Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
A massive new survey from PRRI reveals seismic shifts in the religious landscape within the US. The report is based on findings from the single largest survey of American religious and denominational identity ever conducted, based on interviews with more than 101,000 Americans from all 50 states conducted across 2016. The report includes detailed information about … Read more
Back in 2007 PewResearch did a comprehensive Religious landscape survey. That was then updated with a repeat poll in 2014. You can find all the online results here. There you can drill down into the specific details for any demographic. As a quick summary, here are the overall results … Life has of course moved … Read more
The above has been circulating along with the claim of Antifa violence. It would perhaps make a good point except there is one rather important fact – it is fake. Snopes has the precise details along with clear decisive evidence … An image purportedly showing an anti-fascist (antifa) protestor hitting a police officer was circulated … Read more
There is perhaps one good aspect that can indeed be attributed to Trump. He has been a very positive source of inspiration and motivation for many, not by design, but by just being himself. Basically the field of Democratic candidates for election in 2018 is fast filling up with young dynamic non-traditional people who would … Read more
Lamar Smith is a well-known climate denialist. Unfortunately, not only is he the elected U.S. Representative for Texas’s 21st congressional district, but he is also the Head of the House Science Committee. That is a position that he has abused by holding hearings that grant a platform to climate change deniers, and has also utilised this position … Read more
I don’t normally dip my toe into the political waters, but since we live in an age where the current administration views Scientists as the enemy, and evidence based Climate Science as a myth, it perhaps becomes inevitable. While many at the time of the election did support him, much has happened since then and … Read more