Author Archives: Dennis SILVERMAN

About Dennis SILVERMAN

I am a retired Professor of Physics and Astronomy at U C Irvine. For two decades I have been active in learning about energy and the environment, and in reporting on those topics for a decade. For the last four years I have added science policy. Lately, I have been reporting on the Covid-19 pandemic of our times.

Dependence of University of California Grants and Student Aid on Federal Grants

This is the data from the UC website on funding from all sources and from Federal Sources.  There also is a news report and assurance at the end from UC President Michael V. Drake that the University will maintain Diversity … Continue reading

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Looking Back Through Photos of “Were We Better Off Then” for President 45.

Looking Back Through Photos of “Were We Better Off Then?” for President 45. The ex-45th President has called on all of us to remember what it was like during his term (reign in this case) in office.  As a Patriot, … Continue reading

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San Diego County, New Cancers and Cancer Deaths, 2017-2021

Here’s a link to the CDC cancer data for San Diego County, California.

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Los Angeles County, California, Rates of New Cancers and Cancer Deaths, 2017-2021

 

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Orange County, California, Rates of New Cancers and Cancer Deaths From 2017-2021

 

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Leading Risk Factors for New Cancers in 2021 and Their Demographics

The leading Risk Factors for New Cases are presented in the new CDC cancer data analysis.  In order of new cases per 100,000 they are Tobacco (173.8 per 100,000), Obesity (169.8), Alcohol (131.5), Physical Inactivity (92.4), and they also add … Continue reading

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California Rates of New Cancers and Cancer Deaths from 2017-2021

We use the new CDC analysis of Cancer data yearly averaged from 2017-2021 to get Rates per 100,000 for New Cancers and Cancer deaths.  We also cover the top 10 cancers, and breakdowns by gender and race and ethnicity classification. … Continue reading

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Reduction in the Rates of New Cancers and Cancer Deaths in the US and in California, Texas, Florida, and New York

New data on Rates of New Cancers and Cancer Deaths in the US from the CDC, which are adjusted for age distribution, show systematic reductions in both over the last 23 years.  We first show this in data maps for … Continue reading

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Problems with Telepathy and Teleportation and their Supplementation with Science

Problems with Telepathy and Teleportation and their Supplementation with Science First of all, why is sending ideas to another person considered a “pathy”, or a disease of some sort.  This is something people might have thought about in past ages, … Continue reading

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Climate Change in the Second Trump Reich

Climate Change in the Second Trump Reich In the last few weeks, events involving Donald Trump have completely dumped the responsible US plans under President Biden to reduce and eventually end the US contributions to climate change. Briefly, the events … Continue reading

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