Tag: March for Science

A few years ago we had the “March for Science,” and it occurred to me that most of the people who participated in it were pretty bright folks.  It would be interesting to know their average IQ; I would speculate …

We March According To Our IQ Read More »

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It seems a good time to look at the year 2017 in review, and to take us there, here’s the Public Broadcasting System’s “News Hour” reporting on the subject.

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This isn’t an original thought, but it’s a good one.  It was expressed yesterday by the Governor of Vermont, who said something like, “The only good thing about the Trump presidency  is that it has turned tens of millions of …

The Dialectic: Activism Blossoms Under the Trump Presidency Read More »

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A particularly abrasive commenter notes on my post about the March for Science: What you are really saying is: “March for the Science I support!” Come on, dude; that’s not what I’m saying at all, and you know it.  Science …

“Science” Means Something Very Specific Read More »

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A friend marvels at the enormous participation in the March for Science, wondering why this is so popular.  My belief: Science is a pretty noncontroversial issue.  I know there are hard-line religious zealots who don’t like the contradiction to various …

Supporting Science Is Hardly Controversial Read More »

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2GreenEnergy super-supporter Cameron Atwood sent me this a few days ago, in advance of Earth Day: Cameron:  Craig, here’s a letter written to students by Senator Gaylord Nelson for the silver-anniversary Earth Day in 1995:

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Here we have 2GreenEnergy editor Craig Shields standing in the middle of Santa Barbara’s main drag checking out those marching for science at the 2017 Earth Day.

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