Funny cartoon, but only so if we can let go of the fact that the hats don’t cause the ignorance; it’s the ignorance that causes the hats.
Author: craigshields
The Battle for Our Children’s Health
It’s good to know that the medical community is putting up a fight against the anti-science crackpots in the Trump administration.
Tagged with: nti-science crackpots in the Trump administration
What’s Going on Here?
The gorgeous meme at left poses an interesting question: Are things getting worse, or simply more overt? Well, let’s compare today’s world with the one we lived in 50 years ago. In 1975, with Gerald Ford at the helm, how …
Tagged with: Rejection of basic science
EPA Proposes to Remove Itself from the Climate Change Mitigation Business
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (@epagov) released a proposal that would gut the 2009 Endangerment Finding and undermine the foundational scientific finding that global warming pollution endangers public health and the environment. At the same time, it’s repealing strong car …
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Tagged with: climate change mitigation
Why Discuss Political Philosophy?
Re: the opinion expressed at left, I’m not naive enough to think that I’m changing the political philosophy of any significant number of my friends who happen to be Trumpers with my blog and other writings. That said, I find …
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“Pure” Opportunity Here
Here’s a call for investors to pump money into a Michigan-based start-up that claims it will produce small commuter aircraft with drone-like rotors. Oh. Well, I guess if it’s “pure” opportunity, it must be pretty special. I’d pass if it …
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Australia’s Solar Train
Let’s do some math and physics associated with the claim made here. The typical passenger train requires about 5 megawatts. If the average efficiency of solar PV is 25%, and its capacity factor is also 25%, and the solar irradiance …
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America CAN Make Progress
The quote at left comes from former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich. While I don’t disagree, it would be possible to bifurcate this into separate pieces. Piece #1: Get rid of Trump, and to whatever degree possible, everything he represents: …
Is College a Good “Investment”?
We need to start by defining the word “investment.” In the strict sense of dollars in versus dollars out, the subject can be debated; there are plenty of wealthy people who made their money without degrees. On the other hand, …
There’s a Good Reason that Trump “Loves the Uneducated”
A college education isn’t required to see that Trump is a sociopathic con man, but it helps.
