Op-ed

True Diversity Is Location Based

We humans are trying to brave a new frontier. Diversity. We are trying to create a world where everyone is… Read More

Saving The Environment By Stunting Progress?

Climate protests in London 2019 It's really cool how everyone suddenly cares about the environment. What's not so cool is… Read More

How We Got To Where We Are

When I look around I see poverty, destruction of nature, inequality.  I see a celebration of ignorance and apathy.  I’d… Read More

Robots in workplace ‘could create double the jobs they destroy’

I've been saying this myself for years. One job is replaced by a robot, that requires a whole team to… Read More

Electric Cars Are Actually Terrible for the Environment!

You have surely seen this headline before. Maybe you read the article, maybe you just sighed and moved on. Read More Read More

Scientific Literacy Isn’t just Knowing Science Facts

This post relates a lot to the above quote. When people think of scientific literacy it makes sense that they… Read More

Koko – A Tribute to the Gorilla Who Knew Sign Language

The worlds coolest gorilla has died (yes even cooler than Harambe). You see this Gorilla could speak with humans using… Read More

The War on Drugs Is a War on People

This an important message from one of the main founders of SLM, Matt Bump, which has had a terrible fate… Read More

Astronomy As A Tourist Attraction

I travel a lot, and during my travels I have encountered many places where astronomy is a central part of… Read More

Why We Founded Scientific Literacy Matters

In short we founded SLM (Scientific Literacy Matters) to promote a more reasonable way of thinking in society. It’s been… Read More