A Radiolab podcast that I happened across a few weeks ago presented the work of certain scientists to the effect that there are probably no overriding principles of order to the universe, and that, in general, “chaos reigns,” as they …
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Science Is Beautiful
It could be argued that the meme here is an attack on religion, and that’s partly true. Yet what makes it so remarkable is the idea that there are no “universal truths.” That’s quite a statement, when you think about …
New Product Available, Offered To Morons Only
With each passing year, as the ignorance of the average American becomes ever more profound, products are being put on the market, designed to extract money from their wallets. For $329, you can have this “meticulously designed Tempest Weather System …
Rejection of Science
Actually, let’s all think back on that. Did any of us grow up disbelieving in science? We certainly all had people in our lives who sucked at science, but up until recently, they were thought of as merely stupid, and …
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Omnism
If you have to believe something that isn’t founded in science, I suppose omnism is as good as anything. It certainly sounds better than nihilism, i.e., that we live meaningless lives, alone, surrounded by an icy cold universe that is …
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Here Comes the Starship Enterprise
This fellow claims that his plane’s propulsion mechanism consists of two wires that are charged to have a potential difference of 40K volts, the first of which ionizes nitrogen atoms, causing them to be strongly attracted to the second, via …
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America’s Cult of Ignorance
Illinois State Professor Emeritus George Kiser gave us the marvelous quote here. It’s not clear when he actually wrote this, but, since he’s obviously referring to the United States, it was probably fairly recently. Yes, as suggested below, America has …
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Ether
The meme here raises some interesting points, but it’s loaded with errors. The existence of ether was an assumption in pre-20th Century physics, before the nature of light was understood. It was believed that the propagation of light waves must …
Questioning the Science
The concept here is one we frequently hear from grocery store clerks, landscape architects, right-wing news anchors, and others whose lack of scientific training render them completely incapable of “questioning the science.” Btw, doesn’t Charles Schulz have any living descendants? …
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Event Planners Would Do Well To Avoid Venues in Moral Hellholes
I’m with you, pal. I used to attend the large tech conferences in Orlando. I wonder how many event organizers today are thinking: Ya know what? People of intelligence and compassion resent the living hell out of this state. Let’s …
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