Gongol.com Archives: October 2024

Brian Gongol


October 28, 2024

News Expect less from your government

Epistemological modesty needs voters, too. Don't expect, ask, or want a government that does too much. Demand one that can't cause too much damage when it gets things wrong, because it will get things wrong. Humans are imperfect, and imperfect humans wielding great power can do a lot of harm.

Weather and Disasters Lightning: It's not just a bolt from the blue

A lovely illustration from NOAA illustrating the many different forms of lightning and related "transient luminous events"


Recent radio podcasts