What Brian Greene says here is correct, but I wouldn’t hold my breath. As my colleague Wally Rippel points out, very few Americans, especially young ones, cannot even name (let alone admire) a single living scientist.
Category: Renewables – Science
Have We Reached the End of the Line?
A considerable amount of evidence points to the “evolutionary cul de sac” theory in anthropology, the concept that humankind has progressed to a point that its own destruction is imminent. We have big brains, but we’re a horribly tribal and …
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Rejection of Science May Be Lethal, Rethink This While You Still Can
A reader presented the meme at left. My response: I’m sure you’re quite skilled with Google searches. But that’s quite an accusation to level against 1.01 million U.S. doctors, 5.5 million nurses, and the entire rest of this country’s medical …
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How Science Gets Done
Questioning existing scientific beliefs, forming new hypotheses, conducting experiments, analyzing the results, writing papers, subjecting them to peer review, and, if everything suggests that the findings are correct, publishing the new theory broadly….all of this is the way scientists do …
“12X Better Than Solar Panels? Invention Takes Country by Storm! Invest Now!”
Technology “leaked from NASA.” Rumors say it’s the most efficient new source of energy. To me, nothing says high efficiency energy generation better than a fan belt and a rubber mallet.
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Ron DeSantis Vs. Vaccinations
Will DeSantis’ war on vaccines have consequences? Of course. Many thousands of people will die needlessly, and countless others will become horrifically ill, and will never fully recover. But think of the upside. Consider how all this will inspire the …
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Technology at Work
The maps of the Netherlands here remind us of the triumph of science and technology. We are savages in many respects, but our “big brains” have enabled us to do great things. Our problem lies in the fact that most …
Beating Science into a Bloody Pulp
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy asks: Want to combat the “science” your child is taught at school? Sign up now to receive a free digital copy of A Parent’s Guide to Countering Green Ideologies! They offer the hole in …
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How Evangelical Christians Have Changed Over Time
How are they different? Glad you asked. The only difference is that they are relatively few in number, and have no power to burn heretics at the stake.
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How to Make the Most Important Decisions of Our Lives
The meme here is from an anti-vaxxer reader, who seems concerned about the health and safety of my children, both of whom have been vaccinated against COVID-19, btw. Of course, none of us can undo any of the decisions we’ve …
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