Is it right for Facebook to use fact-checkers with a conflict of interest? Sharyl Attkisson investigates on her program Just the News .
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Category: Science
Scientists Blind About Communist Country, Source of COVID-19
“I think they’re revealing everything now.”-Vincent Racaniello referring to China's openness about the Wuhan Coronavirus, on TWIV podcast “They are doing the best they can and being as transparent as they can, within the limitations of their political and cultural associations…and we have to account for the fact that every country is different, and every… Continue reading Scientists Blind About Communist Country, Source of COVID-19
Book Review: The Misinformation Age by Cailin O’Connor and James Owen Weatherall
Want to see a finely crafted piece of propaganda? Pick this up. Many apparently logical chapters explain how bad information spreads, but if you are used to examining primary sources, thinking critically, and considering omissions and causations, this book may frustrate you. First, note the authors are logic and philosophy professors at the University of… Continue reading Book Review: The Misinformation Age by Cailin O’Connor and James Owen Weatherall
The Coronavirus Will Come For You
I am not an expert. I have taken courses on epidemiology (the science of studying the characteristics and spread of disease) and infectious diseases, and read extensively about human behavior and historical pandemics like the Spanish Flu of 1918 and the Plague. I am concerned about this new viral threat, and want to help you… Continue reading The Coronavirus Will Come For You
The Ultimate Decision
Good Morning America featured this heartwarming story I wanted to share. Welcome, Baby Finn Baby Finn, nicknamed Fighting Finn, was 21 weeks and 1 pound at birth--three weeks younger than the fetal age most abortions are performed. He was so delicate, his mom waited one month to hold him while he continued to grow and… Continue reading The Ultimate Decision
Quote on Perception and Reality
. ...quantum science...tells us that everything in our reality is ultimately a reflection of our own consciousness—that, when something happens, it's because a part of our own consciousness is drawing that experience into our awareness.” -Dr. Sue Morter, The Energy Codes (2019) We see what we think about. We see hate if we look for… Continue reading Quote on Perception and Reality
Question Science
Revisionist History Aug. 22 podcast The Obscure Virus Club It wasn't Malcolm Gladwell's intention, but this episode about the maverick scientists who discovered retroviruses is yet another example of the edifice of science discouraging questions and data that suggest alternative hypotheses. Another example of science and scientists being WRONG. No one knows everything. Knowledge is… Continue reading Question Science
Quote: Einstein on Intuition
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.Albert Einstein, as quoted in The Energy Codes by Dr. Sue Morter Photo by Xuan Nguyen on Unsplash
Energy and Intention: Why Thoughts and Prayers Matter
Fatigued and weaving unsteadily on wobbly legs, long-struggling New Day member Kofi Kingston was about to lose the WWE Championship match to madman environmentalist Daniel Bryan. But the 82,000 member audience cheered their lungs out, creating a palpable and unifying energy that went beyond sound. Months before, when Joe Anoai, aka Roman Reigns, walked to… Continue reading Energy and Intention: Why Thoughts and Prayers Matter
Mauna Kea Telescope: Symbol of Hope and Faith
There is a cultural controversy occurring in Hawaii over whether it is right – a moral, not legal issue – for the state to build a $1.4 billion thirty-meter (18 stories!) telescope on Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano on the island of Hawaii. Ethnic Hawaiian elders claim this state-owned site has religious significance and want… Continue reading Mauna Kea Telescope: Symbol of Hope and Faith
