I invite all scientists who think philosophy is useless and offers nothing of value to drop all philosophical elements. Then they can see how "useful" science is without notions of internal & external validity or falsifiability, to scratch the surface of what they'd lose. I love NDT, but he's way into the derp end on…

Science would not work to solve problems without its philosophical underpinnings. Falsifiability, degrees of validity, and the distinction between internal and external validity (as huge examples) were not self-generated in a vacuum by the practice of science. They are pragmatic philosophical distinctions which arose…

Actually, they've already evolved and can be found in landfills and the oceans. Distribution and variation are rapidly expanding, just as we'd expect for such evolutionary innovation. They are even established as the parsimonious explanation for why Islamic plastic pollution had stabilized despite continued output.

Such alarmism about plastic pollution is considerably antiquated. Plastic IS biodegradable and ALREADY being naturally decomposed. Plastic consuming microorganisms have been discovered in landfills and the ocean, as well as cultivated in a variety of experiments. Multiple organisms appear to be effective consumers of…

GIFs can be amazing science outreach and education tools. Here's one that encapsulates the two sides of climate change argument.

Have we really become so disconnected from what was common knowledge in recent history? This is called "stropping," a very old way to keep thin blades conditioned. Think of movies and cartoons where someone giving a shave does pretty much the same thing with a straight razor and leather strap.

And this is why I will never intentionally participate in producing crotch fruit. I would be far, far too resentful of the demands, stress, and restrictions parenthood would bring and cannot remotely imagine myself taking any kind of joy at all in it.

Sadly, probably never. Even people who should know better swallow the swill. TED and its ilk are a perfect example of marketing over substance (and how even highly intelligent, well-educated folks are no less susceptible to such psychological loopholes).

Ah, TED! Where the pretense of science wins over science and fringe figures of questionable authority are presented as cutting edge experts. This is no exception. Dawn Maslar is neither an expert nor a scientist, but rather a pop science author that few in psychology take seriously (except perhaps as an example of…

Fair point that the plans are typically "distracting and poisoning until soft and oblivious enough for the macguffin murder blow."

I hope Elon Musk and other new technocrats keep challenging anti-competitive rules and investing heavily in private research and charity. There's obviously self-interest involved, but the results are positive for all of us. Go go, technocrats.

Goddamn foreigners from Hawaii stealing our jobs! Even the presidency! WTF, Hawaiians?

"You're beginning to get the idea, Clark. We could have changed the world…now…look at us…I've become a political liability…and…you…you're a joke. I want you to remember, Clark…in all the years to come…in your most private moments…I want you to remember…my hand…at your throat…I want…you to remember…the one man who beat…

Justice League, both comics and DCAU, makes it explicitly clear Batman has effective contingency plans to straight up murder Superman if necessary.

"The Myers-Briggs personality test... can be relatively useful for better understanding yourself..."

Scientific in methodology, it is not. On the contrary, it's a perfect example of a pretense of science lacking validity and rigor.

This is not new stuff, by a long shot. It's basic priming and suggestion. Anyone who thinks this is a novel or huge is grossly unfamiliar with psychology (and especially unfamiliar with counseling psychology and clinical hypnosis research... as those fields stood even 2 decades ago).

Spacetime is something, caused by the presence of mass and energy. If something were beyond the radiative reach of gravity and electromagnetic energy, there would be nothing, not even vacuum.

I'm sorry, but perhaps you missed the PSA:

Just in case you needed further confirmation Thurston Moore is a dick, we're all a bunch of "gender fascis[ts]... [who] promote hate by imperialist blather."