Oh, those stupid climate deniers, they think the moon is made of green cheese: For the White House it’s about getting the liberal base excited for the midterms. It’s a confidence that climate change has shifted in voters’ minds. It’s … Continue reading →
My guess is that the computer managed to pass the Turing test not so much because computers are getting so smart and lifelike as because people are getting so dumb and computer-program-like.
Continue reading →There are so many crises generated by the Obama administration that it’s easy to lose sight of some. But in just a little over a week a probable new one will be unleashed when the EPA announces rules for existing … Continue reading →
I remember reading decades ago about how quickly we judge people when we first meet them. Yes or no, stay or move on? This 1986 book said the judgments all happen within four minutes, but my impression is that it’s … Continue reading →
…let me just say that this article is as bad or worse than the science it purports to debunk. I could write either a book on this topic or a short post. Since it’s Saturday, you get the short post. … Continue reading →
I’d like to say at the outset that I like fruits and vegetables. Even if they weren’t supposed to be good for you I would eat them. I might even eat them if I heard they were a little bit … Continue reading →
…do something about this? It seems a lot more imminent than global warming. Plus, it’s supposedly a relatively simple and not-too-expensive fix.
Continue reading →So now they’re saying that airline meals taste as bad as they do because at high altitudes people’s tastebuds go numb: No matter what it is””fish, chicken, even pasta””every meal served in the air seems to taste undeniably worse than … Continue reading →
Is Kepler-186f The One? At 490 light-years away, we may never know: “This is the first definitive Earth-sized planet found in the habitable zone around another star,” said Elisa Quintana of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute at NASA. … Continue reading →
…it seems we’re about where we began: If you look at the chart, you’ll see that, so far, worry about global warming peaked around 2000 and again in the years 2006-2008. I’m not sure what was happening in 2000 (Al … Continue reading →
It will only make things worse. And they’re likely to get mad at you in the process. I’ll bet all you non-worriers have done it to the worriers in your life: told them the equivalent of “Just stop it. It … Continue reading →
At least we in the US don’t have to deal with this: When soggy, green Northern Ireland gets coated by red, Saharan dust, the locals get slightly perturbed. The dust is being pumped northward into the United Kingdom as winds … Continue reading →