Reflections on what’s coming up Next Week in Science

by Jon Scaccia March 7, 2025

A few thoughts going into next week. Also, don’t forget we’re on Bluesky now, so follow up over there.

Daylight Savings Time

I’m pretty surprised that we’ve never covered daylight savings time. I personally love it (both changes). One thing that I have always enjoyed is the changing of the seasons here is a temperate zone. In the spring, the time shift is an opportunity to spend more time outside (even though it’s still freezing), and just otherwise psychologically extend the day.

When I was in my twenties, the fall back meant extended night, which was a time to head out to bars, out to shows, and just socialize and have more cool conversations. I have this really specific memory of coming back from work at 4:45ish in Philly, driving south to 95 from Frankfort to get back to Center City The sun was well down and the skyscrapers framed sparkling silhouettes against the orange/reddish sky. With some coworkers, we would head to the Good Dog (still there!) and waste the next 4 hours drinking, talking, and having a fantastic time.

Nostalgia!

Ted Cruz’s Blueprint

Something that was lost in the election shuffle with the esteemed Senator Rafael “Ted” Cruz’s work identifying DEI-informed research. We blogged about it early this week over at our sister site and are currently going through the data to see if we can possibly understand what was so threatening to Sr. Cruz. You can check out our intro blog right here.

Here’s what’s coming up next week.

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