Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
To answer the question in the title we can of course speculate, offer an opinion, or even try a straw poll or our own. None of that is necessary now because, on March 31, 2022, Pew published a poll that gives us a fascinating insight. The title gives the game away, it is “Americans skeptical … Read more
There have been media stories that report that even mild COVID infections can impact the human brain. I don’t simply mean the tabloids, but also reputable sources such as Reuters have run this. For example … Reuters in Early March : COVID-19 can cause brain shrinkage, memory loss – study Permit me to quote the … Read more
Sea level is rising. This is a well-established fact. The rate at which sea level is rising is also accelerating. Between 1901 and 2018 sea level has risen by 6-10 in. That insight comes via tide gauges. It sounds like a simple measurement, but working that out is deeply complex. Land itself rises and falls, … Read more
The IPCC has published a new report. It is perhaps to most dire report they have ever published so far. Will we continue to do nothing?
BBC hails a discovery of a planet around a white dwarf in the habitable zone and suggests there may be life there. That suggestion has flaws.
eDNA, Environmental DNA, extracted from frozen permafrost opens a new window that allows us to explore past life … but permafrost is melting