A poll released January 29 by the Pew Research Center (link) points out interesting differences and similarities between scientists and the general public in the U.S. on a variety of subjects of broad interest. Scientists polled were selected from the … Continue reading
About a week ago I had a conversation with someone who thought that crime was on the rise in the U.S., not long before I coincidentally came across this video addressing that and other misconceptions. It’s worth a few minutes … Continue reading
This is just strange. Earlier this week on the Fox News program Fox & Friends, host Steve Doocy and guest Penny Young Nance of Concerned Women for America suggested that Disney’s 2013 hit Frozen was somehow anti-male, apparently because there … Continue reading
Jon Stewart offers up some apt commentary on the Iowa Freedom Summit, hosted by Republican Representative Steve King and featuring a bunch of Republicans who would like to be president. The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show … Continue reading
The folks at Cheezburger have put together a nice collection of amusing tweets about the snowstorm afflicting the northeaster U.S. (link). The humor isn’t intended to distract from the major problems a snowstorm of this magnitude can cause. I hope … Continue reading
Richard A Muller PhD is a physicist who has long expressed skepticism about the global mean temperature records used by groups such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to measure historical global warming. While not himself a climate … Continue reading
In Mississippi, a state in which 76 percent of students surveyed report having had sex before leaving high school, teachers are not allowed to show students how to use a condom correctly. One teacher has figured out a way around … Continue reading
[Updated to add a second clip.] As you’ve no doubt heard, Fox New finally apologized several times for its credulous interview with terrorism “expert” Steven Emerson, who claimed that Birmingham, the second largest city in England, is under the control … Continue reading
For years astronomer Phil Plait has written a popular blog called “Bad Astronomy” (link). He started it to correct popular misconceptions and bogus rumors about astronomy and related branches of science, such as the mistaken notion that eggs are easier … Continue reading
I just re-read an article by T.R. Reid (link) that ran in The Washington Post back in 2009 August 23, but it’s worth a look, because we Americans still have many misconceptions about how health insurance and healthcare work in … Continue reading