The scale of the universe mapped to branches of science.
“What makes people distrust science? Surprisingly, not politics” is an insightful piece recently penned in Aeon magazine by psychology professor Bastiaan T Rutjens. Continue reading Trust in Science
I read “CDC gets list of forbidden words: fetus, transgender, diversity,” in yesterday’s Washington Post. While the story is no doubt true I thought at first I was reading The Onion or hearing a George Carlin skit. Continue reading CDC gets list of forbidden words: fetus, transgender, diversity, science-based, evidence-based
An Opte Project visualization of routing paths through a portion of the Internet
Today the FCC’s Republican majority killed net neutrality. Why is this such a big deal? Continue reading Why Is Net Neutrality Important
New York Times food expert and op-ed columnist Mark Bittman wrote a recent piece, What Is the Purpose of Society? Continue reading Mark Bittman on the Purpose of Society
George Will has written one of the worst pieces I’ve ever read: “Climate change’s instructive past.” If my introductory college students had written this essay I would respond: “This is so poorly reasoned, please don’t expect to receive credit.” Or “I recommend an introductory logic class before you write another essay.” Or “Please don’t turn in such nonsense again.” Continue reading George Will on Climate Change: What’s Wrong With Him?