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What does more CO2 really mean for plants?

December 23, 2023April 23, 2019 by Dave
CO2

Increasing levels of CO2 are decreasing the nutritional quality of our food. CO2 is junk food for plants and not beneficial.

Categories Climate Change, environment Tags CO2, Nutrition, Plants Leave a comment

Weird Right-Wing Fundamentalist News

June 28, 2024April 21, 2019 by Dave
weird

Here is this week’s selection that that blend of religious fundamentalism and right-wing politics. The result is both bizarre and truly weird

Categories politics, religion, weird Tags religious fundamentalism, right-wing, weird Leave a comment

Does Easter come from Eostre?

April 20, 2019 by Dave
easter

Does the word “Easter” derive from the name of an ancient Germanic Godess named “Eostre” or is that a modern myth?

Categories Skeptic news, Skepticism, Urban Legends Tags easter, Eostre, myths, Urban Legend 1 Comment

Climate Denial – Why do people change their minds?

August 3, 2020April 19, 2019 by Dave
climate denial

Why do some who adopted a previous hardline stance change their minds completely, what persuades them they were wrong?

Categories Climate Change, People, Skeptic news, Skepticism Tags climate, climate denial, denial Leave a comment

Recent global warming is confirmed by AIRS

February 14, 2022April 18, 2019 by Dave
AIRS

The AIRS dataset has just been published by NASA. It independently confirms that the recent warming detected via surface measurements is quite real.

Categories Climate Change, news, science, study Tags AIRS, climate, data, warming Leave a comment

What is Quantum acupuncture?

December 5, 2023April 17, 2019 by Dave
acupuncture

Article claiming acupuncture on parents would treat their kids through quantum entanglement has been retracted – it was utter BS.

Categories acupuncture, Skeptic news, Skepticism Tags #acupuncture, quantum entanglement, Retraction Leave a comment
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