…at least you don’t need to know Dutch to get an idea of what is being said here:

Autodealers in paniek

Autodealers zitten met de handen in het haar.

I’m afraid the link would do you no good.

“…Thus, like nitric oxide, dopamine, and acetylcholine, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) sends chemical signals to the brain that relax nerve cells. (Well, you know you feel better after you let out gas!)

“Now that we know hydrogen sulfide’s role in regulating blood pressure, it may be possible to design drug therapies that enhance its formation as an alternative to the current methods of treatment for hypertension,”…” Full Slice

“…The researchers compared Phaeodactylum with the diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana, previously sequenced…revealing a wealth of information about diatom biology, particularly the rapid diversification among the hundreds of thousands of diatom species that exist today.

The researchers found that the genetic structures of the two diatoms were dramatically different: 40% of their genes were not shared. Interestingly, the researchers found that hundreds of genes from bacteria were present in the genomes of both diatom species….” Full Slice

I`m speaking about our mental models of how things function.

“…Already, the research has shown that the initial stages of heart development do not happen as scientists thought.” Full Slice

During the course of a recent e-exchange, I was reminded of the futility of tit-for-tat exchanges vis-a-vis [insert controversial topic here]. First, attempting to understand the other seems to fall by the wayside, followed by a general failure to attempt being understood (no doubt the between-the-lines understanding sort of happens, but that’s not ostensibly what’s being legitimately sought). Ultimately, there are dribbling attempts to get last words in and the sad thing just peters out.

Nevertheless, I was inspired, by the claimed lack of facile touchibility about various forms of reliable information, to ‘ogle

global warming faq

only to locate a third-hand, yet promising, pointer. This finding led to further ‘ogling, quickly turning up

The Physical Science Basis of Climate Change

Which contains a series of chapters of interpretations referring to the primary scientific literature.

I am not content to simply trade unsubstantiated claims in an emotional, posturing context (despite the wanking joy of doing that). I would rather trade substantiated claims and backed-up interepretations in an emotional, posturing context. I would most like to trade substantiated claims and backed-up interepretations in a dispassionate context.

That would require buy-in, and not a little work (i.e. this is an invitation to a journal club, or perhaps “sequential blogging on peer-reviewed research“). Could just be a measure of just how much Baloney Factor people may have.