A Complement of Scoundrels I just reviewed A Complement of Scoundrels by S.V. Lockwood

So much to love about this book. www.netgalley.com/book/796666/... #AComplementofScoundrels #Netgalley #booksky @binderybooks.bsky.social @kistreadsbooks.bsky.social 💙📚

Boomer? FY. Blocked.

Uncover Up I just reviewed Uncover Up by Lee Kuhnle; Nathan Radke

5 stars. Highly worthwhile read. www.netgalley.com/book/790813/... #UncoverUp #NetGalley @ecwpress.bsky.social #booksky 💙📚

Shabbat shalom.

I read an advance copy. It was excellent.

In my fantasy world, people would vote for competency and HRC would have won, to be succeeded by KH.

May his memory be a blessing.

Based on very little knowledge, I suspect that #2 is the single biggest reason.

I was thinking that some of the Discworld novels feature Sergeant Detritus, who seems to be an inorganic troll but I am not sure if he is a major character. discworld.fandom.com/wiki/Detritus

Cousins From a Distant Sun I just reviewed Cousins From a Distant Sun by Tamar Myers

Promising start but not much else. www.netgalley.com/book/784954/... #CousinsFromaDistantSun #NetGalley #booksky 💙📚@severnhouse.bsky.social

Book cover: To Life: Jew Exploring Nature

Good history of science. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #ToLifeJewsExploringNature #Edelweiss @rutgersupress.bsky.social

The House of Shattered Wings I just reviewed The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard

Great plot but not compelling characters. www.netgalley.com/book/792845/... #TheHouseofShatteredWings #NetGalley #booksky 💙📚

I assume that you and @wendyorent.bsky.social will discuss this on an upcoming podcast. If I'm correct, I look forward to it.

I also need to say that your article was very well-written. Thank you.

I feel the need to comment but this has me speechless.

One unintended thing this graph shows is how increasing the number of cases makes more stable measures. The first dot is for age 0, since the first year has a high death rate, it works well at measuring the death rate of our young. This one is just under 200 which means Alabama's death rate is close to twice as high as New York state's. Oh, I didn't start noting that the reason I am comparing these two states is I keep hearing Alabama political leaders putting New York down and ending with I am glad to be in Alabama. Next are three dots that are farther apart than the later ones. This is because I used age groups for these very young because the single year age mortality data does not have enough cases to allow the Bureau of Vital Statistics to release data. Once the increase in numbers with age provide enough cases, I shift to single year data for up to age group 85+. One major thing to notice is that vertical difference between consecutive measures gets smaller with age. This is due to death rates increase with age and this increase in numbers works just like increasing sample sizes in data, variation decreases. The second thing to notice is that the center of the line of dots also slowly moves down and gets below 150 at age 85 and that large age 85+ group at the end is down to 123%. Here is the data producing the graph: Age Al Pct of NY 0 195 2.5 169 7 185 12 185 15 219 16 269 17 215 18 160 19 324 20 191 21 158 22 267 23 193 24 247 25 257 26 189 27 185 28 212 29 196 30 205 31 179 32 159 33 194 34 171 35 172 36 213 37 217 38 220 39 181 40 180 41 184 42 201 43 186 44 191 45 195 46 210 47 172 48 208 49 189 50 185 51 172 52 173 53 167 54 172 55 164 56 163 57 162 58 167 59 165 60 174 61 182 62 172 63 168 64 164 65 169 66 172 67 168 68 165 69 165 70 161 71 152 72 156 73 159 74 148 50 157 76 151 77 148 78 150 79 150 80 140 81 145 82 148 83 145 84 140 85 123 Look at changes for ages 16 through 19 and then for the 80's.

Here I compare 2023 detailed age death rates in Alabama with the same death rates in New York. The purpose of this graph is to discuss several things that higher versus lower death rates cause. The displayed data are at the end. 🧪💡☠️ #Sociology #Population #NewYork #Alabama

Original Sin I just reviewed Original Sin by Kathryn Paige Harden

Interesting look at nature vs nurture. www.netgalley.com/book/715357/... #OriginalSin #NetGalley @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

The First Ghetto I just reviewed The First Ghetto by Alexander Lee

Well worth reading. www.netgalley.com/book/766513/... #TheFirstGhetto #Netgalley @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social #booksky 💙📚

Winnipeg has the National Microbiology Laboratory. People are leaving the CDC in Atlanta, voluntarily or otherwise. I see a match made in heaven.

The Dreaded Pox I just reviewed The Dreaded Pox by Olivia Weisser

Worthwhile read. www.netgalley.com/book/725393/... #TheDreadedPox #NetGalley @universitypress.cambridge.org #booksky 💙📚

Excellent review. I especially loved that last line.

The Greatest Scientific Gamble I just reviewed The Greatest Scientific Gamble by Michael Joseloff

Not the usual A-bomb story. www.netgalley.com/book/784496/... #TheGreatestScientificGamble #NetGalley #booksky 💙📚

The Echoing Universe I just reviewed The Echoing Universe by Dr. Emma Chapman

Wonderful science writing. www.netgalley.com/book/769256/... #TheEchoingUniverse #Netgalley #booksky @dreochapman.bsky.social @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social 💙📚

Happy birthday!

May their memory be a blessing.

In-Between I just reviewed In-Between by Laetitia Pancrazi

A lot to like. www.netgalley.com/book/780656/... #InBetween #NetGalley #booksky
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Twisted roots. Cute pun.

What century is this?

Anti-vaxxer false claims about RNA rabies vaccine for pets Anti-vaxxers are spreading false claims about a new RNA rabies vaccine for pets, despite its potential effectiveness and fewer side effects.

Anti-vaxxer false claims about RNA rabies vaccine for pets www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap...

Nancy Pearl’s Rule of 50 and the Books I Did Not Finish It’s typically a rare case for me not to finish a book. At some point, I think I convinced myself that not finishing was giving up on…

Good; I'm not the only one who DNFs. I use Nancy Pearl's rule of 50. lplks.org/blogs/post/n...