Monthly Archives: July 2026

It may be true that higher education is losing the public’s trust, but this article “has to be read to be believed. No, strike that, I’ve read it(*) three times, and I am still struggling to convince myself that it’s … Continue reading →

A Quoran asks: What is gravity? Does it work like Sir Newton said or Like Sir Einstein said? Which definition is more accurate? Gravity is the name we give to the fact that all (uncharged) matter tends to clump together. … Continue reading →

If, despite lowering standards only half the population gets to experience post-secondary indoctrination, then indeed this might drive an unhealthy bifurcation of political orientation. Perhaps we need a more universally shared experience for young adults – such as required period … Continue reading →

Do rules against insider trading really not prohibit the sale of insider information to third parties in advance of its public release?!!! Source: Trump Media to Sell Real-Time Truth Social Feed to Traders – WSJ

Roger Pielke Jr. has a long history of what some see as casting doubt on the need for prompt reduction of our CO2 emissions but which he categorizes just as exposing false and/or misleading claims (and sometimes even scientific malpractice) … Continue reading →

The certainty with which “expert” opinions are expressed to the public on matters of public policy import is almost always greater than that with which the “experts”, if speaking honestly, would admit to one another. And on the other hand, … Continue reading →

It is important to identify and reject both false arguments for a position one believes to be true and claims which make a false extension of that position. But when someone professing to be an “Honest Broker” focuses exclusively on … Continue reading →

The Extended Evolutionary Synthesis if often touted as some kind of necessary extension of current thinking about Biology. However is not a theory but rather just a “conceptual framework” or metaphor. And in fact, I see no reason not to … Continue reading →