Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
(Rant Mode on) I never believed it and simply did not grasp that it would actually happen. Why not? Well because I simply did not think that we had a sufficiently large enough number of utterly stupid people who were so bereft of any and all common sense that they were unable to see that the LEAVE … Read more
It’s #BREXIT day, and so for those of us in the UK it is time to vote, and so I have a couple of takes on this to share. One is quite funny, and the other is a serious bit of fact based analysis from a subject matter expert whose entire life has been dedicated … Read more
This is a topic that might indeed cause many eyes to glaze over, and so perhaps that especially applies to those that do not live in the UK. Since I do, then it is time for me to chip in with my 2c worth on #Brexit, and I guess my title gives a subtle clue regarding my … Read more
The political arena is one that perhaps does require a rather thick skin, and anybody who steps in will be on the receiving end of rather a lot of flack. However, sometimes stuff pops up that is way beyond the norm. One recent example that surprised me a bit was one bit of criticism deployed against … Read more
If you are wondering what TIL within the title means, well that is an abbreviation for “Today I Learned”. Let me throw a scenario out to you. Cast your mind back to bus journey in 1955 Montgomery, Alabama where the way things worked then was as follows; As white people boarded, they took their seats in … Read more
This is quite frankly hilarious … Mike Webb, a conservative candidate for the United States Congress, believes in full accountability, and so he tries to engage directly himself with the public. So far it is not going too well for him, because while attempting to share a screenshot on Facebook in order to win some daft argument regarding finding … Read more