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Saturday Science Session – The problem with “just asking questions”
Presents a series of grounded science based articles covering Evolution, Global Warming, Genetic Modified Organisms (GM's), Logic, Nature of Science, Vaccines/Alt.Medicines.Asking questions is generally a good thing.
Indeed, questions are the very foundation of...
The Queens(land) gambit: a brief history of chess in Australia
PHIL BRAY/NETFLIX
The new Netflix miniseries The Queen’s Gambit has received rave reviews around the world. Surprisingly for a chess-themed show, it received a warm reception by the global chess community, which is usually highly critical of portrayals of tournament...
Saturday Science Sessions – Facts aren’t political (or religious)
Presents a series of grounded science based articles covering Evolution, Global Warming, Genetic Modified Organisms (GM's), Logic, Nature of Science, Vaccines/Alt.Medicines.In this article, I try very hard to stick to scientific facts and avoid...
If anecdotes are evidence, why aren’t you drinking paint thinner?
Presents a series of grounded science based articles covering Evolution, Global Warming, Genetic Modified Organisms (GM's), Logic, Nature of Science, Vaccines/Alt.Medicines.
I want to begin this post by doing something atypical for me.
I want...
Saturday Science Session: Facts_ Why they matter and how to check them – Part...
Presents a series of grounded science based articles covering Evolution, Global Warming, Genetic Modified Organisms (GM's), Logic, Nature of Science, Vaccines/Alt.Medicines.If you have not read Part 1 of this article, just click here -...
Saturday Science Session: Facts_ Why they matter and how to check them – Part...
Presents a series of grounded science based articles covering Evolution, Global Warming, Genetic Modified Organisms (GM's), Logic, Nature of Science, Vaccines/Alt.Medicines.
We seem to be living in the golden age of misinformation.
While cognitive biases and...
Saturday Science Session – Parents often don’t know what is best
Presents a series of grounded science based articles covering Evolution, Global Warming, Genetic Modified Organisms (GM's), Logic, Nature of Science, Vaccines/Alt.Medicines.
When dealing with anti-vaccers and those with other similar ungrounded beliefs, I often encounter...
The existence of real conspiracies does not justify conspiracy theories
Presents a series of grounded science based articles covering Evolution, Global Warming, Genetic Modified Organisms (GM's), Logic, Nature of Science, Vaccines/Alt.Medicines.
Most science deniers are conspiracy theorists.
Many of them don’t like to think of...
Saturday Science Session – Is it likely that alternative medicine works? The importance of...
Presents a series of grounded science based articles covering Evolution, Global Warming, Genetic Modified Organisms (GM's), Logic, Nature of Science, Vaccines/Alt.Medicines.
Prior probability is basically just the plausibility of a result, given everything else we...
Saturday Science Session – Occam’s razor is about assumptions, not simplicity
Presents a series of grounded science based articles covering Evolution, Global Warming, Genetic Modified Organisms (GM's), Logic, Nature of Science, Vaccines/Alt.Medicines.
Occam’s razor is an important tool for critical thinking, and it is employed constantly...
