Good Article but sad how America has begun to question Science.
Good article, a lot of truth. I think it leaves out jealousy and sex appeal. Or maybe I missed that part. To Americans the strong frontiersmen are iconic. You can't physically muscle your way through science and the tough guys are jealous of the success of men and women who don't fight the elements. A a lot of women still find the rough outdoorsy guy sexier than the lab guy. "Genetic Selection" is drawing its battle lines. Maybe there is some way we can avoid this fight.
Thank you for sharing this article. I found this quote by David Dunning (of the Dunning-Kruger effect) spot on: “Some of our most stubborn misbeliefs arise not from primitive childlike intuitions or careless category errors, but from the very values and philosophies that define who we are as individuals.”
I agree with @t1nick (below) in his assessment of the long trend, which I only recently became cognizant of during the George W. Bush administration and through reading books like Susan Jacoby's 'The Age of American Unreason.' The rise of anti-intellectualism has brought us anti-vaxxers, the anti GMO movement, the anti-Evolution (teach the controversy) crowd, climate change deniers, conspiracy theorists and flat Earthers.
Politicians reflect their electorate, and when a large enough segment of a democratic society rejects reason and critical thinking, refuses to consider they may be wrong, eschews knowledge and expertise, castigates the educated as elites and resorts to a limited, if not, singular source for information, you get elected leaders like we see today. Leaders whose funding priorities align with their constituents who may view spending on scientific research and disaster preparedness as wasteful.
Posted by racocn8I saw some articles on meteorite composition and ended up with this picture.
Posted by racocn8Here are some photos of eggs deposited on the underside of leaves.
Posted by racocn8Here are some photos of eggs deposited on the underside of leaves.
Posted by racocn8Here are some photos of eggs deposited on the underside of leaves.
Posted by racocn8Here are some photos of eggs deposited on the underside of leaves.
Posted by racocn8Here are some photos of eggs deposited on the underside of leaves.
Posted by Slava3That makes me nervous
Posted by Slava3So we are part of a Cosmic ecosystem?
Posted by SergeTafCamNot too long ago I had the opportunity to take a couple of pictures of a peacock's feather.
Posted by SergeTafCamNot too long ago I had the opportunity to take a couple of pictures of a peacock's feather.
Posted by SergeTafCamWhat's your favorite color?
Posted by SergeTafCamWhat's your favorite color?
Posted by SergeTafCamWhat's your favorite color?
Posted by SergeTafCamWhat's your favorite color?
Posted by SergeTafCamWhat's your favorite color?
Posted by SergeTafCamExciting times.