The bald eagle could have easily gone extinct. But we did all sorts of "woke" things protecting it legally, ran conservation and study programs, banned DDT (that was good for other reasons too) and in 2007 they were removed from the endangered species list.
Likewise pine forests could be dead from acid rain.
The ozone could have a huge hole.
We CAN take care of nature when we want to. And the successes have been worth it.
I really wish the people complaining about the use of "woke" to describe environmental law would pay a little more attention to who is using (misusing) that word now... and consider that "tree hugger" used to be something of a nasty mocking term for anyone who dared to suggest that maybe driving animals into extinction was... bad and wrong...
What is the best explanation you’ve heard for 1 not being a prime number? For me it’s “because it breaks everything in my programs since the loops won’t terminate” but that’s obtuse. “Because the God of math decrees it so!” is compelling, but shallow.
“it can only be divided by 1 distinct number” is contrived.
1 “feels” prime— it has the fewest factors. (Primeness being about NOT having factors) ruling it out for having too few? eh.
“it’s the zero of multiplication” is better… thoughts?
This is kind of wild since it means that the idea of a prime preceded a well formed definition. Everyone knew what it was in some more general sense before the edges were nailed down.
Mom found a little friend while she was folding her sheets. I managed to rescue it [pronoun tentative] into a jar and take some pictures, tho they're not the best. I've already released it onto the front lawn.
I assume it's an ant... maybe a new queen? It's about the size of a US quarter, which seems rather large. I'm not an expert. I'm a little curious... Paging @futurebird, maybe? 🥺
Sorry again for the lousy pictures... I didn't wanna hold it up on its journey for too long...
Do you like parasites? Or dislike them but can't stop learning about them? The worst ones are in the sea. Makes all of the parasitoid wasp stuff seem tame! There are worse fates than being paralyzed and fed to a hungry larvae who eats your organs selectively so you live longer.
Here is a great video. It is very gross. But it's cool.
Johns Hopkins is doing a long-COVID survey and apparently is having trouble finding controls -- people who haven't had COVID. If this is you, consider giving them some clicks.