Science Update
Bob HirshonTimely science reporting, videos and quirk.
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Rand Paul Lies and...
Speaking before an audience of medical students in 2013, Rand Paul shared this bit of wisdom at the conclusion of his address:
“I never ever cheated, and I don’t condone cheating. But I would sometimes spread misinformation.”
– Rand Paul...
Plant-based Meat, Versatile Snail Slime and Live-Saving Pumas
August 7, 2026 Research News
Plant Based Meat Factories (Frontiers in Plant Chemistry)
Meat gets its red color and some of its meaty taste from the protein myoglobin, a molecule that contains iron and acts as an oxygen reserve in...
Bring Me the Head of Hippocrates!
Persian Emperor Artaxerxes’ health plan required payment of an out-of-network deductible so exorbitant that he could not afford Hippocrates services. (Credit: By Anne-Louis Girodet - http://www.atoute.org/n/local/cache-vignettes/L550xH296/H...
Greta Thunberg vs Donald Trump Climate Change Models
While we can celebrate the fact that the Trump-endorsed “drill baby drill” RCP8.5 climate change model has been rejected, the Greta Thunberg-endorsed RCP2.6 model is also no longer likely.
Twelve years ago, the Intergovernmental Panel on C...
The Man Who Mistook a Large Rattlesnake for a Bug
Expert taxonomists tell me that this is not a species of cicada. (Credit: Bob Hirshon)
Today (July 16th) is World Snake Day, so why not start today’s newsletter with my favorite and only personal snake story– a story that could only have h...
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Veteran DC-area science reporter with insatiable curiosity who knows all the scientists. Formerly at American Association for the Advancement of Science. Peabody Award winner! Frequently dreams of fish.
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