Epistemology is the study of what we know and how we know it. Previously, it may have been considered an abstract philosophical line of inquiry. Now, in 2018, partisans in the United States are divided over many issues including whether or not to believe what scientists say, what journalists report, what the President tweets, and …
Science, Evolution, and What We Know: 2018 Edition Read More »
The early Republican Presidential caucuses and primaries have put a spotlight on evangelical religious voters, reminding the secular (scientifically literate) community of the differences between their worldview and the one held by the Religious Right. Judging from the statements of candidates like Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Ben Carson, these evangelical voters display a lack …
Switching From Biblical End Times To The Doomsday Scenarios of Climate Science Read More »
With Congress barely able to do simple things like finance its basic operations, it is a stretch to think that they will be able to address a major problem like global climate change. The anti-science, backward-looking members of Congress who held the American economy hostage are the same ones expressing disbelief in basic climate science …
Don’t Flee to Mars, but Maybe Send the Tea Party There Read More »
Is the “end” near? If the pop-culture version of the Mayan calendar’s “apocalyptic” predictions turns out to be correct and the world ends on 12/21/12, then you will probably not be reading this blog. The fiscal “cliff” sounds dire, but luckily it is only an annoying metaphor. This latest round of end-of-the-world hysteria is part …
Roland Emmerich is on to something. The Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012, and if we don’t do something BIG to really start reducing greenhouse gas emissions after that, we are screwed in a big, Emmerich-movie-like way. The UN climate conference in Copenhagen starts on December 7th. The so-called “leaders” of the world are busy trying …
Copenhagen Meets 2012 With Purple Oceans and Green Skies Read More »
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