Everything you know about them is wrong.
This reminds me of how the Samoans created a lot of cultural mythology by pulling Margaret Mead’s leg.
Category Archives: Science And Society
Evergreen State
An update on the madness there, and thoughts about the Left’s true war on science.
[Update a while later]
“First they came for the biologists.” [Paywalled, unfortunately]
Wrong Theories In Physics
Chad Orzel asks, what is the greatest one?
Concussions
Science writer/editor Elizabeth Lopatto suffered one in a bicycle accident, and wrote about it.
Climate Models
Are they overstating global warming?
Funny thing, they never seem to understate it.
Cat Personalities
One of the reasons that Rerun (who, very sadly for us, we’re going to have to put down today or tomorrow to end her suffering) has been such a great cat is her extroversion and agreeableness.
Climate Lukewarmism
Is it legitimate?
Yes.
Kerry Emanuel
…says to stop calling natural disasters “natural disasters.”
Me:
There is no such thing as a "stable" climate. https://t.co/l1CjIqJO1m
— Rand Simberg (@Rand_Simberg) September 22, 2017
I agree, though, that we shouldn’t be subsidizing development in coastal (or other) flood zones.
Defeating Aging
…using AI?
Faster, please.
Bridenstine
Eric Berger says he’s likely to be approved as NASA administrator.
[Thursday-morning update]
Buzz Aldrin and Greg Autry: It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to run NASA.