In a recent post, China Lies at the Crux of the Effort to Mitigate Climate Change, I mentioned the primary impediment to our efforts to mitigate climate change, i.e., that our political and economic world is divided into 200+ sovereign …
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Carl Sagan Would Be Rolling Over in His Grave
Carl Sagan left us in 1996. If this is what he thought while he was still on this planet, it’s hard to imagine the pity and contempt with which he would regard this nation in its current mentally defective condition.
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The Glorification of Stupidity
Tragically, we lost American astronomer Carl Sagan to cancer in 1996. But before he left, he bestowed upon us wisdom that went far beyond the study of the universe. At left is an example. If he were alive today, it’s …
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Our Epiphany About War
Until Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, I would have said that the “new consciousness” that Carl Sagan posited here did not exist. Now, we may be facing a turning point. Putin is reviled by virtually everyone on Earth. Yes, he …
Anti-Vaxxers and the Glorification of Stupidity
Here’s a Facebook post of an old friend. I guess that means she’s an anti-vaxxer. And probably believes the pandemic is a hoax? So sad. Even worse that she advertises it. It’s bad to be ignorant; it’s worse to be …
Carl Sagan Didn’t Suffer Fools Gladly
Carl Sagan died in 1996. Maybe it’s good that he couldn’t see what the United States looks like now. We don’t dabble in stupidity. We bathe in it. We elect it president. We have a cult of 74 million voters …
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Happy Earth Day!
My wife, daughter and I are on our way out the door, headed for the local celebration of Earth Day.
Sustainablilty and Earth’s Significance in the Universe
The late astronomer Carl Sagan (pictured on right) enjoyed a period of well-deserved popularity in the latter part of the 20th Century; he was known for his ability to distill the essence of high-level astrophysics and bring it entertainingly into our …
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