Posts tagged “Science”
What I’ve Noticed: Politicians don’t get economics edition
AZ governor and strong supporter of the bad-for-business anti-immigrant law, Jan Brewer, lies about immigrants and her own past. Anyone who grows such lovely hydrangeas couldn’t possibly be a spy! Knowing a little history goes a long way towards refuting people who try to rewrite it. It could also prevent our politicians from making the […]
What I’ve Noticed
Mining companies like to claim that they’re bringing economic benefits, but cleanup and health costs far outweigh positive contributions to the economy. After thousands of years, we’ve finally discovered what the argonaut octopus uses its shell for – it’s essentially a ballast tank. HUGE step: we’ve synthesized life. Autism doesn’t have anything to do with […]
What I’ve Noticed
Anti-vaxxers are a blast from the past – who knew whooping cough would still be killing people in developed countries in the 21st century? Important information that your intro stats professor likely didn’t mention. While cutting classes and entire programs, reducing pay for already underpaid professors, and laying people off right and left, my university […]
What I’ve Noticed
Dollhouse is over. It was a great show. When Americans say they want to cut NASA’s budget, they think they’re talking about a budget of more than 600 billion instead of about 15 billion. Female orgasm described as ‘abhorent’ and banned on film in Australia along with small breasted women. Unsurprisingly, the standard does not […]
What I’ve Noticed
Most people who want to help in a disaster actually make things worse. The United States just legalized corruption. Really government, corporations AREN’T PEOPLE. If a person was knowingly endangering the water supply of so many people, he/she would get more than a slap on the wrist fine. Interestingly, corporations fight hard for their own […]
What I’ve noticed
Testosterone doesn’t actually make people selfish; it promotes fair play. It’s not that feminists don’t have a sense of humor, you’re just not funny. China really isn’t getting better about human rights abuses. Fantastic essay by Asimov on “The Relativity of Wrong.” I feel like this would be especially good to read in intro science […]
What I’ve Noticed
It doesn’t say anything good about our culture that sexual violence against women is eroticized and mainstream, but women choosing and enjoying sex is just too much for us. A few songs are worth more than your life. A lot more. (via Michael Alan Miller) Oh, and Sweden took down pirate bay. Well, this should […]