This looks great. My only challenge is “ignoring nonsense.” The problem is that literally everyone ignores what they believe to be nonsense, whether it’s climate science or voodoo. Most Americans think that Trump, with his constant barrage of lies and …
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Flat Earth Society
First of all, I believe there are far fewer of these crackpots than are commonly thought to exist. The presence of social media serves to distort this. To answer the question, there are QAnon conspiracy theorists who simply believe that …
The Brave Bill Nye
This pic of Bill Nye reminds me of all the radio and television interviews I did when I was promoting my books a decade ago. I never asked too much about the audience demographics in advance; I just presumed they …
Ignorance Doesn’t Have to be a Problem
I dispute that scientifically illiterate adults are a problem, rather that the issue is scientifically illiterate adults in positions of power. There is nothing we can do–or need to do–about the 100 million or so adult Americans who couldn’t tell …
Why We Trust Scientists
At left is a meme supporting the mode of thinking employed by conspiracy theorists, i.e., that they, unlike the rest of us, “have the cognitive capacity to think critically for themselves.” In fact, the reason that reasonable people trust science …
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Climate Science Is Easy, Doing Something About It Isn’t
I spend a decent amount of time trying to improve my understanding of particle physics and quantum mechanics. The subject is difficult, but it’s important in our world today, and therefore I believe it’s worth some of my resources. By …
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Science and Critical Thinking
The author of the cartoon here conflates “capacity for critical thinking” and the “training to conduct scientific research,” even though they are two different things. When it comes to space exploration, disease control, climate science, etc., all the critical thinking …
Big Insurance Follows Climate Science, But You’re Under No Obligation to Do the Same
At left we see the decisions that Allstate and State Farm have made re: climate change. If you live in a trailer park and get your “news” from Fox, Newsmax, and QAnon, you’re probably a climate denier, an anti-vaxxer, a …
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From EcoWatch: Montana Governor Signs Bill Banning State Agencies From Analyzing Climate Impacts
As anyone could have predicted, Republicans are lining up behind the fight to ensure that the world suffers the most severe effects of climate change. The reasoning is simple: Democrats accept the findings of science, and therefore, the GOP must …
U.S. Forest Service Is Onboard with Climate Science
I just met a hydrology engineer who works for the U.S. Forest Service, which is an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture; it administers the nation’s 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands, managing 193 million acres of land. …
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