One of the best ways to win arguments is to be so completely wrong that there's no way anyone could feasibly correct you without teaching three entry level college courses in the process.This is known colloquially as a "Shapiro."— Matty Be Mad (at all cops) 🌹 (@MattyBeRad) September 1, 2019
Category: Skeptic
Conservatives are Terrified
Study – Conservatives are Terrified (and That’s Why They’re Conservative):
(more…)Coronavirus: Conspiracy Theories
Coronavirus: Conspiracy Theories – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:
(more…)Alien Civilizations
No, "scientists" didn't say there are 36 contactable alien civilizations in our galaxy. Two British researchers made a statistical argument that there are probably at least 4…and with slightly different assumptions, the number could be 1 (ie, just us). https://t.co/VypeQDTntI pic.twitter.com/1UHCIsmDTX— Corey S. Powell (@coreyspowell) June 16, 2020
Major Cosmological Discovery
Once again a quick reminder that unless you look at your Twitter feed and say “omg will all those jubilantly ecstatic physicists SHUT UP about this already” there probably has not been a major cosmological discovery, no matter what the New York Post article says— Katie Mack (@AstroKatie) May 21, 2020
“Doing Research”
It’s never aliens
Just in case you need a reminder… It's never aliens, my friends. Literally never.— Miriam Kramer (@mirikramer) April 28, 2020 If you feel never is too strong a word, then let’s just say it’s a pretty safe bet it’s not aliens.
What refutes science
God is not a Good Theory
Sean Carroll – God is not a Good Theory:
(more…)A good rule of thumb
A good rule of thumb is that if you see a headline saying something “breaks the laws of physics” the headline is wrong— Katie Mack (@AstroKatie) October 19, 2019