Day: January 9, 2025

Government mismanagement, not climate change, is to blame for California’s destructive wildfires

4:30 pm January 9, 2025

It’s fire season again in California and again, returning like the sunrise, politicians are blaming the extent of the fires on climate change. A representative example comes from Sen. Bernie Sanders’ X account, where he posts: “…Eight months since the area has seen rain. The scale of damage and loss is unimaginable. Climate change is […]

Rogan suggests Trump should take over Mexico after Canada and make it ‘safe’

4:30 pm January 9, 2025

Podcaster Joe Rogan responded to President-elect Trump’s recent chatter about expanding U.S. territory by saying he may as well annex Mexico as he cracks down on crime. In the past week, President-elect Trump has flirted with territorial expansion of the United States, ranging from acquiring Greenland to making Canada the 51st state. “Many people in […]

Solar device transforms used tires to help purify water so that it’s drinkable

4:30 pm January 9, 2025

Imagine a world where clean drinking water is readily available even in the most remote areas. This vision is becoming a reality thanks to innovative research from scientists in Canada. A team of scientists at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has developed a groundbreaking device that could revolutionize water desalination, offering hope to millions […]

As a Berkeley professor, I see the impact H-1B visas and AI have on students’ job opportunities

3:30 pm January 9, 2025

The H-1B visa program was intended to bring in specialized talent from abroad, but instead it has become a tool for employers to hire lower-cost labor for ordinary jobs. The result is a distorted job market, where highly skilled workers are being squeezed out of the H-1B visa program by spam applications for ordinary workers […]

Drinking coffee at a certain time of day could reduce death risk, study finds

3:30 pm January 9, 2025

Nearly three-quarters of Americans drink coffee every day — and now a new study suggests that enjoying it at a certain time of day could percolate some health benefits. A study led by researchers at Tulane University in New Orleans found that drinking coffee in the morning was linked to lower death rates compared to […]