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I suspect that WestJet and its employees will suffer huge negative consequences as a result of their unnecessary disruption of the lives of thousands of Canadians over an issue that they were able to resolve in just 24 hours of … Continue reading →

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 →

My own question requires one less word than that posed by former Bloomberg columnist and now Substack writer Noah Smith. But his concern that writing for a Substack is less “conversational” than his previous role surprises me. There are certainly … Continue reading →

This article does present some techniques that might be useful for someone struggling with OCD or other similar conditions. Source: How to relax your own rules and build psychological flexibility | Psyche Guides

The idea that certain kinds of political extremism and Milgram followerism are not universal but linked to a particularly “rigid” thinking style is interesting. And while the possibility that such rigidity is innate in a significant fraction of the population … Continue reading →

Scott Santens has a good idea when he says “Tax Stock the Way Companies Already Issue It” (ie by requiring an annual dilution rate in favor of the UBI distribution). But I suspect that the number of people who would … Continue reading →

The article Science Media Amplifies Male Scientists’ Voices Over Female Ones (from ‘The Scientist‘) is an embarrassment to the cause it purports to serve. It is true and regrettable that women are underrepresented in the sciences as a whole – … Continue reading →

A recent article in Scientific American promotes the views of someone who “has spent his entire career championing and extending de Broglie’s views” and “recently spoke to Scientific American about his lonely(!) path and why de Broglie might have been on to … Continue reading →

YES (but). The best answer so far (to this Quora question) has been suppressed (perhaps by a downvote), but here’s my version. The “wiring” is not for religion per se (and certainly not for any particular version), but religious beliefs … Continue reading →

It’s not that scientists are immune to having silly ideas and/or falling prey to invalid arguments. But they are all subject to possible experimental disproof of their predictions and, perhaps as a result of having to often admit they are … Continue reading →

Once again a Quoran tries to ask a “gotcha” question about the fact that geologically recent ice cores show CO2 lagging temperature over the last few glaciation periods. One key point is that it is NOT true that temperature rises … Continue reading →

This article is complete nonsense! What the evidence shows is just that more modern humans descend from Neanderthal Dad and Human Mom (NDHM) than vice versa. This says NOTHING about the frequency of actual pairings. All it says is that … Continue reading →

I don’t know why paedophilia (as an urge) should be treated differently from any other tendency towards intolerable behaviour. According to our current standards, if the threat of imprisonment or other punishment is enough to deter the behaviour, then it … Continue reading →