In my post called “In Celebration of Science,” I tried to provoke a discussion on how we come to know things. In response, a reader notes: At least one component of deciphering the truth lies in being able to tap …
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Will Mississippi “Succeed” from the Union?
OK, this guy is a boob. Fine. Like Mississippi succeeds at anything anyway. His presence in our world, however, raises an interesting question: What would have happened if Lincoln had simply told Jefferson Davis….
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In Celebration of Science
How do we come to know things? What information sources do we trust? These are important questions, since we live in a world so large and rapidly changing that we’re able to personally verify almost nothing we believe we know …
American Education Will Now Start To Improve, and It Couldn’t Have Happened Soon Enough
If I had to pick the aspect of a Biden presidency that I’m happiest to see, I guess I’d go with honesty. It’s not that Biden personally or Democrats generally are impeccably honest, but rather that what they’re replacing is …
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Trump: Doctors Profit from Over-Reporting COVID
How much is too much? When does it end? Rhetorical questions, to be sure. But here’s a real one: Given that the support of Trump from physicians is now essentially zero, how many constituencies are left?
Trump and COVID-19: A Catastrophe Built on Lies
Those trying to arrive at the truth behind what Trump is claiming re: COVID-19 will learn a great deal from the video here. Please take a few minutes and check out what a former CDC intelligence officer says about a …
Using Basic Science to Analyze Claims
Does the meme here seem possible? After all, the candles will heat the clay pot, which will radiate heat into the room. Let’s examine this for a second. First, note that neither the clay pot nor the bricks add power; …
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Voters Be Warned: Biden Will Listen to the Scientists
Claiming that voters should re-elect you because your opponent will “listen to the scientists” might sound outlandish; it certainly would have been a laughable error anytime prior to the year 2020 and the vast ocean of ignorance that surrounds it. …
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Video on Transportation Offers Physics Quiz
Here’s a video that’s been circulating on social media. Eventually, Bill Moore of EVWorld.com fame, asked, “Okay, someone explain the physics here. Newton’s 3rd law of action/reaction. Air being forced into an umbrella is dispersed into a wider surface area …
New Environmental Prize
From the New York Times: LONDON — Prince William on Thursday announced the establishment of an environmental prize worth 50 million pounds, or $65 million, that will reward climate change solutions over the next 10 years, saying it was an …
