This has been a crazy year and I’m not sure how it will end. I have a deep foreboding that our planet and the many species inhabiting it are going to start disappearing more rapidly than they already are. NASA has gone on record to say that they are trying to convince Donald J. Trump […]
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Category: General Science
We are animals too.
I can’t help myself, the one thing as a man of science that I can’t stand is when people say and act like humans are not animals. WE ARE ANIMALS. I will always make that point. We are not special, and that’s where that wannabe differentiation comes from. Have you seen a video of humans […]
It is well within our power to destroy our civilisation
Carl Sagan explains the immensity of space and time and the importance of the decisions we make now. Our choices as a species right now is what will decide whether we can colonize space, and survive beyond the lifteime of our planet, and the sun. That’s why scientific literacy is so important. We are all […]
How To Engage In A Friendly Debate
This is basically a guideline on how to not seem like a douche while still making it clear you’re in the right.
A Sucker is Born Every Second
Ladies and gentlemen. I think the confusion here is that you are all very ignorant. Is that the right word, ignorant? I mean stupid, primitive, unenlightened. You do not understand science, so you are afraid of it. Like a dog is afraid of thunder or balloons. To you, science is magic and witchcraft because you […]
Presidential Candidates Ranked By Their Supporters’ Grammar
This is fascinating approach to analyzing what kind of voters different parties candidates attract. Grammarly went to each candidate’s Facebook page, collecting comments that were at least 15 words long and expressed either positive or neutral feelings about the candidate. Then, researchers randomly selected at least 180 of those comments to analyze for each candidate.
Infographic: 20 Cognitive Biases
Cognitive biases, we’re all guilty of it. But it isn’t all that hard to avoid as long as you remember to consider it. Cognitive bias according to wikipedia: A cognitive bias refers to a systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment, whereby inferences about other people and situations may be drawn […]
Did Ahmeds Clock Look Like A Bomb?
The whole story surrounding the Ahmed’s clock debacle is incredibly unclear. From what I’ve gathered his engineering teacher saw the clock and told Ahmed to put it away as it could scare some people. Then and alarm on the clock went of and when Ahmed took it out of his backpack his English teacher freaked […]
What Is Pseudoscience? And How Not To Be Fooled
What is Pseudoscience? If you don’t know, chances are you’ve been fooled by it.. Pseudoscience is a claim, belief or practice which is falsely presented as scientific, but does not adhere to a valid scientific method, cannot be reliably tested, or otherwise lacks scientific status. -Wikipedia So in essence pseudoscience is any idea that […]
Neil deGrasse Tyson On the Importance Of Scientific Literacy
In this video Bill Moyers concludes his conversation with Neil deGrasse Tyson about why science literacy is critical to the future of our democracy, economy and standing in the world. They also discuss the dangers created by those who would deny scientific fact and block important research.