Science and History and Facts
Science began as a logical and reasoned inquiry into how Nature works. Isaac Newton and gravity always comes to mind first with me. You'll...
The Iffiness in Science that makes Everything a Coin Flip
I have several fits-and-starts in my stack of stuff, all centering around scientific debates not just about how human history is written, but how...
Wikipedia and the Killing of History, a Guide
This will be a short note to highlight a link to a subject I researched for a commentary about Manifest Destiny mentioned in historian...
COVID, The Mask, and Fear
Everyone has his or her favorite "mask" story. There's the guy or gal we see, then do a doubletake when ee notice they're alone...
The Daily Poke, Oct 7, 2020: The Covid Mask and Laziness
(OK, I missed a day.)
By now everyone knows where the Covid-19 vulnerabilities lay; the aged and infirm, especially when both apply to the same...