I grant that it’s not completely fair to look to Norway as an exemplar of what the United States should be doing re: taxation/wealth distribution, social services, and environmental responsibility. The Norwegians have a small, homogeneous population, abundant clean energy …
Category: Renewables – Science
Stupidity in Canada Wasn’t Spontaneous Generation
One has to think that the meme here is on point. How could the mass stupidity and hatred we have in the United States wind up in Canada if they didn’t learn it from their neighbors to the south?
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Who Needs Education?
This is funny, until you think about it. Yes, we can remove the academics from school and replace them with practical or vocational studies like farming, carpentry, or, in this case, tax prep. But then we accelerate the dwindling spiral …
Why Americans Reject Science
Those wishing to know why present-day Americans are so vehement in their rejection of science, consider this piece from Bertrand Russell: “It is science that has destroyed the belief in witchcraft, magic and sorcery. It is science that has made …
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What Are We Teaching Our Kids?
Re: the question at left, Reader A replies: Maybe as an elective but not part of the main curriculum. Too few people use it. Reader B responds: Not true! MANY people use cursive writing! I know I still do. It …
Tagged with: appreciation of nature
Our Rights Have Limits, But That’s a Hard Concept To Communicate To Dullards
It’s funny how people, I’m talking about good and intelligent people, persist in coming up with analogies re: regulations that help us deal with COVID. The goal, of course, is to help selfish morons understand that their rights are limited …
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My Dinner with Andre
The 1981 flick “My Dinner with Andre” represented a departure from traditional filmmaking across several different dimensions. No plot, no character development, no cinematography, no tension, and certainly no denouement. At the same time, it’s thoroughly worthwhile.
Automotive Engineering Breakthrough?
Here’s a story of some people who developed a product that plugs into a car’s cigarette lighter and enabled them to drive 3300 miles off a single tank of gas. They say, “Its fuel efficiency is off the charts!” Actually, …
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Kids Don’t Die Because They Read
Kids dead? Regrettable, but overall, not a problem. Kids ignorant? Perfect. Anything’s OK, really, except kids capable of critical thinking and compassion for others who may not look like them. Guess how many of the young people shown here believe …
EPA to Restore Mercury Pollution Rules that Were Axed By the Trump Administration
Science has been aware of the toxicity of mercury and the other heavy metals for more than half a century. This is why we have unleaded gasoline and a campaign to remove lead-based paints. True to form, the Trump administration, …
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