I met a young couple the other day who politely asked me about solar and wind, and the environmental problems they cause. I responded that “there is no such thing as a free lunch.” In other words, there are no …
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Solar and Wind Are Not a Perfect Solution
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Whom Do You Consult on Matters of Science?
Imagine that there actually is an increase in the number of beached whales in New England and that you want to know the cause. You can ask a marine biologist who’s been studying this subject for more than 20 years, …
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Science Continually Learns More
The words at left are a sickening reminder that there are still many millions of American idiots who believe that Dr. Anthony Fauci and the rest of the U.S. medical establishment lied to them about COVID-19. After 50 years of …
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They Do it Differently in Denmark: What This Means
Some nations care about their future, and others simply don’t. That’s the only message that can possibly be taken away from what Denmark does to educate its young people. Here in the United States, we have rich people getting richer, and …
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Can Technology Save Us?
While there’s no clear answer here, the preponderance of scientific minds through the ages have been and continue to be pessimistic, for the precise reason that Newton asserted at left. It’s entirely possible that humankind, with its blend of greed, …
How to Recognize BS
Have you ever wondered how to spot a fake, even if you’re not trained in science? Here’s a good example. Solar PV is ~25% efficient. 12 times that is 300%. So this device outputs 3 times more energy than what …
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Is There Value in an Educated Populace?
This theme, that education is indoctrination and is actually harmful to our personhood, is extremely popular now, but largely among our nation’s uneducated people. This could be called “sour grapes,” but some (uneducated) people won’t know what this means. We’re …
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A Man of Paradoxes
I would describe what Rousseau said about himself here as “gutsy.” Most of us don’t want paradoxes in our mental lives; such “cognitive dissonance” as it is called is an uncomfortable phenomenon.
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If Humans Are So Intelligent, Why Are We Destroying Our Only Home?
The answer to Dr. Goodall seems to be that intelligence is only one of the characteristics that makes humankind unique on this planet. Into the soup, we need to add extra ingredients: especially greed and cruelty. From there, we can …
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PBS and NPR
While it’s true that PBS and NPR inform the viewer/lister, it’s not just evangelical Christians that have issues with this. More than 77 million people voted for Trump in 2024, and precious few of them want to see an American …
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