Question: As shown at left, the advent of Trumpism has made “experts” out of people who know essentially nothing about certain subjects. The U.S. has a completely workable relationship with China when it comes to the import/export of food. Is …
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When You Choose to Educate Your Kid in Oklahoma, You Run a Considerable Risk
I hate to say something so callous, but maybe when you choose to send your kid to school in a state that ranks 49th out of 50, you deserve exactly what you get. Yes, public high school students in Oklahoma …
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Those at Extreme Latitudes Face Challenges
As asserted at left, there are people who know Norway as the country where “the sun never sets.” And that is true of the northern part of the country in mid-summer. However, most people with elementary school educations understand that …
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Sexuality Is Normally Politicized, But Here’s Some Science on the Matter for Those Who May Care
In a recent post about the meme at left, entitled It’s OK to be Ignorant, Just Keep it to Yourself, I wrote “If you agree, you’re ignorant when it comes to biology.” This type of stupidity has a fantastic level …
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It’s OK to be Ignorant, Just Keep it to Yourself
Just saw this on Facebook. What I would say: 1) If you agree, you’re ignorant when it comes to biology. 2) If you agree and you post this to social medial, you’re both ignorant and mean. #1 and #2 are …
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Keeping Us Stupid
At this point, no one knows the ultimate fate of American institutions like National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting System (PBS). To be fair, we can only speculate as to the reason that they’re under attack by the …
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The Media Has Lied . . .
I know, right? For example, take the New York Times, founded in the 1850s. All of a sudden, in 2016, after more than 150 years, they started lying with just horrible consistency that Donald Trump became the only credible source …
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Trump and the Truth
The average price of gas in the U.S. today is $3.165 per gallon. This is a fact, not an opinion. However, as shown at left, that means precisely zero to Trump and his followers, for whom the truth has no …
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Electricity from Rain? Can’t Believe It?
Well, it’s real. It’s call piezoelectricity. It’s the phenomenon where certain materials generate an electric charge when subjected to mechanical stress. Now, of course, the stress caused by falling raindrops is extremely small, so we’re talking about amounts of electrical …
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Understanding High School Chemistry Can Help You Spot BS
The meme here is total BS. How do I know? CO2 is one of the products (stuff on the right side of the arrow) in CH4 + O2 -> CO2 + H2O + energy, the combustion of methane, which is …
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