Tag: Science
http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:video:thedailyshow.com:400760 The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook With the help of Republican strategist Noelle Nikpour, The Daily Show’s Assif Mandvi goes behind the scenes to expose scientists and their nefarious plots to steal the public’s money. “Scientists are scamming the American people … Continue reading
Belief in Evolution Versus National Wealth Percent of adults that answered “true” to the question, “Human beings, as we know them, developed from earlier species of animals.” From Jon Miller et al., Science, Aug 2006. USA? Via futurejournalismproject / Calamities of Nature. Continue reading
Dear human
Dear human, You are a tiny speckDwarfed by even theTiniest object inThe Heavens. Sincerely, The Universe Continue reading Dear human
http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/9QBv2CFTSWU?version=3&hl=en_US Miss USA 2011 – Should Math Be Taught In Schools? (Watch the original Miss USA evolution video here: http://youtu.be/UkBmhM0R2A0) (Source: http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/) Continue reading
We are the stories we tell ourselves
We think of stories as entertainment. Enjoyable mental confectionery, quite removed from the hard facts venerated in science and maths. Our focus on science and maths is primarily responsible for our current wealth, technological innovation, and social progress. Or so the conventional wisdom goes. Everyone worries about the school system not applying enough focus on … Continue reading We are the stories we tell ourselves
Sam Harris: Towards a science of morality
Following on from this video of his TED speech on the matter, Harris further develops his theme in the Huffington Post of whether morality, contrary to religious claims of exclusive authority on the matter, should be considered an undeveloped branch of science & reason? Sam Harris: Towards a science of morality Continue reading Sam Harris: Towards a science of morality
