According to this news article, in places it’s cheaper to build a new utility-scale wind or solar farm than keep running a coal power plant.
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Did you know that
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There are about 300 different species of octopus?
On the road
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On the road going to St Joseph, MO to see the eclipse, weather willing.
Like your future self
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I’ve added a page on an interesting psychological trick you can use on yourself: Liking your future self.
Answered a DNA question on Quora
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Wrote an answer on Quora on a question about DNA.
New entry in studying
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I just added an entry in the Studying menu on studying smarter.
Happy Autumnal Solstice
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It’s the first day of Fall (here in the northern hemisphere). The sun is now directly above the southern hemisphere.
Language and Math and Zipf
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Vsauce has a really cool video on some ways that language and math are intertwined. Including how it all is interwoven with the world around us.
I just learned
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I just learned that the term for temporarily forgetting a word, the just-the-tip-of-your-tongue problem, is Lethologica.
Awesome Spirit
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This is school spirit week, and today is “come dressed as a celebrity” day. Very few students are dressing up, but one of my students is dressed as Susan B. Anthony, complete with a “Votes for Women” sash. Awesome.