At left is something that has been said by many of the worlds greatest minds, from Socrates to Bertrand Russell. It’s interesting to note that religious cults try to cultivate certainty in their members. In many cases, questioning the ideas …
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What Makes Atheists?
I’m not sure an atheist can answer this question, other than to say, “One either believes in things where there is evidence, or one doesn’t, and I was wired to be the former as opposed to the latter.” Speaking for …
Microbial Fuel Cells
The “discovery” that these four African girls supposedly made is called a microbial fuel cell, actually initiated in 1911 by an Englishman. Among the other misstatements here is the idea of “six hours of electricity.” How much electricity? That’s like …
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The Ongoing Attacks on Dr. Fauci Are a Curious Matter
Until a phone call last night, I was unaware that the ferocious censure of Dr. Anthony Fauci by the right-wing news media continues to this very moment. Apparently, all this ill-will is based on the idea he got the science …
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Vaccinations: “I Don’t Know Who Needs to Hear This….”
Well, I know exactly who needs to hear this (not that it will make any difference). There are two different, though related types of anti-vaxxers: 1) Those who carry with them the erroneous idea that vaccinations don’t work. It’s essentially …
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Americans Are Somehow Proud of Our Lack of Intelligence
The world lost Frank Zappa in 1993, and we baby boomers remember very well what American life was like back then. It wasn’t perfect, but it didn’t feature anywhere near the high-intensity, hammer-pounding stupidity that it does today. It’s impossible …
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The United States Is Running Backwards
Due to the demolition of U.S. education standards, American voters re-elected Donald Trump, whose administration is now poised to wage an all-out war against vaccinations and as many other elements of sciences as they can get their hands on. There …
“Classes” May Not Be So Bad After All
I’ll grant that the Albert Einsteins of the world are actually harmed by schooling. Of course they’re bored, but perhaps worse, their capacity to employ their creative genius is thwarted by the authority of the academic status quo. It’s worth …
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Both Sides?
I was on a Zoom call the other day with a guy who was defending Fox News on the basis that it’s “for people who want both sides of the story.” The cartoon at left speaks to this. If you’re …
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The Removal of Dams
The removal of dams is a good thing environmentally, but only if there is a low-carbon way to offset the loss of that clean energy onto the grid. There is a feature-length documentary on this subject called “Dam Nation” that …
