Science

A look at the role of science in society, and our beliefs.

PAD-US Data Overview

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PAD-US Data Overview

PAD-US is America’s official national inventory of U.S. terrestrial and marine protected areas (List of National Geospatial Data Assets) that are dedicated to the preservation of biological diversity and to other natural, recreation and cultural uses, managed for these purposes through legal or other effective means. PAD-US also includes the best available aggregation of federal land and marine areas provided directly by managing agencies, coordinated through the FGDC Federal Lands Working Group.

I Believe in Science

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I believe in science and statistical data. While neither science or statistics can tell us whether something is right or wrong, or definitively tell us causation in many cases, it can inform our decisions with facts.

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UCSB Science Line

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UCSB Science Line

Carbon monoxide (CO) is very dangerous because it sticks to your hemoglobin better than oxygen does. It "hogs the seats" so that oxygen can't get a ride. And those CO molecules keep riding around, never giving their seats up to the oxygen. This means there's no way to get oxygen to your brain, heart, or other cells and those cells start to die. The chemical reactions that stop happening when there's no oxygen are the ones that make ATP, the form of energy that all of our cells use.

What is glyphosate? | Live Science

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What is glyphosate? | Live Science

Glyphosate is a chemical compound that works as an effective herbicide, or weed killer. It's the most commonly used herbicide chemical in the world, according to a 2016 study in the journal Environmental Sciences Europe. Glyphosate may be sprayed anywhere there are unwanted plants — from commercial farms to private backyards.

It's a really good tool for addressing invasive species and weeds without tillage but like any tool used incorrectly can pose a lot of risks. 

All We Know About Guessing

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SYSK Selects: All We Know About Guessing

7/4/2020 by iHeartRadio

Web player: https://podplayer.net/?id=109184240
Episode: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/chtbl.com/track/5899E/traffic.megaphone.fm/HSW6223609587.mp3

Guessing is a weird thing. For millennia, it could have meant the difference between life and death. Now it’s not as vital, but we still do it every day, whether behind the wheel of a car, or judging what another person might be feeling. In this classic episode, learn everything we know about the brain and how it manages this odd, very human act.

This is a fascinating hour about how us humans guess our way through life sometimes better than other times.