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 […]
A quick word on “Personal proof”
I would support personal proof if it was also Universal. Universal evidence that is bound to the scientific method. Because in a way, you can personally witness proof of any said event or objective fact. It’s best understood when peer reviewed or under the scrutiny or viewing of another human being, several. Lots of people are […]
We live in a world where: (WK2)
The Universe does not have a plan for you, in the sense that you might wish it would. Chemically it does, mathematically it does, with theories rigorously tested and confirmed over and over, we have unlocked some secrets.We know things we were never evolved to understand. It’s as if we can see the outline of an image, […]
We live in a world where: Weekly Superstition Update
This is the first part of a weekly update that will highlight silly and pseudo-scientific things that humans tend do do without really thinking about it. We live in a world where…. Primates dress other primates in other species remains.. Where people are freaked out by genitalia.. Where persecuted people are blamed for wanting an […]
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 is […]
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.