SCRAPINGS OF THE DAY – 11/21/22

They mapped life expectancy county by county in the US. The results look a lot like political maps.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/11/21/2137613/-If-You-Want-To-Die-Young-Take-the-Red-Pill

On The Media starts a podcast about how talk radio got so the way it has become.

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/divided-dial-episode-1-true-believers

Here, it is argued that midwives could be very valuable and effective beyond just delivering babies.

https://www.wired.com/story/midwives-climate-change-reproductive-health/?bxid=5bd6730124c17c1048004ec8&cndid=31950619&esrc=AUTO_PRINT&source=EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_DAILY_ZZ&utm_brand=wired&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_content=WIR_Daily_112022&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_112022&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_term=P1

Random acts of kindness mean much more to the recipiants than you may think.

Do You Underestimate the Impact of Being Kind?

Geoengineering has been talked about, dreamed about, and argued about for a long time. Now, the Biden White House says we need to seriously study the possibilities because we might need it.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-admits-we-might-need-to-block-the-sun-to-stop-climate-change

And, an association of meteorological scientists reaches the same conclusion. This comes after results of the Climate Conference disappoint many.

https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/about-ams/ams-statements/statements-of-the-ams-in-force/climate-intervention/