Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
We live in a world cluttered with quackery, pseudoscience, and outright fraud. Some of it is slick and sophisticated. Some of it is laughably silly. Today’s example falls into the latter category: homeopathy. This would be funny enough if it were merely a private market in magical sugar pills. The problem is that Senator Mike … Read more
Here is this week’s selection of the fools from the past week. It emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics
If, like me, you are now a regular AI chatbot user, then you may have experienced what can best be described as prompt fade. This is where you start a conversation. At first you get some results that look to be on track, but then as the conversation progresses at some point you find that it … Read more
Here is this week’s selection of the fools from the past week. It emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics
On a rather regular basis you will come across yet another push to erect a 10 Commandments monument on public land such as outside a courthouse. A common variation has also been the push to display 10 Commandments posters within schools. Here are a few recent examples: Much of it is constitutionally suspect, and in … Read more
Here is this week’s selection of the fools from the past week. It emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics