Home » Posts tagged 'science' (Page 7)
Tag Archives: science
Opinion: Science Denialism is Dangerous. But So Is Science Imperialism.
OPINION: SCIENCE DENIALISM IS DANGEROUS. BUT SO IS SCIENCE IMPERIALISM. Calls for strict science-based decision making on complex issues like GMOs and geoengineering can shortchange consideration of ethics and social impacts. Illustration by Sean Quinn July 5, 2018 — “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think […]
Axiom of Uncertainty
Axiom of Uncertainty It’s simple. Given that there might well be an absolute nature/structure of the universe and our perhaps fundamentally limited cognitive position/abilities within it can we be certain that we can be sure about the true nature of anything? Can there be fundamental forces, matter, and material relationships of which we will never know? While unanswerable in principle, the mere possibility of […]
Why do we need to think and act more systemically?
Why do we need to think and act more systemically? The power and majesty of nature in all its aspects is lost on one who contemplates it merely in the detail of its parts and not as a whole. — Pliny the Elder An increasing number of people are beginning to understand that the world we participate […]
Methane Leaks from Oil and Gas 60% Higher Than EPA Estimates, New Study Finds
Methane Leaks from Oil and Gas 60% Higher Than EPA Estimates, New Study Finds Each year, oil and gas industry operations in the U.S. are leaking roughly 60 percent more methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, into our atmosphere than previous estimates from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which relied heavily on self-reporting by the industry. That’s the conclusion of […]
Economics Is Not Rocket Science — It’s Even More Complicated
Economics Is Not Rocket Science — It’s Even More Complicated Over the years, I have heard multiple different things described as “not rocket science.” The implication was always that rocket science was just about the hardest thing to do, making virtually everything else easy by comparison. As an economics professor over many of those years, […]
The Science Of Community
smallbusinessbc.ca The Science Of Community The 4 key success factors for bringing people together The Peak Prosperity tribe is gathering. Members from all over the country (including a few from Europe and Asia) are arriving in northern California today for our annual weekend seminar. Chris and I are really looking forward to this. We’re introducing […]
Storm warnings
Storm warnings Image: Tom Gill, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 “The test of science is its ability to predict” — Richard Feynman As if governed by some deterministic law, the current debates between economists and critics follow a predictable path. Critics begin by mentioning the failure of economists to predict or warn of the crisis. Howard Reed […]
Estonia Expands Massive DNA Grab Of 100,000 Citizens
Estonia Expands Massive DNA Grab Of 100,000 Citizens Alarm bells are ringing in Northern Europe, over the Estonian government’s latest attempt to take a massive number of genetic samples from its citizens. Science, technology, and a government have usually been the perfect trifecta in every dystopian sci-fi thriller, as elected/unelected officials tend to gravitate towards all-seeing, all-knowing and […]
The Science of a Vanishing Planet
The Science of a Vanishing Planet Dorothea Lange Gravestone St. George, Utah 1953There are numerous ways to define the Precautionary Principle. It’s something we can all intuitively understand, but which many parties seek ways to confuse since it has the potential to stand in the way of profits. Still, in the end it should all […]
To Believe in Science, You Have to Know How It’s Done
To Believe in Science, You Have to Know How It’s Done I met a climate crisis denier today. It came out of nowhere. I was getting my camera repaired, and I was chatting with the repairman afterward. Just before I left, he dropped into our conversation that he didn’t believe in manmade climate change. After […]
Ignorance and Greed: Trump’s War on the Environment
Ignorance and Greed: Trump’s War on the Environment Under Donald Trump, the environment has been the hardest hit of any sector of society, carried out by executive actions, the overturning of Obama-era regulations, and the enactment of new rules via cabinet review. This assault is occurring just as NASA reports that we’ve just had another […]
