SCIENCE FOR PEOPLE WHO GIVE A SHIT

🌎 This Isn't Rocket Science (Unless It Is)

This week:

A very basic way to use a mental model, you’re welcome.

PLUS: Mosquitoes, overseas abortion pills, healthy ice cream, German nuclear power, electric school buses, and more.
Here's What You Can Do:

• ⚡️ Interested in community solar? Check out Wattbuy’s (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiRIKwkr-c5Qm8D_nodB0Jhp5vQsymVQO-h_o61XFxLwNDQNTvX0UkzVddrPcFdAb5V3r5qh6rb5dP7ys0pnCE6dXCh2JZXFw_fIgn4MEkpK2uOOtBRLcGQvUvGRDGBPTABgkYDrzN3z8zTSTRepD5lRyjDqOK3FagygvqB0RCN_R/3vc/cdegTWCxTEiCd6rWDieusg/h17/4jFtrx6nV0yU1s0WvFYpiokE7emwaMqj2wDr9GT1yJk) tools to get some.
• ⚡️ One of the most effective ways to make fashion more sustainable is to partner up with our friends at Fashion Revolution (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iidIdPCJHYvicluwF79Q8qBT7RMZ4fJJoS479bcxYYvbQnKI5CTeXnnHNO9F0Kb8E7ERkBInFMr3vMKsPB8cbti1ia7uOWyst0W6H4dbHK_wHVB5FVOtAgmAawBFXpSyNNLJWVObqkxF2_TpQxoWJkQjWseHKE1IkPyhIpR1ZAehzzdnOK-V2swbaa3bzFk9NBCo-cCaxOenGgo-xk9e1Q6M/3vc/cdegTWCxTEiCd6rWDieusg/h18/9vVcUqucasRwaHChaTOiOWiufusWiZdG2k02AP1cQ6A)
• ⚡️ Want to understand if there’s (actually) a moral case for fossil fuels? You should read (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiaBVvdZuS0MZ3fHi_95R6LmE8cFWHylO7OFsIzIpOAUW3cGmRZWwOr1ezwuCugQ58mkQ3TcCJsq5XGrbpNKFgmDm9SQi7D-EkOKcJHjpVIsDcSsSLbHDq9iU-NMt1vNdjbv392p1wozX3SqnYqwEWkXryrmzhwPbzmB_PBgSDjBJaNJKScu6WT3N3GJtL88N9BeLH4PjGZvMh4c3HZG_PskXYuvlwfokgymG1jPK9kGQyAifQd5JCrP2DNn-AsTI9naBlRut-xSHBT7-UOTqUKo/3vc/cdegTWCxTEiCd6rWDieusg/h19/Shn4dYHloxT6dfh1Z0Cf4iaZQPq9UAfVHYwP-pJW7aw) Amy Westervelt’s handy little guide (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiaBVvdZuS0MZ3fHi_95R6LmE8cFWHylO7OFsIzIpOAUW3cGmRZWwOr1ezwuCugQ58mkQ3TcCJsq5XGrbpNKFgmDm9SQi7D-EkOKcJHjpVIsDcSsSLbHDq9iU-NMt1vNdjbv392p1wozX3SqnYqwEWkXryrmzhwPbzmB_PBgSDjBJaNJKScu6WT3N3GJtL88N9BeLH4PjGZvMh4c3HZG_PskXYuvlwfokgymG1jPK9kGQyAifQd5JCrP2DNn-AsTI9naBlRut-xSHBT7-UOTqUKo/3vc/cdegTWCxTEiCd6rWDieusg/h20/0l3XPqvs-7SfhtHNy8w-MsHNKqn15gCIZkJwXRDU-70).
• ⚡️ There are over 9000 school board seats up for election this year. Help Run for Something (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/d4ruQtIswcxhZq9taaCtBpX66RBm93_kexssFA2Sjz2qla3qlD08RIzroS7OWWYTtGk-MR2l3R-KdxCRVXjEVqZLiMGt1r9LHJZBrrFRlbUnS3l77qhGvVTPaKBCaF4R4P_Aat1YrmCxEmpcHBhdxHPnEjnIZ03v243GUtc4MtESDlLx4r_lDUa4cbVT-JI5vxIVYiyZ3RhdWcnHkSHbBQ/3vc/cdegTWCxTEiCd6rWDieusg/h21/i4qqF_5P0IAJpHtrGlRDHZyacMcDYLqvnAf6mc7hTqI)support candidates who actually give a shit about kids.
• ⚡️ Over 60? Put your experience and skills to work and join Third Act (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/w3dYILNc3lH6MOK0tu1At2QvaE3CLP3ODTJbn9Uwe-CCWpjOLIaUrucn4e46qfTlaYLUKvVjxz_LUtZFiSyRzDNILWvgL_Le-Re_nmodSJ4fF7cSyj8dqo_ZdHicbzxArpz-LHx6HoG8_TCESjEVyX8CuGTjoPYdpexrYqvCkN-s5hIlD1O0SBAves9lag-u/3vc/cdegTWCxTEiCd6rWDieusg/h22/uVE9DlWsXTTnLwGS_LncHKbrYj_OUAhtI6Jp4sjlR6o) to help fight the climate crisis.
News Roundup

