In principle, it should be possible to configure a UBI such that everyone pays/receives roughly the same net taxes/benefits as they currently do, but with much less administrative hassle and intrusio… (View Post)