by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 17, 2019 | Climate Change & Global Warming, Global Warming Denial, Science Denial
Theory, Hypothesis, And Law – Debunking A Climate Change Contrarian Tactic According to CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller, “Over 40% of Greenland experienced melting yesterday, with total ice loss estimated to be more than 2 gigatons (a gigaton is equal to...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 10, 2019 | Energy, Science, Science Denial, Skepticism
Why HBO’s “Chernobyl” Gets Nuclear So Wrong Since the start of HBO’s mini-series about the 1986 nuclear disaster, “Chernobyl,” journalists have praised the series for getting the facts of the event right, even if its creators took...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 7, 2019 | Critical Thinking, Science, Science Denial, Skepticism
This is a great, really great article! We’ve Lost Sight Of The Most Important Rule In Debating Science It was almost 100 years ago that the most famous debate in science history took place. The topic up for consideration was the nature of the spiral objects in...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 2, 2019 | Agriculture, GMOs, Pseudoscience, Science
Sadly science lost some ground here to some anti-science special interests on this one. Safe Or Scary? The Shifting Reputation Of Glyphosate, AKA Roundup John Draper and I are sitting in the cab of a tractor on the research farm he manages for the University of...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 21, 2019 | Agriculture, Critical Thinking, GMOs, Science
Glyphosate can cure cancer? Yes, some research ‘shows’ that – but what does it mean? And what does it say about Roundup doomsday claims? Now that three juries have said Bayer’s weed killer Roundup (glyphosate) causes cancer, many people believe...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 13, 2019 | Agriculture, Critical Thinking, GMOs, Science
Courts don’t determine scientific facts Most people have probably seen the recent news that Monsanto has been ordered to pay $289 million following the ruling by a California jury that Monsanto’s glyphosate (a.k.a. Roundup) is dangerous and likely...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 9, 2019 | Psychology, Science
The Bad Science of Alcoholics Anonymous Its faith-based 12-step program dominates treatment in the United States. But researchers have debunked central tenets of AA doctrine and found dozens of other treatments more effective. J.G. is a lawyer in his early 30s....
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 7, 2019 | Agriculture, Science
Well, yeah vinegar works as a herbicide but so do propane weed killer torches. But “Contact Herbicides” kill only the plant parts contacted by the chemical, where-as systemic herbicides are absorbed by the roots or foliage and translocated (moved) throughout the...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 26, 2019 | Cosmology & Astronomy, Science
How Did The Universe Expand To 46 Billion Light-Years In Just 13.8 Billion Years? If the Universe is 13.8 billion years old, and the speed of light is truly our cosmic speed limit, how far away should we be able to see? The answer seems obvious: 13.8 billion...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 24, 2019 | • Politics, Climate Change & Global Warming
The Hard Lessons of Dianne Feinstein’s Encounter with the Young Green New Deal Activists One imagines that Senator Dianne Feinstein would like a do-over of her colloquy with some young people on Friday afternoon. A group of school students, at least one as young...