Health & Medicine

• Here come the mosquitoes (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/fC3wmbZCEa9bIMd8xH08qNomGuURXAlKHTkP2jXebQhJk6qJzKRVpp7yQujZ9-4LM0gzeelSPKsGLeCBe0bGOwVO3nMQyHdnlvlNG1ve7gf0ty8zCAthcc7Fyb6tT4BgsLJ5HNOFubXDvIt24ckhBfujAJ0r2E87brnfWHcIGz49hhsfrozKawwwgnPdgS3-1vH2BIFRT-ka3amBH8ezUb2DbS4E8KrH_coZXKruZUaMSwSyA08ugow5luNBnnNvYgV8XLWIOH59ujH5xk0guQ/3vc/cdegTWCxTEiCd6rWDieusg/h27/6BUW-c39IkHSPI0Pn8b1zcPwLmswUbns04phY2SbCmI) (the screened porch is one of mankind’s best inventions)
• Could an mRNA treatment (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/QgjBzarbzqjekhTFFit-AmVYXaz3ARoy21pzzbngvMcMTuk99MZApc22U0hLCHpbLdfkBwd9lBpe4tKEaI7Hw18wMjcDjnd8JjwpuML15g4VL4YyNr_HsGz_3mJpReULRc-YAEpZQgKuaHeFq_gTpTF7TUk68sI4aqLcaOHG1-m74QqhI5ciYD_Sbj8N12aXheXNyM_7Z3jyRe6OdL8Qw572GyUiCTHyA5JVb6obFRT-Neru7O6uWpyuH1dhLLHB/3vc/cdegTWCxTEiCd6rWDieusg/h28/8KIK2NFsiybl-gTtmBib3sP9PKTcPZNMoCUaB7q_vvo) wipe out peanut allergies?
• Inside the online market (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiTglARnCumnbD-h1pksVgEwRW-JUlAbqgCUykew24pycPrOh0UBHueuDlIh54heKE7iFMOf7qhPyD2eMjoWNujpCgm_clEX0uZIe3rth5HMAOaRUBAb25kLd4llfSC1CPpftRuT56drcxRdu0JePi3WxhZsy4ruVTYHjTi9uXb7chOOi3k8hyBRaJ_JGEmZeoQja-93lJeEkh0SKC7rdpA5yV1-TLNwOIsYFRo2DOrmdP4sF4hDqqLUy1U2jBHVyHvtN4SPg8LT7CI77tXrfLs0/3vc/cdegTWCxTEiCd6rWDieusg/h29/xOwG_yWVANSrJVpq_Ut25kbegzlphdDJ3c_zc-vBN8A) for overseas abortion pills
• Air pollution is increasingly linked with both dementia (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiRoO4vtZ-04F6u_tIJM98uTqjOo2QwZGnuEzCp2SVeP-uVfBaQHkl4EHI_KEEiDtL-XVi9NrRgQH4luC_5k7kzHpecznopVgT9qe4eFISdXpmne4gvHTQ02mNB3vP84aHsxMjW-UEojtUWQ07byAMY1J5sry5Mxct9gebIpY1ztSQFWqqhwcMd9MVg-Nc-eWpjm1ZAbjki45cQJp5t4VZzbxTG_DyZQNdT2N38TTqGNgKt-MUhNQ9DYzGEBfrdIk8-LH8sMx44ddnWl9UIe0CEolLEq5jLRmBugAapyyUcU1-rpCALdLiFokfWnembzecg/3vc/cdegTWCxTEiCd6rWDieusg/h30/78rBfySXJGT0GYaWzIE_qtmersA7HSOl_zFWpAkznBk) and reduced lung function (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiRYz5EsZj2VxfJVAQQHsISr_7CoClp9hN8B1DahIMU9x5bICgwIHKX8JBpO9e...