Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
GrrlScientist has a good pointer in her Guardian blog entitled “Baloney Detection Kit”, and yes, the title is a heck of a lot more polite than I am. I’ll call a spade a spade … we are awash with bullshit, so it is indeed vital to be armed with a good means to work out … Read more
In today’s Guardian is a letter that I truly applaud. Normally I would post an extract and than give you a link to find the rest … but this is such a good letter, such a truly outstanding statement of human decency, I’ve put it all here … I walked out… into the fresh air… … Read more
A religious kook who previously worked for NASA is now apparently suing them. His suit alleges that he was demoted — and then let go — for promoting his views on intelligent design. I’m all for folks having the freedom to believe whatever they wish, and to also promote their utterly insane beliefs in their own time. That … Read more
Not only is today Pi day, but right now the time is Pi. Are you thinking ???. OK … pi = 3.14159…. but you knew that (unlike the folks from Indiana in 1897). Today is 14th March, or to use the US format … 3.14 … and right now (as I publish this, it is … Read more
It was once thought that only humans used tools, but no longer. More and more examples are being discovered in other species. Examples include … chimpanzees in the Fongoli savanna sharpen sticks to use as spears when hunting (2007) – This is considered to be the first evidence of systematic use of weapons in a … Read more
Mike Keas, a Senior Fellow of Discovery Institute writes … Yes OK, pause there because that’s really all you need to know. A “Discovery Institute” creationist writing in a Christian publication is not something I would normally bother with, but it was the “Atheist Professor” bit that caught my eye. OK, first lets take a … Read more