“[I]t is necessary to welcome exile and take advantage of banishment.” Félix Pyat was a French revolutionary and former playwright who fled France after the “disastrous radical unrest” of June 13, 1849, due to fear of prosecution. While he was conflicted about his exile, he learned to embrace it because being exiled meant he and his fellow revolutionaries could express their ideas away from the repressive, anti-free press French government. He believes that perhaps they were “destined” to be exiled so they could better understand their cause. Read full article here
Science
An Eerie Poisonous Fog
If you’re visiting a farm, keep an eye out for an ominous-looking bronze fog. Nitrogen tetroxide, a red-orange gas, is made by certain bacteria during fermentation when oxygen is lacking in the crop. The lack of oxygen causes the bacteria to use the nitrate within the crops, which then produces nitrogen tetroxide. Inhalation of the gas is known to cause permanent lung damage or kill people and livestock. To prevent this, farmers have started performing nitrate tests after four weeks of fermentation. Read full article here
Merv
November 30, 2022
