You will occasionally run into people who think that climate scientists are lying about climate change in order to get grant money. This reflects a misunderstanding of the grant process, not to mention overlooking the fact that fossil fuel interests … Continue reading
On Sunday’s edition of the CBS news program Face the Nation (transcript), Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) was asked about Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and the Speaker said, “I’ll refer you to my remark at a fund-raiser I … Continue reading
A few days ago I posted a four-minute video from John Green talking about the UN’s Millennium Development Goals, an ambitious proposal from the year 2000 to address a number of major world problems in just 15 years. You might … Continue reading
A week ago I posted a video from John Green about the current refugee crisis in Europe, much of which is the result of the ongoing civil war in Syria. Here John’s brother Hank (who possibly drinks nothing but espresso) … Continue reading
Here in under 4 minutes John Green reviews how much has been made achieved toward an ambitious set of goals created by the United Nations 15 years ago and finds that on most of them the world has made a … Continue reading
During the “New Rules” segment of his latest HBO show, Bill Maher talks about the human tendency to keep believing in something we’ve invested in despite evidence that it’s not working. This is a generalization of the “sunk cost” fallacy … Continue reading
To follow up on a post from Sunday, here’s an even shorter video (about 6 minutes) that provides some additional information about the Syrian refugee crisis. There is a lot here that might surprise you. (At least it surprised me.) … Continue reading
As you’ve probably heard, Volkswagen,the world’s biggest car maker, was caught cheating on emissions tests. Specifically, its diesel engines had software that turned on anti-pollution features only when it detected signs that an emission test was going on. In normal … Continue reading
Writer John Green does an excellent job of summarizing the current refugee crisis in Europe, covering a remarkable amount of information in under ten minutes. This is well worth your time and will leave you better informed than watching hours … Continue reading
Even his fans, or at least a lot of them, realize that Donald Trump has a habit of spouting nonsense, much of which is soon forgotten and of no particular significance anyway. Who cares that he still claims to doubt … Continue reading