by J. Jerrald Hayes | Oct 18, 2019 | • Politics, Cognitive Bias, Critical Thinking, Irrational Thinking, Science
Why Are Conservatives More Susceptible to Believing Lies? Many conservatives have a loose relationship with facts. The right-wing denial of what most people think of as accepted reality starts with political issues: As recently as 2016, 45 percent of Republicans still...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Oct 14, 2019 | Agriculture, GMOs, Science
Glyphosate Doesn’t Cause Cancer. It Saves Native Ecosystems. What’s Neil deGrasse Tyson Doing on Ben Shapiro’s Podcast? In Defense of the Deer That Crashed Through a Salon Window What Airbnb’s Antarctic Trip Misunderstands About Science Does...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Oct 14, 2019 | Agriculture
Fruits and Vegetables Are Trying to Kill You – Issue 15: Turbulence – Nautilus You probably try to exercise regularly and eat right. Perhaps you steer toward “superfoods,” fruits, nuts, and vegetables advertised as “antioxidant,”...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Oct 13, 2019 | Agriculture, GMOs
Many plants are naturally GMO, research finds were reported in a paper published Sept. 21 in the journal Plant Molecular Biology. Researchers studied the genomes of some 356 dicot species and found 15 naturally occurring transgenic...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Sep 18, 2019 | Agriculture, Organic Food, Science
5 basic scientific concepts to help you spot pseudoscience | AGDAILY There is so much pseudoscience being spread around nowadays, and sometimes it can be hard to spot, especially for those who don’t have a background in science. A lot of it is based on a small...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 19, 2019 | Agriculture, GMOs, Science
Yes, You Are Definitely Ingesting Pesticides. Here’s Why It’s Not A Problem If food is sprayed a lot, is that bad for your digestive health? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 5, 2019 | Climate Change & Global Warming, Global Warming Denial, Science Denial
Inside a Climate Denial Conference at a Trump Hotel I entered Trump International Hotel in Washington last Thursday with a three-person team to cover the Heartland Institute’s 13th International Conference on Climate Change. I left with two. Despite the...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 2, 2019 | Critical Thinking, Global Warming Denial, Science Denial
Yes, it’s worth arguing with science deniers – and here are some techniques you can use The growing stream of reporting on and data about fake news, misinformation, partisan content, and news literacy is hard to keep up with. This weekly roundup offers the...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 22, 2019 | Science
A really good level headed scientific look at wildlife in and around the exclusion zone at Chernobyl. Meet the extreme new wildlife of Chernobyl Chernobyl is the site of the worst nuclear power plant disaster in history. The explosion, subsequent fire, and radiation...
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...
