- TIL that the same engineer who was responsible for adding lead (TEL) to gasoline was also responsible for the widespread use of CFCs as refrigerants. The same person was responsible for two of the worst air pollutants of the twentieth century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr. 68 comments environment
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- Why NFTs are bad: the long version | by Antsstyle | Medium https://antsstyle.medium.com/why-nfts-are-bad-the-long-version-2c16dae145e2 170 comments
- Experiencing scientific revolutions: the 1660s and the 2020s https://resobscura.substack.com/p/experiencing-scientific-revolutions 44 comments
- Why I'm not a philosopher https://www.gleech.org/no-philosopher 0 comments
- High $T_c$ Superconductors at Last?! – Some Weekend Reading – Occasional tart thoughts of a grumpy old retired scientist, your humble Weekend Editor. https://www.someweekendreading.blog/high-tc-sc/ 0 comments
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