Since 2019, I have written on four topical subjects related to the world of science: the environment, food, health and politics/policy. I have organized my posts for you.
Click on a subject below to find archives for that category.
A Food Warning
Make no mistake about it, the security of the world’s food supply is at risk. Many scientists, concerned about population growth and global warming, have been warning us...
Houston, Houston, We Have A Problem
More and more people are refusing to be vaccinated. Let me begin this with a quick quiz. Which of the following are the two most important developments in...
Science Matters: First Comes Data, Then Comes Facts
What good is data if we don’t use it? The COVID-19 Pandemic is a perfect example of just how unprepared our health care...
Evidence Matters — Part III
Too often it doesn’t. We need to know why and we have to fix it. It is clear that we are in...
Evidence Matters — Part II
And it's not okay that…… millions of people are being “abused” and many even dying as a result of evil people using false data and making false scientific claims...
Evidence Matters
Well, that sounds like a pretty trite and “self-evident” statement. You would think that this would be pretty obvious, especially when...
The 4th Industrial Revolution
The 1st Industrial Revolution occurred sometime between the late 1700s and the early 1800s and represented a major shift from a largely agrarian...
Post World War III
As devastating as the COVID-19 pandemic is to our health and to the health of our economy, there is yet another pandemic that we are...
Guest Blog: Look to the ‘Lady with the Lamp’ as we respond to COVID-19 worldwide
This Guest Blog comes to you from another Mark Poznansky: in this case Mark C Poznansky, Clinician Scientist working...
Gaslighting
Wikipedia defines Gaslighting as a form of psychological manipulation in which a person or group covertly sows seeds of...
On Government: Lessons From COVID-19
Do we need more or can we survive with less? There is no question that we are in the midst of a major catastrophe which...
On Cannabis…Or Marijuana
A Brief History
Cannabis use has been known since at least 3000 BC, when the plant was used for fiber and rope and for its psychoactive properties...
Bill Gates…Anatomy of a President
I know, I know, it’s not going to happen. He’s not a politician and he’s not likely to accept even if he was asked. He would probably...
Climate Change: Shattering A Damaging Myth
Let’s change the subject for a moment away from the devastating impact that the Coronavirus pandemic is having on us all, so many of us living in...