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[S]cience is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking. I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time – when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the key manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness.
The dumbing down of America is most evident in the slow decay of substantive content in the enormously influential media, the 30-second sound bites (now down to 10 seconds or less), lowest common denominator programming, credulous presentations on pseudoscience and superstition, but especially a kind of celebration of ignorance.
— Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (New York: Ballantine Books, 1996) at p.32.
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[S]cience is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking. I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time – when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the key manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness.
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Happy 50th Star Trek!
J.J. Abrams: To be talking about the 50th anniversary is insane. I was born the same year that Star Trek was.
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What the fuck was Ann Coulter thinking?
The Independent’s headline sums it up: Ann Coulter destroyed at Rob Lowe roast She didn’t do herself any favors, either–her set was fucking horrible. I guess everyone really does think that they themselves are funny. And, you know, her getting pummeled by all the other presenters had everything to do with politics, but her set […]
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20 ‘Seinfeld’ Cultural References Explained for Younger Viewers
“By Mennen!” Lots of funny here kids. You gotta love the Mental Floss.
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Terms and Conditions May Apply
You know, it occurred to me several years ago, that if I could “Like” something on Facebook from another website, then Facebook was tracking me. I log in and out–even on my iPhone–every time I use Facebook (or Google, for that matter)… If you don’t, or don’t know why you should, you may want to […]
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The Big Bang Theory: Star Wars Machete Order
Raj: “You know, I, I heard this way of watching the movies called the machete order where you watch Episodes IV and V, then skip Episode I, watch II and III as a flashback, and then finish with VI.” Howard: “Ok, so you’d lose most of Jar-Jar, all the trade route talk and the boring […]
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Penn Jillette Blows Minds With Only a Deck of Cards
Penn doing his magic thing on Arsenio… love this shit!
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‘Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey’ Will Breathe New Life Into Sagan’s Vision
Phil Plait (@BadAstronomer on Twitter): “For those questioning the idea of #Cosmos airing on Fox and not PBS, please read this.” We live in a time when the denial of reality is as prevalent (or more) than the acceptance of it. Much of that denial comes from a provincial view of the Universe, a narrowly […]
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Bill Murray’s Oscar® Tribute to Harold Ramis
Touching tribute.
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If you’re a Christian man or woman looking to have a discreet sexual encounter with a fellow Christian…
Perhaps the best clip from Season 1 of Inside Amy Schumer on Comedy Central: Ashley Magdalene. With my husband so busy running a gay rehab center, it’s important to me to cheat with someone who shares my Christian values. — “Amy”, Stay-at-home wife I live in the woods with my wife and nine children and […]
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How reliable is the science behind forensic science?
Fascinating PBS: FRONTLINE show from April, “The Real CSI: How reliable is the science behind forensics?” So it turns out that the Forensic sciences (with the notable exception of DNA) are no more “hard science” than Creation “science”, social “science”, or Scientology… Most have no scientific basis at all, and those that do rarely reach […]
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