Wingnut Weekly – 26 Jan 2020
Wingnut weekly – a selection of weirdness from the past week that emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics
Why are Nonprofits converting into Churches?
There is a recent trend of nonprofit organizations formally registering as a “Church” with the IRS. What’s going on here, why would do this?
Why is Climate Change denial popular?
Why does an outright rejection of scientific fact happen? Climate change denial appears to be rather popular in some quarters.
Ozone, HFCs, CFCs and the “Oh F**k” revelation
Claim by major producers of HFCs that they had eliminated them turns out to be wrong. Shock Report: Rates in our admosphere have increased
How did they date the oldest stardust material?
Analysis of samples from meteorite reveals stardust that is 7 billion years old, far older than our sun & earth. How did they work this out?
Why do people embrace alternative medicine?
Why do some find alternative medicine quackery more attractive than well-proven mainstream medicine, and what can be done to address that?