Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Michael Hiltzik, the prize winning journalist and columnist, has a fabulous article in the LA Times entitled … “The toll of the anti-vaccination movement, in one devastating graphic“, you should check it out. He starts off with … Aaron Carroll today offers a graphic depiction of the toll of the anti-vaccination movement. (H/t: Kevin Drum.) It comes from a Council … Read more
There is a really interesting story in today’s Independent that caught my eye … A mysterious rock which appeared in front of the Opportunity rover is “like nothing we’ve ever seen before”, according to Mars exploration scientists at Nasa. Experts said they were “completely confused” by both the origins and makeup of the object, which … Read more
If you have no interest in tapping directly into the very latest thinking from some of the leading intellectuals and thinkers on the planet today without any intervention from middlemen such as journalists and journal editors, then you better stop reading right now and move quickly on, because I’m about to introduce you to Edge.org. What … Read more
Now this will be a fun debate. Bill Nye is the rather popular Science guy, comedian, television host, actor, writer, and scientist who began his career as a mechanical engineer at Boeing. He is best known as the host of the Disney/PBS children’s science showBill Nye the Science Guy (1993–98) and for his many subsequent appearances in popular media … Read more
The Guardian asked a group of scientists to submit their favourite jokes, and yes, there were a few rather lame ones in the mix, but worry not, because I’ve distilled the brew down to the top 10 best, so here they are … (and each is followed by the name of the learned individual who … Read more
Merriam-Webster, yes the dictionary not a person, is able to track the words that people lookup, and so determine which is in fact the most popular. To quote their press release … SPRINGFIELD, MASS., December 3, 2013—Merriam-Webster Inc., America’s leading dictionary publisher, has announced its top ten Words of the Year for 2013. This year’s … Read more