SCRAPINGS OF THE DAY – 06/23/24

Yet another source of microplastic pollution exposed, and, of course, it is a product that atually works very well.

Common Household Cleaning Product Found To Release Trillions of Microplastic Fibers

A treatment for Alzheimer’s that appears to really work … on mice. Clinical testing on humans is planned.

Alzheimer’s Breakthrough: New Peptide Treatment Reverses Cognitive Decline

The mystery is how it got to those isolated islands before any people.

https://www.salon.com/2024/06/19/the-warrah-enigma-why-darwin-was-fascinated-by-this-now-extinct-coyote-like-creature/

A myth about Recluse spiders is busted.

https://www.wired.com/story/fiddler-spider-season-myth-recluse-violin-loxosceles-arachnid-mexico/?bxid=5bd6730124c17c1048004ec8&bxid=5bd6730124c17c1048004ec8&cndid=31950619&cndid=31950619&esrc=AUTO_PRINT&esrc=AUTO_PRINT&hasha=f928381c17165d018c0bf4c042428f4f&hasha=f928381c17165d018c0bf4c042428f4f&hashb=2a43bdc929dc1ce4a25d4bf8543452933c28257e&hashb=2a43bdc929dc1ce4a25d4bf8543452933c28257e&hashc=ebe61e290ff5f6dab2702263b67c4c485180ab2deb59e026490fcd63c88404f5&hashc=ebe61e290ff5f6dab2702263b67c4c485180ab2deb59e026490fcd63c88404f5&source=Email_0_EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_DAILY_ZZ&source=Email_0_EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_DAILY_ZZ&utm_brand=wired&utm_brand=wired&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_content=WIR_Daily_062324&utm_content=WIR_Daily_062324&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_062324&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_062324&utm_medium=email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_source=nl&utm_term=WIR_Daily_Active&utm_term=WIR_Daily_Active

In a sharply polarized political world, nuanced opinions can be costly.

New psychology research reveals the surprising cost of political ambivalence