[Off Topic] Hsieh Forbes Column: Health Freedom For Everyone, Not Just Women

[Off-topic] My latest Forbes column is now out, "Health Freedom For Everyone, Not Just Women".

My basic theme is that free-market reforms (not government-run health care) will best protect our medical freedoms.

From the article:

I support abortion rights and reproductive freedom rights. I love that many participants in the marches don’t want the government dictating which medical procedures women may or may not receive.

I also hope that people recognize that government-run health care will inevitably mean government controlling which medical procedures patients may or may not receive. Whenever “somebody else” pays for your health care, inevitably “somebody else” will decide what health care you do (or do not) receive.

For more details, see the full text of "Health Freedom For Everyone, Not Just Women".

Chinese Markets In Fake Girlfriends

"China girlfriend rental app popularity increases as people look to avoid pressure from family during New Year". (Via Marginal Revolution.)

Dogs Prefer Reggae

BBC: "Dogs 'prefer reggae and soft rock' to other music genres"

First Cat In Space

"The Secret History of the First Cat in Space"

Metallic Hydrogen

"Scientists finally turn hydrogen into a metal". (Via H.R.)

Alexa Woes

"Amazon's voice-controlled personal assistant is creating chaos for people called Alexis, Alex and Alexa"

Viral Marketing Success of Instant Pot

NPR: "Not Just A Crock: The Viral Word-Of-Mouth Success Of Instant Pot".

I own one, and I love it. I also heard about it via word-of-mouth from multiple sources. Then when I saw the Black Friday sale on Amazon, I decided to go for it. One of the best decisions I ever made. I'm not very skilled in the kitchen, but I've made several excellent stews and main courses with this, with minimal expertise and effort.

Universal Translator Update

"US Intelligence seeks a universal translator for text search in any language"

How Irish Falconry Changed Language

BBC: "How Irish falconry changed language"

Human-Pig Chimeras

"First human-pig chimeras created, sparking hopes for transplantable organs — and debate"

SMOD Update

"A 466-million-year-old space collision is still raining shrapnel on Earth":

[T]he debris from that 466-million-year-old breakup continued to fall. And fall. And fall. Even now, they make up the largest group of meteorites that land on Earth.

“That collision cascade” — the series of smaller smashes and crashes that followed the initial breakup — “had consequences that are still felt today,” said Philipp Heck, a cosmochemist at the University of Chicago and curator of meteorites for the Field Museum.

Beer Yoga

"'Beer yoga' is a thing, now, and it's going international".

(Via D.M., who says, "Finally, Yoga for Real Americans!")

Robotic Eye Surgery

"The Tiny Robots Revolutionizing Eye Surgery". (Via H.R.)

Survivalism For The Super-Rich

"Doomsday Prep for the Super-Rich: Some of the wealthiest people in America—in Silicon Valley, New York, and beyond—are getting ready for the crackup of civilization"

Baby MRI

"This Mini-MRI Scanner For Newborns is Ridiculously Cute". (Via H.R.)

Your Appendix May Not Be Useless After All

"Your Appendix May Not Be Useless After All"

Pixar Easter Eggs Unveiled

"Disney mapped out all the Easter eggs that connect its most beloved Pixar movies":

Dogged Pixar fans, who spotted clues on their own, like the Pizza Planet truck from Toy Story in the background of A Bug’s Life or a Nemo toy in Monsters Inc., had speculated for years about whether the movies were all secretly linked...

College E-Sports

"Big Ten Universities Entering a New Realm: E-Sports"

Capturing Shockwave From Light

"Superfast Camera Sees Shockwave From Light"

[Off Topic] Scenes From the Denver Women's March

[Off Topic] I have a post for Ari Armstrong's Freedom Outlook website, on my thoughts and photographs from the Denver Women's March this past weekend: "A Liberty Activist Reflects on the Denver Trump Protest".