At left is a good example of what I mean when I say, “It hasn’t been a good couple of hundred years for philosophers.” In Locke’s day, the 18th Century, it was the province of philosophy to make statements that …
Category: Renewables – Science
Contesting the Legitimacy of Vaccinations
Perhaps the only advantage to living in the 21st Century is the expanse of technology that extends our lifespans, while making our existences healthier, more productive, and more rewarding. Ironically, we Americans are actually retrogressing when it comes to the …
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Culturally, the U.S. Is Turning Even Further Away from Science
Astrophysicist Brian Greene makes an excellent point here, but I’m not holding my breath. In the brief (15-year) period of time since the launch of 2GreenEnergy, our public education standards have continued to deteriorate, while our kids’ interest in science …
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Atheism and Humor
What happens when you combine British comedy with a disbelief in the supreme being? You get Ricky Gervais, who, as suggested at left, has a biting sense of humor.
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Parallels Between Ancient Greece and Modern America
I recall asking a docent at the Getty Villa Museum that houses antiquities how it was possible that the people of ancient Greece both developed mathematics, philosophy, democracy , etc. and believed that the god Mercury pulled the sun across …
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Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Beef and Logical Fallacies
Question: Take a peek at the meme at left, and examine it for poor logic. A cow eating grass isn’t bad for the planet. The beef industry that is driving unprecedented levels of deforestation–in particular, the destruction of the Amazon …
Ending Property Taxes
Property taxes are how we fund public schools. Unless we want illiterate children, we need property taxes. Of course, we’re headed in the direction of mass ignorance anyway. The popular conception among the MAGA right is that education cranks out …
Quick Post on the Second Law of Thermodynamics
I had a physics professor in college who told our class, “When most people go to Germany they tend to take river cruises and drink white wine. Physicists visit Boltzmann’s grave.” I hadn’t thought about this statement in a very …
Studying Math
The drawing here reminds me of a kid I tutored who introduced himself as follows, “Hi, Mr. Shields. I’m Andy. I hate math and it hates me.” Of course, I chuckled amiably and tried to reassure him that we were …
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That’s Kinda Pathetic
I had to laugh when I came across the meme here. A few weeks ago, I ran into two ladies who had been friends since they were children. One said, “Gosh we’ve known one another for a long time. We’re …
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