Science & Society
- Why Advertising Doesn't Work Very Well- People Profiled By Demographics Actually Agree On Little
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If you want to annoy someone in their late 30s, joke that all they care about are avocado toast points or beard grooming or running off to Coachella when a project needs to be finished. Because they are millennials. You can also stereotype Baby Boomers or ...
Article - Hank Campbell - May 23 2019 - 1:18pm
- The Voynich Manuscript- Speech Notes for a Presentation?
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The Voynich Manuscript- Speech Notes for a Presentation? What is this image for, what is it about and what language is that? ...
Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - May 26 2019 - 8:49am
- Dog Walkers: Because It Makes Them Happy
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Some will say that walking a dog is a conversation starter and the fitness benefits of walking are well-known, but most who walk their dog simply enjoy it, not because of health or social benefits. Using 26 interviews combined with personal written reflect ...
Article - News Staff - Jun 3 2019 - 8:58am
- Even In Science A Leap Of Faith Can Help
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The movie version of scientists is a lone scientist having a "Eureka!" moment in a laboratory- thanks, Archimedes. In modern times, for example, ecoterrorists attack because humanity is a plague, science creates a cure, we are saved, or a scienti ...
Article - News Staff - Jun 6 2019 - 9:20am
- Center For Biological Diversity Wants America To Be More Like Communist China When It Comes To Politicization Of Science
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China bans some chemicals whether or not the evidence shows it, and the United States should be more like communist dictatorships, suggests a Center for Biological Diversity blogger in a press release for their latest op-ed in Environmental Health. ...
Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 27 2019 - 12:55pm
- Most Gun Owners Will Buy Personalized 'Smart Guns'- Once They Actually Work
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In a new survey, 80 percent of gun owners support the concept of personalized guns, referred to as "smart" guns because they include safety features like fingerprint locks to help prevent use by unauthorized individuals. But only 18 percent are ...
Article - News Staff - Jun 10 2019 - 10:18am
- Would You Pay 47% More To Eliminate Child Labor From Your Cocoa?
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No one is for child labor but people are unfailingly for lower prices rather than higher. That is why the organic industry is a tiny fraction of the overall food market. With no benefit other than paeans to health halos or holistic beliefs about urban peop ...
Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 11 2019 - 10:43am
- Half Face Daddy Shaming But It Gets A Lot Less Attention Than Mommy Shaming: Happy Father's Day
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Women will more often rush to the defense of mothers who give their kids formula, stick to the vaccine schedule, or who let their pre-schoolers play in the yard without a wall to protect them from predators they read about one time on the Internet. Women d ...
Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 12 2019 - 11:34am
- I Was On A Swiss Public Eye Panel Devoted To Hating Science: Here's Why You Should Be Also
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Before heading to a work-vacation in Europe I got an email asking if I might be willing to be a last second replacement on a panel at a film festival called Festival du Film et Forum International sur les Droits Humains (International Film Festival and Fo ...
Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 18 2019 - 9:43am
- Understanding The Voynich Manuscript #1
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Understanding the Voynich Manuscript #1 Tom, Dick and Harry explain a statistical method. The mysterious Voynich Manuscript. A simple analysis of a sufficiently large text can reveal much about the topic of that text, if the language is known. If the text ...
Article - Patrick Lockerby - Jul 23 2019 - 2:25pm