Environmental scientist and eclamgelist
Provider of #ClamFacts
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Dr. Dan Killam
Instead of saying "the world is your oyster", say "the oyster is my world."
Pulse oximetry has previously been noted to have a bias against people with higher skin melanin content. It over-measures blood oxygen for Black people and others with more melanin, because most oximeters were calibrated for people with light skin. This can lead to someone with a real blood O2 […]
Unpopular opinion: the reflecting pool is dumb and it's silly to fight algae growing in a shallow warm artificial pool. Lean into the algae growing aspect and make it a giant algal culture raceway.
Even more ridiculous idea: make it deeper and put some clams in […]
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Instead of saying "I feel clammy", say "I feel poikilothermic and moisturized"
Giant clams produce ~8 kg/cm2 of closure pressure (114 psi), less than a human bite. So you'd feel a big pinch if one closed on you, but not dangerous! They generally don't want you in their shells with them, so they'll reopen if you keep still, and large clams often can't close completely […]
