Civics… Reflecting on Ginsburg’s advice in 2025. 20 Sep 202520 Sep 2025 We recently passed the fifth anniversary of the departure of the iconic Ruth Bader Ginsburg from this Earth. I love this quote from her remarks upon receiving Harvard's Radcliffe Medal…
Civics… In the wake of Kirk’s death: An open letter to America about political violence 11 Sep 202511 Sep 2025 I know you don’t have to read whatever I post, especially if it’s long. Sure, it's only about a 10-minute read, but I understand free time is scarce, and tempers…
Civics… Trumps cabinet picks and Arendt’s warning 25 Nov 2024 This is a modified version of an earlier post on Facebook. Hello all. I do not expect hard-lined MAGA supporters to like this post, let alone actively read it or…
Civics… This former antivax mom now helps others leave that community: an interview with Lydia Greene 15 Oct 20216 Sep 2025 The WHO reports that as of October 2021, there have been more than 237.6 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, and the death toll is now more than 4.8 million deaths…
health… COVID and Vaccines: Resources for separating the facts from misinformation. 10 Aug 20216 Sep 2025 Thank you for following (or perhaps only visiting) our content on Facebook, WordPress, Twitter, and Instagram. Below is an incomplete list of informative resources we have shared on our various…
Science… Astrology put to the test 2 Dec 202015 Jul 2023 It's ok to use astrology for fun or to feel culturally connected. My wife does this & we lovingly joke about her "woo-fuckery." If she didn't know my birthday, I…
Other articles… Facebook’s Climate Info: A Nice Step, But They Still Zuck-Over Scientists 15 Sep 202028 Jul 2024 TLDR: Recently Facebook started offering a climate information center, which is popping up at the top of user's feeds. While I'm pleased Facebook is offering this information center, it would…
health… Vaccine Q and A 15 Sep 20206 Sep 2025 Note: This was originally a post on my page on February 9, 2019, but I turned it into a blog article. It underwent revisions and grew, which is why you…
Civics… This viral 6% COVID claim is highly misleading (at best) 6 Sep 20206 Sep 2020 Did some high-profile socio-political talking head get you worried that the CDC is lying about COVID because of this whole 6% statistic? Does this viral claims (so to speak) have…
Civics… A Short History of Real Fake News (Part 3 of the Fake News Series) 14 Aug 202014 Aug 2020 In this section of the fake news series, we will take a look at the history and consequences of some famous fake news events in American history. Though this section…
Civics… What is and is not Fake News (Part 2 of the Fake News Series) 14 Aug 2020 In this section of the fake news series, we will explore what is and is not fake news, and why or why not, at least according to a (hopefully) common…
Civics… Education Reform is Needed to Help All, but Especially for Children of Color 7 Jun 20207 Jun 2020 How can science and history uncover the factors that led to the socioeconomic inequalities among African Americans seen today? Evidence reveals it is a complicated web of events, rules/laws/regulations, cognitive…
Civics… This sucks, but enforcing moderate social distancing now can prevent martial law later 9 Apr 202010 Apr 2020 I keep coming across memes like one concerning various state-level enforcements of closing schools, nonessential businesses, and social distancing in response to COVID 19. This quote from Benjamin Franklin often…
Civics… Pragmatic inspiration from Jonas Salk. Balancing public and private enterprise. 26 Mar 20204 Oct 2025 Key points Salk was a beautiful human being. He meant he likened patenting the polio vaccine to patenting the sun. Suggestions that he was lying to cover up a desire…
Additional Readings… 2011’s Contagion: a warning of the pseudoscience, paranoia, bad journalism, and charlatans that we see today. 25 Mar 20209 Oct 2020 I: These times are hard The suite of social reactions to COVID-19 are diverse: apathy, panic, concern, hoarding, charity, suspicion, anger, sadness, selfishness, selflessness, courage, fear, reason, paranoia, etc... And…
Science… Postdoc falsifies 59 cancer experiments, we know because science is transparent. (How common are retractions?) 26 Aug 201924 Mar 2020 The scientific method is transparent and self-correcting. Honest mistakes or misconduct can result in incorrect data. When that happens, depending on severity, the research paper can have an addendum or…
Additional Readings… Nobel Laureate pseudo-scientist: A good example of a bad example 14 Aug 201924 Mar 2020 A not-so-scientific Nobel Laureate has passed away on Aug 7, 2019. at the age of 74. But there is one more lesson he (unintentionally) left us with... Kary Mullis, the…
Civics… There is no George Washington in the Reason Revolution 18 Jun 20194 Sep 2025 In 1776, the continental government declared the colonies were done living under the tyranny of King George III. Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence pretty much told ol' George I've paid…
Civics… Civics: Why I address it 10 Jun 20193 Jul 2021 Hi all! The question came up about why I engage in some topics with political components. Here is my answer.Continue reading "Civics: Why I address it"
Civics… Tiananmen Square, rights, and reason 1 Jun 201920 Jul 2020 The events of Tiananmen Square occurred 30 years ago, this year. What can we learn from this? Continue reading "Tiananmen Square, rights, and reason"
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