How many more moonrocks do we really need? And can't an unmanned craft bring back many more rocks than any manned mission, and much more cheaply?

Anything the moon has the Earth has in much greater abundance. The sheer energy cost of moving anything productive to the moon makes producing all of these things on Earth much more cost appealing. A moon-based telescope sounds fun, but I'm not convinced it would be better than a telescope in its own orbit around Earth.

I'm not opposed to science, and I'm not opposed to space exploration...but we have not had leaders who have clearly set forth a long-term vision for why we should do this, or how it will benefit humanity in the short- or long-term. And the investment is so massive and so cost inefficient, I would love to see much more of that going to making Earth sustainable and habitable for the long-term rather than dreaming some fantastical, unrealistic dream about humans living anywhere other than here.

Is there really a compelling scientific reason to send humans to the moon?

It seems to me it is more about China showing off on the international stage that it can do stuff that once was the exclusive domain of the world's former superpowers.

My kids have splattered me a few times, but I've also dodged a few times too :), back when I was more spry.

Anywhere that is close to where an outbreak is occurring, medical staff should be heavily covered prior to working with any patient. But for many places where the outbreak is occurring, the PPE just isn't there. And that's really sad because it doesn't have to be this way.

Oh, no doubt there are significant political and infrastructure and cultural issues that make it challenging. DR Congo is one of the poorest countries in the world. But, they do have significant mineral resources and lots of interested and capable people who want to live better lives.

...don't pursue a master's because you believe it will "guarantee you a job." This just isn't the case. No degree guarantees you anything other than a piece of paper.

Pursue a degree because it will get you some skills and open some doors. And then invest yourself in it. You only get out of an education what you put into it.

Where are you getting your information? According to the CDC: "People sick with Ebola disease can spread the virus to others when they start having symptoms." (https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/causes/index.html).

Now, the symptoms are not unique to Ebola, but all medical personnel should be using PPE before coming into contact with any bodily fluids of patients.

The CDC does say some patients can continue to spread Ebola in semen after they recover, although I'm not expert enough to know if there have been confirmed cases transmitted in this manner.

in 2026. Proper medical equipment, facilities, and sanitary practices when working with someone who is sick or recently died all would stop the spread of Ebola. The world has the resources to make these things available to everyone in the world, even those with the lowest incomes, but the world chooses not to.

Even if you don't care about human suffering and preventable deaths, this is exactly how the next global pandemic could be created and should be something the world takes seriously. (Ebola as-is is not going to be a global pandemic, but such poor medical systems could easily become breeding grounds and support the spread of something else that could become a global pandemic.)

SPSS seems to have given up. You can run Python and R scripts from within SPSS now. After doing that for a few cycles, it is obvious that SPSS is not necessary and the free solution is much better.

On top of that, IBM (who now owns SPSS) keeps upping the price and putting more features as "premium," trying to squeeze the last drop of profit out of a dead product line.

Okay, let's say the police are able to find them and pick them up. Then what. Throw them in jail? That's still not attending school. Take them to the school? To a school that is so under-funded that they don't have a seat, books, or enough teachers for the student anyway? Only to see the student leave at the first opportunity because the student needs to go home to take care of their infant sibling, sick parent, or disabled grandmother? Or to earn money so the family doesn't get evicted again?

Yeah, more police will solve these problems, clearly.

Lots of functionally illiterate people navigate TikTok and Snapchat with no problems at all.

Being able to regurgitate a memorized factoid is not math.

If they were in an industry with any viable competition. Having a workplace culture that values CPM and mouse jiggling over teamwork and actual productivity...if they were in an industry with any competition whatsoever they would die a painful death, and rightfully so.

1 person maintains the code.

7,499 sell ads.

10,000 send emails asking you to 'upgrade to premium.'

Grades are not strong predictors of intelligence.

For example, girls get better grades than boys, but have no higher average intelligence.

For example, by far the biggest predictor of success on the AP Calculus exam is whether the student took a calculus course (as a measure of opportunity to learn).

For example, many students with high intelligence scores perform poorly in school (https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1926-05748-001).

The tax benefits are pretty minor, honestly. Donors, if they are high enough income, can deduct their donations from earnings (if it goes above the standard deduction). Most property owned by religious organizations is exempt from property tax, but generally everyone who is a member of the organization pays property tax (since they live nearby), and are therefore helping cover the cost of fire, roads, etc. Clergy can deduct a portion of their salary, if used for housing expenses, and not pay income taxes on that. Endowments and some investments made by religious organizations are tax-advantaged, but not always tax-free.

In comparison to the tax benefits of many corporations - looking at you, sports teams, and you, fossil fuel industry - the tax benefits for religious organizations are pretty small.