This is a gem of a post from a scientist who talks about the fallacy of pseudo science. Enjoy.
WTF
I don't wanna hear it. You can wipe that smirk off your face. What the hell were you thinking, dude? You know I hate sloppy work. I send you off on a simple mission and what do I see, bright and early the next morning? No, don't gimme that. You tell me. You tell me... Continue Reading →
Because of the Rain
When I was a child of five, my favorite time of the year was the rainy season. Since I was born in the tropics, we only had two seasons, rainy and dry. That didn't mean that during the dry season there was no rain. It just meant that it didn't rain every single day for... Continue Reading →
Karma Is so Passé
Karma---the heart and soul of the idea of cause-and-effect in action---is also one of Taoism's most basic tenets. There is no arguing its validity. Its footprint is seen in all aspects of physics and chemistry and mathematics. Newton's third law eloquently states that "for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction". Of course, he is talking... Continue Reading →
Sunny to the Max
Girl: Look at the gorgeous sun! Isn't it lovely? Doesn't it fill your spirit with so much joy? Boy: We just had a couple of Earth-directed coronal mass ejections today. That means that between now and July 19, 2013, it's gonna hit us. Ask me again in three days and if I don't answer my... Continue Reading →
The Case for No Tomatoes
(...continued from Ice, Ice, Baby) My friend Connie's tomato plants did not do well this year. Spring came in rather chilly, and when summer arrived, it never got warm enough for the tomatoes to yield much fruit. I would normally visit Connie's house during the summer time and enjoy her sweet tangy tomato fruits sliced... Continue Reading →
Ice, Ice, Baby
(...continued from She Blows Hot and Cold) We live in extremely rare times. EXTREMELY RARE. So rare in fact, that if an intelligent alien species dropped in and visited Earth at any time within the last 2.4 billion years, chances are overwhelmingly likely that they will find themselves in the midst of some deep gripping... Continue Reading →
Lumpy Bumpy Humpty Dumpty
When I think of Earth, I think of a perfect, brilliant, blue sphere with whorls of white clouds and green/brown land masses. After all, I am not completely ignorant of my global geography and my immediate astronomy. I know what my planet looks like. I've seen photos and images of our home planet ever since... Continue Reading →
The Copper-Nickel Alloy Oracle
Suprahuman intelligence has from the beginning made use of three mediums of expression---men, animals, and plants, in each of which life pulsates in a different rhythm. Chance came to be utilized as a fourth medium; the very absence of an immediate meaning in chance permitted a deeper meaning to come to expression in it. The... Continue Reading →
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