Twitter says it’s working on bringing its “read the article before you retweet it” prompt to all users “soon.” The company began testing the prompt in June, which shows [...]
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Do you feel strongly about scientific literacy? Here’s an opportunity to have your voice heard! You don’t have to be a scientist to contribute to this pro [...]
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Human hearts replaced by 10,000 RPM artificial pump with no pulseDoctors Bud Frazier and Billy Cohn have devised an artificial replacement that provides a continuous flow o [...]
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Climate protests in London 2019 It’s really cool how everyone suddenly cares about the environment. What’s not so cool is that many of these people do not ca [...]
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How many of you have been forced to use the APA style for academic articles? If you have you know it can be a pain in the butt. What do capitalized letters matte [...]
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There are five naked eye planets that you can learn to recognize in the night sky. These are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Unless you count the Earth. Learni [...]
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In short we founded SLM (Scientific Literacy Matters) to promote a more reasonable way of thinking in society. It’s been shown time, and time again, that most things ailing humanity comes from ignorance or misinformation. War, poverty, oppression; all things that stem from misconceptions.
Emily Carney has written articles for AmericaSpace, Ars Technica, and other online outlets throughout the last decade. She founded the Space Hipsters group on Facebook in 2011, and has her own spaceflight blog called This Space Available Scientific literacy is key to developing the critical thinking processes that are essential to fueling future […]
Scientists at NASA were puzzled on October 13, 2014 when the LRO sent back this distorted image. In a press release NASA states that the only explanation is that the LRO was hit by a meteoroid and that had shook the camera mid exposure. To verify this theory, the LRO team used a computer model that […]
The pale blue dot. It’s what astronomer Carl Sagan called our home planet when he viewed it from the furthest vantage point a picture of Earth was ever taken. It’s also a beautiful speech, which many agree that everyone should listen very carefully to. The speech brings about a feeling that our problems might not […]
The Overview Effect, first described by author Frank White in 1987, is an experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and mankind’s place upon it. Common features of the experience are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for […]
To me it’s hilarious that there are still people who believe we didn’t land on the moon, despite the overwhelming evidence. But then so is the case with many things. Some people think the earth is flat, global warming, conspiracy theories. It’s sad really.
The Problem With Statistical Evidence
Carl Sagan On The Issue Of 'God'
If Two Pieces Of Metal Touch In Space They Stick Together Permanently
Electric Cars Are Actually Terrible for the Environment!
Study Attempts To Identify The Most Ignorant Countries In The World
Neil deGrasse Tyson Addresses The Current Scientific Illiteracy Crisis
Wise Words By Carl Sagan About Scientific Literacy
Infographic: 20 Cognitive Biases
Didn’t read it? Shouldn’t tweet it, Twitter says
Call For Statements From Science Proponents
First Artificial Heart Transplant Is Old News. Why Are People Dying From Heart Failure 2020?
Saving The Environment By Stunting Progress?
When You’re Big Enough You Can Make Your Own Grammatical Rules
Learn How to Spot Planets with the Naked Eye
Neil deGrasse Tyson Speaks out on Science Activism
How We Got To Where We Are
