Filed under the heading: “Would be funnier if it weren’t so tragic,” or “One reaps what one sows.” What we’ve sown is a terrible public educational system that, due to underfunding, is getting worse each year. What we’re reaping is …
Signs of the American Education System in Decline Read More »
At left is a brief excerpt from Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle. Vonnegut doesn’t have quite the appeal to me that he held in my teens, but I still admire his sardonic wit, his observations that people are both stupid and …
Descartes told us that the only thing of which we can be certain is that the statement “I exist” is true every time we pronounce it or conceive it in our minds. In our real-world lives, however, no one needs …
We’re Never Absolutely Certain, But We Really Don’t Need To Be Read More »
Like all decent people, I’m a feminist. But I’m also a man of science, and the statement at left is simply incorrect biologically. Boys’ thoughts are often driven by girls’ bodies; it’s a scientific fact, and it has no moral …
We expend a good deal of resources here advocating for science. This may seem like a subject that should take care of itself, but sadly, it isn’t, given the influence of big money and religious fundamentalism. What is suggested in …
Venn diagrams, popularized by John Venn in the 1880s, show the logical relation between sets. Right around the time I was in elementary school in the early 1960s, set theory was becoming an important part of math curricula, and our …
Warning To Marketing Professionals: Beware of Things That Look Like Venn Diagrams Read More »
As suggested at left, some people are more qualified to present their views on certain subjects than others. Most of the world is appalled that Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s opinions on the pandemic are putting the health of 29 million …
Here’s a nifty new appliance for the scientifically/environmentally impaired. Just separate out the vegetables from the rest of your kitchen garbage, put the veggies into the container, plug it in, and go! Three hours and 1.2 kWhrs of electricity-turned-into-heat later, …
Using Large Amounts of Electricity to Make Microscopically Small Amount of Compost Read More »
When we think of Texas, we tend to call to mind tough-minded ranchers, pickup trucks with gun racks, cowboy boots, death penalty advocates, high school football as a virtual religion, and perhaps a few oil tycoons–each one a societal element …
The chart below suggests that Republicans/conservatives perceive the world as a more threatening, less beautiful place than their counterparts. This was also the finding of a related study, one performed in a university that measured unconscious or pre-conscious thought. The …
Why Liberals and Conservatives Can’t Change Each Other’s Minds Read More »
