SCRAPINGS OF THE DAY – 05/09/24

When deluged with conflicting news and opinions, including misinformation, some people try to find the truth, while others narrow their sources. There tends to be a partisan pattern in who does which.

Are existing preschool programs helpful, ineffective, or even damaging to future scholastic performance and behavior?

The conclusion is that in hot weather, more trees = less ER visits.

Who wants to live near a neighbor who owns an AR-15 type rifle, or someone who does not store guns securely? Hardly anybody, regardless of political party.

Some climate scientists are losing (or, have lost) hope that the world will take the actions needed fast enough to avoid catastrophe.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2024/may/08/hopeless-and-broken-why-the-worlds-top-climate-scientists-are-in-despair

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