Life

1. the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death: the origins of life.

• living things and their activity: some sort of life existed on Mars | lower forms of life | the ice-cream vendors were the only signs of life.

• How Tech Can Help ScienceAugust 3, 2020
  My technical problems often involve physical limitations.
• Masks and BreathingJuly 24, 2020
  Here’s a nice anecdotal follow-up to those mask objections I wrote about. Remember, even if it did demonstrate that a mask “cut oxygen levels,” that is not the same order of magnitude of problem as spreading a disease like COVID-19. Doctor Runs 22 Miles Wearing Face Mask to Show it Doesn’t Cut Oxygen Levels.
• If $1000 Was One PixelJuly 13, 2020
  Wealth inequality fills me with impotent anger. I think most of us have difficulty grasping the sheer vastness of the gap between working people—including those who make pretty hefty salaries—and billionaires, so I am constantly looking for ways to make that comparison more understandable. One of my Friends Andrew (I know a lot of Andrews)…
• Ne’er ConditioningJuly 12, 2020
  Despite it being a non-negotiable feature of our residences, we seem to have incredibly bad luck with air conditioning. Also, we’re back home.
• A Lack of CraftJuly 11, 2020
  Good intentions are no match for poor workmanship.