#Pocalypso | Why Trump’s 99% Is True and Misleading at the Same Time
2020-07-06 – “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” So said Mark Twain. Over the weekend, Trump told us that 99% of COVID cases are harmless. […]
Tag Archives: Science
Could Columbus, OH Become Armstrong, OH?
2020-07-02 – So Columbus, Ohio took down the statue of Christopher Columbus. Is that the end of it? He’s still commemorated in the city name. Here’s my recommendation for their […]
#Pocalypso | The Nights Are Getting Longer
2020-06-23 – Now that we’ve got the Summer Solstice out of the way, the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer. It happens every year. I’ve seen […]
#Pocalypso | Is 66% the Mark of the Beast
2020-05-14 – There’s a statistic floating around the right-wing conspiracy world: it’s that 66% of the hospitalizations in New York are from people sheltering in place. This is held up […]
#Pocalypso | Anti-Darwinism and Herd Immunity? What?
2020-05-12 – I had to shake my head when I realized that some of the people who are saying that herd immunity will “save” us are the same people who […]
Confusing Fads With Science
2019-04-01 – Happy April Fools’ Day! Six years ago today, I got the idea that April Fools’ Day had become so successful that it had taken over the entire year. […]
Gender Is Located in Three Places
2019-03-04 – Gender is located in three places: between your legs, between your ears, and between you and me. There’s a fourth place where people like to situate gender: in […]
The Math of Elizabeth Warren’s Ancestry
2018-10-15 – The “debate” about Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s ancestry is ridiculous. Those who debate this in public (for example, Donald Trump) have no basis for knowing her ancestry one way […]
LGBTQUIA+ . . . ROYGBIV
2018-06-11 – Roy G. Biv is a mnemonic for the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Not all languages have words for these exact colors. […]
I Don’t Believe (Most) Flat-Earthers Believe the Earth Is Flat
2018-05-31 – I don’t believe (most) flat-earthers believe the Earth is flat. (I qualify this with the word “most” because I’m sure you can find someone who is a true […]
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