As we legalize pot, we promote it as if it were a miracle medicine.[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Science Denial’
Chomsky on Unionizing Universities
Noam Chomsky Addresses the Adjunct Faculty Association of the United Steelworkers Edited transcript of remarks given by Chomsky via Skype on 4 February 2014 to a gathering of members and allies of the Adjunct Faculty Association of the United Steelworkers in Pittsburgh, PA. The tra[...]
March 10th, 2014 - 5:30 pm § in Uncategorized
Message From Outer Space
Dear Earthlings, Your fellow humans will be returned to you after we lobotomize them and implant new brain chips. Unfortunately, their aircraft didn’t survive the trip through the wormhole, so you won’t be getting it back. Signed, The Aliens Author’s Note: The characters and even[...]
December 20th, 2013 - 2:39 am § in Uncategorized
The Public View of Psychiatry
The sad thing about this cartoon is that it is an apt image of how the public sees psychiatry. I understood why anyone with these views would as be afraid of getting help as some fundamentalist would be of being vaccinated to avoid God’s will. Before we had Skinner’s scientific metho[...]
December 16th, 2013 - 3:10 am § in Uncategorized
WARNING: Storms to get MUCH worse
EXTREME: Experts issue an official warning regarding freak weather patterns [NORTH NEWS] “EASAC feels obliged to draw attention to the growing impact of extreme weather in Europe” Sir Brian Heap, president of the European Academies Science Advisory Council Sir Brian Heap, president of th[...]
Scientific Diversity: African Americans Talk About Why We Have So Few “Divers” Scientists?
Is This a Real Problem? In an era where labs, AMERICAN labs, are filled with Chinese students, how is it we have so African Americans? The sad part here is the use of the term “people of color.” The melanin content of scientists with origins from India, China, Japan, Korea … even[...]
November 13th, 2013 - 3:06 am § in Science
Philippino Man Curses Climate Denialists
Climate denial is today’s blasphemy … once states banned blasphemy out of fear of God’s wrath … the wrath of science is MUCH worse.[...]
October 29th, 2013 - 4:14 am § in Science, The Ave Scene
GMOs for safety
About 2/3rds of the way through this video on high tech safety, watch how UW scientists, working with colleagues at U Colorado show how bacteria can add new genes to plants! These genes are designed to detect bombs at the airports![...]
The Lost Art of Critical Thinking
Some people mistakenly believe the purpose of a college education is to get a better-paying job. While we all aspire to make a comfortable living, and education traditionally has been a path to good jobs, its real value lies in helping you acquire skills that will make you more effective in any ca[...]