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U.S. Wants Working Commercial Fusion Reactor by 2035
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2 years ago
Some significant progress has been made in the last couple of years. Let's hope this time the dream becomes a reality. It will be necessary in my mind if we are to embrace a world of electric...
Creationism as a mental illness?
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2 years ago
Here is a somewhat old, but still relevant article published in Psychology Today briefly explaining why creationism is actually a mental illness. Creationism as a mental illness: In Cockney...
Americans' trust in science now deeply polarized, poll shows
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3 years ago
Americans are not as polarized over science as these journalistic narratives suggest. And, if the reporting is accurate, then the political biases are quite apparent in news reporting. What is...
Why abortion must remain legal and safe
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4 years ago
Abortion has been a hot topic ever since the Supreme Court's landmark ruling Roe v. Wade (1973). The abortion issue has polarized the American people for nearly 50 years now, with both sides of...
Correlation between religiosity and scientific illiteracy or hostility
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4 years ago
Back in 2017, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson gave a presentation in South Carolina where he addressed the issue of scientific illiteracy. The summary of his presentation is below: Americans overall...
An Observatory Spied on LA's Carbon Emissions—From Space
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4 years ago
Cities. Not corn fields or cow farts or flyover country. Climate change is being caused by where fossil fuels are consumed; not where fossil fuels are produced. Urban areas are the source of...
The Fallacy of Biblical Stories, Part 9: Sodom and Gomorrah
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4 years ago
Hi everyone, it has been a long time since I last posted an article in my fallacy of biblical stories series. So, I thought now might be a good time to do so. If you reviewed the previous...
The Hidden Binary of Knitting | What Is Knot Theory?
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4 years ago
With the advent of new fiber materials, such as glass and carbon fibers, old methods of making things have become newly relevant. Are these old methods obsolete or were they ahead of their time?
Radioactive Diamond Battery Will Run For 28,000 Years
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4 years ago
Old technology that may have become practical due to technological progress. Synthetic diamond production has improved quite rapidly over the last few decades. Chemical vapor deposition may...
There Used to Be Aliens in Our Galaxy, but They Killed Themselves Off
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5 years ago
So much scientific speculation and opinionating over something that is little more than a conspiracy theory. Cosmic annihilation is as plausible as anything else scientists have promoted as...
The First Americans Are Being Vaccinated. Now, the Hard Part
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5 years ago
The deployment of the vaccines will be very predictable. The obvious first phase involves vaccinating health care workers and the most vulnerable. A common sense approach. But that first phase...
Intelligent Life Really Can't Exist Anywhere Else
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The emergence of simple forms of life may, indeed, be quite common throughout the universe. But the transition of simple forms of life to more complex forms requires evolution. The Earth may...
Science Journals Have Become Intensely Political
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5 years ago
Stating the obvious is no sin. Scientific journals have been publishing political opinion under the guise of science. The COP21 Paris accord was strictly a political agreement. Touting support...
The Fallacy of Biblical Stories, Part 7: The Virgin Birth
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5 years ago
Up until now, I've have been focusing on the biblical stories of the Old Testament. For part 7 of the series, I will look at what is one of the most famous and celebrated stories of the New...
The Fallacy of Biblical Stories, Part 6: The Day the Sun Stood Still
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5 years ago
Welcome to Part 6 of the fallacy of biblical stories series. This one will focus on a supposed celestial event described in the bible. Namely, the time God caused the sun to stop moving for...
The 4 Lessons Every (Good) Scientist Must Learn
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5 years ago
One item notably absent from the list is the necessity to overcome the fear of failure. If a scientist is not spectacularly wrong occasionally then they aren't doing the science correctly.
Coronavirus: Some scientists believe herd immunity is closer than originally thought
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5 years ago
A dose of reality. Herd immunity will not be random or universal, as has been assumed in many models. Unsurprisingly controlling spread of the virus in less affluent communities will be more...
The Fallacy of Biblical Stories, Part 5: The Tower of Babel
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5 years ago
Welcome to Part 5 of the biblical fallacy series. Today we are looking at the ancient skyscraper wannabe, the Tower of Babel. It's an ancient construction project that is supposed to explain the...
Book Review: 'Science Fictions' Shows How Human Flaws Undermine Science
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5 years ago
The term 'science' is a large umbrella used to hide a variety of sins. The types of science that seems most susceptible to fraud, bias, negligence, and hype are those most heavily dependent upon...
You Must Not 'Do Your Own Research' When It Comes To Science
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We've heard these same arguments from orthodox religion. The orthodoxy has been formulated by a consensus of experts who have spent their lives studying and understanding theology. Often the...
The Fallacy of Biblical Stories, Part 4: Jonah and the Whale
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5 years ago
For Part 4 of the series, I will be examining the story of Jonah and the Whale (or is it a "big fish?"). On the surface, this story seems like it came directly from a children's fairy tale book....
The Fallacy of Biblical Stories, Part 3: The 10 Plagues of Egypt
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5 years ago
For Part 3 in my series on the fallacies of biblical stories, A few individuals have suggested I explore the veracity of the 10 plagues of Egypt, as it seems quite fitting since we are all...
The Fallacy of Biblical Stories, Part 1: The Great Flood & Noah's Ark
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4 years ago
This article is the first in a series of articles I plan to write (depending on my available time and interest) objectively examining popular biblical stories to establish their veracity or...
The Problem with Religion
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5 years ago
The late, great George Carlin probably said it best: " Religion has convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky. Who watches everything you do every minute of every day....
Do God/s exist? Probably not.
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God/s is a concept which has permeated human cultures and societies throughout history. The belief and worship of god/s can be traced back thousands of years and it's not unreasonable to assume...
Here’s an example of the crazy lengths NASA goes to land safely on Mars
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6 years ago
If all goes well, the Mars 2020 mission will launch toward the Red Planet next July. Then, after a six-month cruise to Mars, a lander carrying a 1-ton rover will detach from the spacecraft and...
15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense
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7 years ago
When Charles Darwin introduced the theory of evolution through natural selection 158 years ago, the scientists of the day argued over it fiercely, but the massing evidence from paleontology,...
Climate change could affect human evolution. Here's how. Global warming will likely alter the internal workings of our bodies — and cause a noticeable shift in our appearance.
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6 years ago
As climate change brings rising temperatures, droughts, shifting patterns of precipitation and longer growing seasons, plants and animals are evolving to keep pace.Biologists have observed...
Why There Is No God: Quick Responses to 10 Common Theist Arguments [for the existence of god]
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7 years ago
I have been in many conversations where the debate turns into a discussion about whether God exists or not. Often times, theists will cite some "proof" for a God, which often turns out to be a...
What happens when a patient says, 'Doc, help me die'
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7 years ago
A CNN article from March 2018: My 54-year-old patient was alone in the intensive care unit, with no family or friends in his life. He slumped in his bed, gasping, staring up at me. Admitted with...