Venus vs. Earth

https://phys.org/news/2022-12-venus-earth-like-lithospheric-thickness.html while Earth and Venus are siblings, with comparable size and composition, they are vastly different in character, the Dennis and Randy Quaid of the inner solar system. (Venus is not Dennis in this analogy.) Ouch! It is never good when a planet scale analogy is needed because you are so ph*cked up. LOL

2022 wrap ups.

The top 10 discoveries about ancient people from DNA in 2022 John Hawks take on the biggest DNA news this year. He would know. More year end wrap ups at Quanta. 74 Things That Blew Our Minds in 2022 Some weird, some interesting. Some posted here. Happy New Year!

Ian Tyson passes.

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2156623939901/ Ian Tyson, Canadian folk music icon who penned Four Strong Winds, dead at 89 Steve was a fan. *I passed through Longview on the way to an oil rig once. I have a vague memory of it.