It is somewhat ironic that he pointed to observation of the world as the source of knowledge but then didn’t do any experiments to verify his observations.
Allowing that popes have always been chosen from among human beings, each brings some strengths and some weaknesses. John XXIII (23rd) was the one who started opening the Catholic Church with the Vatican Council. Alas, he died before completing the task but he opened the windows. His successors were more conservative. John Paul II had been a bishop in Poland and much of his attention was on liberating communist countries. Francis reminds me of John 23rd in many ways. I pray that he survives long enough that his pastoral approach will prosper among his successors.
Medical studies indicate that DST is harmful to our bodies. Also, in the winter, we are asking our children to wait for the bus and travel to school in the dark. Both of those increase the risk of accidents. Then there are all the studies about teens and sleep. All in all DST has been a bad idea from the get-go.
My favorite physics demo: Get 4 to 6 children on the outer edge of the circle holding onto the rails. Several people start the merry-go-round moving until it is fairly fast. On a signal, all the children try to pull themselves into the center. As they do several things happen. First, they discover that moving toward the center is hard. Second, a look of amazement comes on their faces as they realize that they are going much faster but no one is still pushing the circle. It is like magic.
Actually, ambidextrous.