Gerald Maynard, who submitted the meme at left, apparently has a “thing” for spreading disinformation. Not exactly a virtue, I would submit. The average retail electricity price in the U.S. is $0.11/kWh, so a full charge of Tesla’s largest battery …
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Why We Elect Idiots
Perhaps “idiots” is the wrong word. The actual driver behind our electing the people shown at left is that many of us are desperate to be told that what we believe is true, even though if it’s plainly incorrect. Take …
Does Money Buy Happiness?
Re: The meme here, to use a term from economics, I would say that the “marginal utility” of a living wage is quite high, but it trails off after that. It’s kind of like your first sandwich when you’re hungry …
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More on the Future of Christianity
I mentioned my friend Glenn Doty, both a Christian and a chemist/physicist, in a recent post about the future of Christianity, in which I argued that religion is largely impervious to attacks from science, insofar as a significant percentage of …
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The Role of Work in One’s Life
I have a few reactions to this meme that I hope readers will find meaningful: Work, in the right context, is actually closer to play. I’m reminded of what Dustin Hoffman said, “I’m a horrible vacationer. I look at a …
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“Ex-Republicans”
With Trump’s crimes all over the media, a bible-thumper as House Speaker, jackasses like Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene, and the concerted effort to ban abortion, one would think there would be massive defections from the Republican Party. Astonishingly, …
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“A Heating Device that Consumes Only a Small Amount of Energy”
Here’s a product for people with virtually no understanding of science. The efficiency of electric heaters is very close to 100%. If I were Elon Musk, I’d have a team of people hunting down criminals who were using my likeness …
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Technology Is a Double-Edged Sword
Tocqueville wrote this in the early 19th Century, and there is no doubt that he made an excellent point, given the times. Had he been alive today, however, I doubt he’d be singing the same tune. Technology, while it is …
We Needn’t Promote Hatred
It’s well-known that millions of Americans spend a great deal of time watching football on television, particularly on Sundays, when most of the professional games are played. Though I was paying only casual attention to yesterday’s contests, I happened to …
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EV Charging Scam
Over the years, I’ve commented on attempts to raise investment capital via business plans that are strong on identifying a problem, but are extremely weak on offering a reasonable solution. Here’s a great example, whose founders claim to have an …
