Readers who happen to be Facebook users may want to sign up for science and math quizzes in their feeds. The question at left is rare, in that it has no right answer. Someone suggested Isaac Newton, which is reasonable. …
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John Oliver Makes Yet One More Good Point
Sometimes things have a way of working out for the best. Similar to what John Oliver says here about policemen, there are science teachers who have quit because they refuse to get vaccinated. So, whom have we lost in that …
Don’t Texas My Virginia
Readers from outside the U.S. who may not be following the depravations of American politics will not likely understand the billboard here. Texas is governed by a man who is anti-vaccination, anti-science in general, anti-voter rights, and rapidly anti-abortion. The …
The Lighter Side of Conspiracy Theories
It’s good to know that there is an occasional laugh associated with this phenomenon that seems to have taken over a significant number of Americans’ minds. Keep in mind, however, that some conspiracy theories are true. It appears that we …
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What Happens When Peevish Children Grow Up?
Is there a correlation between the tantrums of infants and the atrocious behavior these people display when they become adults? Probably. This, I’m sure, is more of a joke than anything, but it does shed light on the terrible conduct …
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In Science, Pride Goeth Before a Fall
Imagine you’re a physicist in the late 19th Century. Everything pertaining to mechanics, electrodynamics, and the wave theory of light is already in the bag. Einstein is still working in a patent office in Switzerland. The idea that light can …
Tucker Carlson on Vaccinations: Your Freedom Is at Stake
We live in a time in which unfettered greed has driven us to places of unimaginable cruelty. Tucker Carlson is the Fox “News” anchor with the highest ratings of all these pigs, and thus brings in the most ad revenue. …
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COVID-19 Vaccinations
Here’s a conversation I had with an elderly friend that I thought I’d share. Friend: When are you going to get vaccine booster? Me: I’m not sure. Whenever I’m told to. Is there any other way to proceed? I mean, …
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Another Post on Quantum Physics
It’s hard to argue against the father of our understanding of the atom, Niels Bohr, but I’ve always been taken by what the more recent physicist Richard Feynman said, “If you think you understand quantum mechanics then you don’t understand …
Quantum Physics is Befuddling
This made me smile. Most of the physics that have been developed in the last 120 years is counterintuitive, to put it mildly. This is a reminder that the human mind did not evolve so as to comprehend the secrets …
