Daily Archives: February 18, 2025

You Bet Your Life: Navigating The Bewildering Claims Of Expertise (2-18-25)

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Luke Ford

01:00 American Primeval, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Primeval02:50 Mark Halperin: Why didn’t the media jump on the lab leak theory? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pmlpiJ3HsM06:00 Trump, trans & the military 11:00 Megyn Kelly: Here’s What Likely Caused Shocking Plane Crash in Canada Where Everyone Miraculously Survived14:30 You Bet … Continue reading →

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You Bet Your Life: From Blood Transfusions to Mass Vaccination, the Long and Risky History of Medical Innovation

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Luke Ford

Paul A. Offit MD wrote this 2021 book: #1: Nature reveals its secrets slowly, grudgingly, and often with a human price. Scientists, clinicians, academicians, and pharmaceutical company executives must stay humble and respect the requisite learning curve that comes with … Continue reading →

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Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Luke Ford

Richard Rhodes writes in his 1995 book: * [Lavrentiy] Beria was vulnerable. He had been assigned a vital project which had been given the highest priority of the state, but he lacked the knowledge necessary to judge its progress. He … Continue reading →

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