Science & Society

If You Care About Evidence-Based Government, Leave A Comment For EPA About Neonics Pesticides

The EPA is requesting public comment on a biological evaluation of three seed treatment pesticides, called neonicotinoids. Neonicotinoids were created in the 1990s to require less mass spraying and possible damage to the environment. They are seed treatmen ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 31 2021 - 12:42am

Sci Fi Or Fantasy? A Few Easy Rules to Know The Difference.

 I s what we are seeing in a science fiction TV show like Star Trek or a movie like Star Wars possible is the whole thing science fiction aka fictional science or is it a total fantasy that could  never  happen? The laws of physics and biology are the one ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - Aug 31 2021 - 10:54am

Moon Fall: Sci Fi or Fantasy?

T here is almost nothing that could make the Moon fall towards the Earth that wouldn’t disrupt the orbit of the Earth around the Sun as well as the other planets. However, there is no apparent violation of the laws of physics in this trailer. As surprisin ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - Sep 9 2021 - 4:32pm

Mother Jones Hates Scientists- And Their Bias Shows

In an effort to keep the pressure on scientists who accept the overwhelming consensus on genetically modified organisms (GMOs), the hard-left political magazine Mother Jones has written another article using emails provided to the organic lobbying organiz ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Sep 13 2021 - 6:37pm

Toxic Campus Culture: A Call To End Orientation Week At Universities

Fear and frustration hang over London, Ont., where many people are discussing four formal allegations of sexual violence reported to Western University and sharing unconfirmed rumours about wider sexual assaults. Members of the Western community say they ...

Article - The Conversation - Sep 19 2021 - 11:02am

Known Flaws In Ivermectin Meta-Analyses Are Bad News For Environmental Activists, Who Have Exploited These For Years

If a group of astrologers all write papers endorsing astrology and then another astrologer comes along and does a meta-analysis of those, they can conclude authoritatively that astrology works. As a smart reader, you know it's nonsense, but if you are ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Sep 24 2021 - 11:59am

Two Wrong Meta-Analyses Don't Make A Right

Want to find the flaws in a study? Ask a competitor, just like you would ask a competitor about the flaws in an iPhone or any other product. And if you really want to see griping about the flaws in a study, ask someone who happens to believe just the oppos ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Sep 27 2021 - 11:45am

'Silent Earth' Review: Scientists Have Been Bought Off, Organic Can Feed Everyone- It's Retro Creepy In 2021

To most people, food production, home ownership, and energy don't have much in common, but in the hands of 'science is a corporate conspiracy' theorist Dave Goulson, humans are ruining the planet. The common cultural cancer underpinning of o ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Sep 30 2021 - 1:44pm

In 18 Years, Pumpkin Spice Knocked Out Apple As The Flavor Of Fall

In the fall of 2003, Starbucks tested a new latte in two cities and autumn hasn't been the same since. The pumpkin spice craze was born.  How did it all happen? We can thank free market economics. The company already had Christmas locked up with cups ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Oct 1 2021 - 9:29am

60 Years Of End Of The World Sci-Fi: 1952

Wilson Tucker’s 1952 The Long Loud Silence is The Road of the 1950’s. It’s a pure survival story, one about the complete deterioration of society into a vicious, gritty state of no-holds-barred struggle after a nuclear and biological holocaust. Unlike many ...

Article - Michael White - Oct 13 2021 - 12:24pm