LibertyLizard

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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

First, all humans are tribal, not merely conservatives, so I don’t think this observation is very astute or relevant. Secondly, I definitely didn’t say progressives are conservative, so I have no idea where you got that from.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

I believe these are beech trees, not birches, and they appear to be suffering from beech leaf disease which is a newly introduced and highly deadly species of nematode.

Read more here: https://extension.psu.edu/beech-leaf-disease

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 week ago

Because they’re still majority white and white people in those states overwhelmingly voted for Trump.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 week ago

Gerrymandering doesn’t really apply to presidential elections, at least not directly.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Is that really what’s being implied here? I feel like you’re unconsciously buying into this narrative that you have to support either Likud or Hamas when the morally correct position is neither.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Thanks. I agree this video was good, just not quite what I was looking for.

I think the issue is that while the wolf stuff is well debunked at this point, the myth has grown well beyond wolves at this point and is widely assumed to be part of human nature.

I haven’t seen a great debunking alpha social dynamics in specifically humans. If anyone has one, please share.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Well I guess if you have a long enough timeline everything possible becomes inevitable. But I don’t think that’s quite what the meme is saying.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 week ago

I like how his defense is literally just “but it was my job to lie to your face so you can’t be mad!”

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I was hoping he’d do more of a debunking on the scientific side of things but I guess he’s not an anthropologist.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 week ago

Sure if you live in a society where corruption is legal and normal, as most of us do, then you might think so.

But I refuse to accept this kind of thing as normal.

 

I’ve got my work cut out for me. But the timing should be perfect with thanksgiving.

 

As promised, a more difficult nut for today!

I will give this one 3/5 difficulty.

Photo credit: Lior Golgher, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Hint:

spoilerThis nut is named for its most common country of origin.
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Answer and some fun facts about this nut:

spoilerIt's a Brazil nut! Brazil nuts are fairly unique among nuts one might commonly see in a grocery store. They are not a domesticated crop like most other nuts, and are mainly wild-harvested from the Amazon rainforest. Some have advocated this as a model of a sustainable economic activity in the rainforest, but other studies have noted that in areas where nuts are heavily harvested, the regeneration of the species is poor.
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Tune in tomorrow for more nutty knowledge!

 

Despite their drab color, I find these quite beautiful!

I expect this one will be fairly easy, so the next one I post will be a bit harder.

Need a hint?

spoilerIt's in season right now, and is often cooked in a seasonal dish...

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Photo by Geo Lightspeed7 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Click here for source and answer.

 

A conversation about adapting to sea level rise in California using nature-based solutions. Solarpunk even gets a shoutout.

 

An interesting overview of this CIA document which, if you’ve spent much time discussing politics on Lemmy, you’ve probably heard of. But the existence and meaning of the document is not as simple as many believe.

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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net to c/nolawns@slrpnk.net
 

Gardening is not so much about following rules, says Rebecca McMackin, as it is about following rules of observation. For Ms. McMackin, the director of horticulture at the 85-acre Brooklyn Bridge Park, that means keeping in mind goals that will support wildlife in the garden, and the greater ecology.

Rather than following the common practice of planting and transplanting in spring, for instance, she suggests shifting virtually all of that activity to autumn — and not cutting back most perennials as the season winds down.

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/16383867

ghostarchive link here

 

A well-researched video that explains why some dense urban areas are quite expensive.

TL;DW: Despite a substantial historic housing stock, our most expensive cities have built very little housing in recent years, leading to very low vacancy rates and high prices. Ramping up housing construction will be a necessary part of solving the affordability crisis.

 

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/13574268

A really innovative study that went beyond statistical association and actually planted trees in low-tree neighborhoods and measured the impacts.

After the plantings, the research team reassessed residents' health. They found that those living in the greened area had 13-20% lower levels of a biomarker of general inflammation, a measure called high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) than those living in the areas that did not receive any new trees or shrubs. Higher levels of hsCRP are strongly associated with a risk of cardiovascular disease and are an even stronger indicator of heart attack than cholesterol levels. Higher CRP levels also indicate a higher risk of diabetes and certain cancers.

A reduction of hsCRP by this percentage corresponds to nearly 10-15% reduction in the risk of heart attacks, cancer or dying from any disease.

Although several previous studies have found an association between living in areas of high surrounding greenness and health, this is the first study to show that a deliberate increase in greenness in the neighborhood can improve health.

 

A really innovative study that went beyond statistical association and actually planted trees in low-tree neighborhoods and measured the impacts.

After the plantings, the research team reassessed residents' health. They found that those living in the greened area had 13-20% lower levels of a biomarker of general inflammation, a measure called high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) than those living in the areas that did not receive any new trees or shrubs. Higher levels of hsCRP are strongly associated with a risk of cardiovascular disease and are an even stronger indicator of heart attack than cholesterol levels. Higher CRP levels also indicate a higher risk of diabetes and certain cancers.

A reduction of hsCRP by this percentage corresponds to nearly 10-15% reduction in the risk of heart attacks, cancer or dying from any disease.

Although several previous studies have found an association between living in areas of high surrounding greenness and health, this is the first study to show that a deliberate increase in greenness in the neighborhood can improve health.

 
 

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/12967591

A short film about war. Just watch it.

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