Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Talk is easy, but what is really needed is not ambition, nor desire, or even good intentions, but instead clear decisive action. The ‘Green New Deal’ bill is coming CNN reports … Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts has been working with freshman Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York on “Green New Deal” legislation … Read more
The war against the hoax claim of a link between vaccines and autism continues.
In the face of the overwhelming scientific evidence, a new international social movement called Extinction Rebellion has emerged. Their goal is zero carbon emissions by 2025, and that is just 7 years away. The strategy is not to simply ask or propose, but to actively engage in non-violent protest and disruption. Since the founding of … Read more
I would argue that effective meaningful communication is itself both an art and a craft, so it is perhaps wholly appropriate for an artist to create something that does just that. What is the Story Here? Back in 2017, Artist Rebecca Fox and also Street Epistemologist Anthony Magnabosco had display tables at the QEDCon conference in Manchester … Read more
Climate Denial is the rejection of what is now a well established observational fact – our climate is warming and all the fossil fuel greenhouse gases we are pumping into the atmosphere are causing it. Regardless of the tribal GOP stance on the topic, the vast majority do accept that this really is happening. This … Read more
Tomorrow, Sept 8th, is Rise for Climate day. The weekend of 8-9 Sept will see people all around the world getting together to hold events under the banner of Rise for Climate. This is grassroots movement seeking a fossil fuel free world. Is there an event near me? Probably yes. There are over 600 events taking … Read more