Coldplay spins out a twist to the vinyl LP
The resurgent popularity of vinyl records has one downside. Vinyl. Yes, the material used to create vinyl LPs is PVC or polyvinyl chloride, a synthetic polymer of plastic and a by-product of the oil industry. It’s a good thing we all treasure our vinyl albums, because PVC can take up…
The man who rode to town with a scary message
Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller might, at long last, be making some sense Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller sits on a stool wearing a crisp white cowboy hat and a Western-cut blazer adorned with a silver pistol lapel pin. This is the last moment of an early September interview on…
Why Zoom to Phoenix is a bad idea
The Covid-19 pandemic lives with us as a stark reminder that going against nature is a very bad idea. The SARS-CoV-2 virus is a betacoronavirus like MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV, all of which have their origins in bats. The virus has been linked to wet markets in Asia, where chickens, ducks,…