Science & Society

Is The Cure Worse Than The Disease? In The COVID-19 Public Health Versus Jobs Debate, The Same People Suffer

Throughout the pandemic, millions of Americans wondered: “Is the cure worse than the disease?” The question implies a trade-off between “the cure,” in the form of economic shutdowns, and “the disease,” COVID-19. This debate dominated headlines in the firs ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 20 2021 - 6:01am

Taser Developed A Multi Shot, Long Range, Less Lethal Option. It Was Defunded Under Obama And Police Got Military Gear.

F orget emotional arguments about whether Black Lives Matter or All Lives Matter or any specific case.  There is one easy to verify fact that proves that policing in the United States is Broken. We give police a 9mm Glock that carries about 15 rounds or a ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - Apr 23 2021 - 9:12pm

New Social Distancing Guidelines For The Partially Vaccinated

The Six Foot Rule is only a rule in a 'rule of thumb' way; it's okay for an estimate but you use a real ruler to build a house.  Analyses instead show that the most important things are a mix of masks and ventilation. What about outdoors whe ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 27 2021 - 5:52pm

You Can't Get Into Eleven Madison, Now You Won't Want To Anyway

Epicurious, a food website owned by the billion-dollar Condé Nast group, has stated it will no longer carry recipes that use beef. Because of the environment. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 3 2021 - 3:42pm

Popularity Doesn't Matter: People Are More Persuaded By The Actual Messages In Social Media

If a post is not popular, you will never see it, so views count, but it is the message and not the popularity of it that persuades people, according to a new paper. 819 demographically diverse American adults aged 18-35 were shown two YouTube videos either ...

Article - News Staff - May 11 2021 - 4:24pm

Elitism Is Back, Baby (Star Trek Is Proof)

I have a confesson to make; I'm probably smarter than you. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 12 2021 - 4:56pm

Bill Maher's Positive Covid Test Does Not Show the CDC Is Wrong. If Vaccinated No Mask Required

R esistance to giving up mask is the new anti-mask.  Indeed, the fact some people think it does prove that they have no idea how vaccines work.  They do not prevent infection.  Vaccines teach the body how to kill the virus so quickly that infection does n ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - May 14 2021 - 2:30pm

Organic Activists, Anti-Vaxxers, And Scientologists Claim We're A Corporate 'Front' Group. Their Disinformation Exposed

Activist groups that endorse the organic manufacturing and are opposed to agricultural biotechnology (GMOs and gene edited crops and animals) try to claim that the Genetic Literacy Project is a “corporate front group that was formerly funded by Monsanto” — ...

Article - Jon Entine - Jun 21 2021 - 4:26pm

COVID-19 Gave A Bump To Bodegas And Dollar Stores But That Wasn't Better For Poor People

During the COVID-19 pandemic, wealthier people had the money to stay home and order online. Not so for poor people, who instead made more trips to local dollar stores and small groceries to get their family's food. Why is that bad? It isn't at fa ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 19 2021 - 1:50pm

Some Shark Scientists Have Issues With Shark Week

"Shark Week" is a Discovery Channel event each summer, unsurprisingly about sharks. It came into existence because "Jaws" the book and then the film were huge hits and they never left the public consciousness after that. Now Shark Week ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jul 27 2021 - 5:20pm