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Today marks eleven years since Carl Sagan died of Myelodysplastic Syndrome, a disease in which abnormal stem cells in bone marrow crowd out the healthy cells which produce blood cells.
In January of 2007, I wrote an article title Creationism Evolves European Offshoot, noting the growing prevalence of creationist activism in the UK.
This seeded article appeared in The Best American Science and Nature Writing: 2005. I'd like to share it with you all.
Continuing in the spirit of articles on critical thinking, as we approach the 11th anniversary of Carl Sagan's death:
Continuing in the spirit of articles on critical thinking, as we approach the 11th anniversary of Carl Sagan's death:
As we approach the 11th anniversary of Carl Sagan's death, I think it proper to post some stories related to critical thinking skills and general skepticism.
In his book, The Demon-Haunted World, Carl Sagan offered what he called a "Baloney Detection Kit"-- a method and/or set of tools for differentiating between pseudo-science and science. As we approach the 11th anniversary of Dr.
Newsvine is a great place for arguments. Any day of the week, you can join a conversation about nearly any topic, and offer your opinion about it. And chances are good that someone who has a different opinion will present a counter-argument.
Politics isn't for equivocators. At the elite level, there's pressure to prove oneself the surest and smartest person in the room. ...in an age of warring certainties, of dogmas gone ballistic, uncertainty is viewed as the shaky prelude to going wobbly.
This article looks at whether we've lost the art of critical thinking.
This is a post that looks at what is curiosity and whether contemporary society has lost natural inquisitiveness.
As an ill-informed pseudo-intellectual with a particular interest in the unverifiable, I'm always on the lookout for some partially thought out misinformation.
Another great in-depth analysis of hip-hop and its relationship to popular culture, misogyny, and race.
Liza Sabater of Culture Kitchen speaks candidly about her experiences with violence and sexual abuse, how her experiences frame her perspective on rape and sexual violence, and how a more realistic approach to sexual violence needs to be taken by American society -- whether it be …
I don't care if it offends you, either. Where's all this violent backlash at the media and Nifong? Why is it only isolated to the rape victim? Aren't Nifong's behaviors and the media's behaviors more damaging to reporting rape?
A well-written editorial encouraging people to turn a critical eye to experts and to their receptions of news stories, specifically about the War on Terror and generally in many different areas.
This weekend three US defense officials put on a demonstration meant to prove that Iran is supplying weapons to people fighting our forces in Iraq. The presentation wasn't just shoddy, it was pathetic.
One way to measure the fears of people in power is by the intensity of their quest for certainty and control over knowledge.
Annalee Newitz posits the notion that the problem of the NSA spying program (collecting info on citizen's domestic calling habits) is less a problem caused by our government than it is a problem enabled by the general ignorance of our population.
Since coming to newsvine in the middle of January I have made some friends and I am sure I have also made some enemies. I am sure that some of my fellow viners cringe when they see my name in a comment thread.
News: Dr Keith Sawyer explains creativity. Scientists studying and explaining creativity? Yes, if they are creative themselves.
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