To those who support the Second Amendment-- so do I. The Second Amendment's spirit is not only commendable, but vital for the perseverance of a representative democracy. I completely agree with you on this. But do you think a handgun or even a hunting rifle or even a semi-auto hunting rifle would stop our government from killing US citizens if it ( Read more... )

I did an interview today with Sauk Valley Community College. This included a 15 minute writing sample. The question I was asked is, "Who is your favorite physicist and why." Incidentally, when in undergrad minoring in Literature, my British Lit 1600-1800 professor assigned me to do a term paper on Robert Hooke. At the time I was like, "You mean the ( Read more... )

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The following showed up on my twitter feed:

Retweet if you have a heterosexual, cisgendered friend in your life that you love and accept unconditionally.

NO. Why do you suppose that non-passing transgendered people pretend to be cisgendered? Why do people of varying sexualities pretend to be heterosexual? There is an enormous social stigma related ( Read more... )

I often feel that I am fighting in a war. And probably losing. Anti-science is everywhere. In our culture, pseudoscience is more powerful than science. It has no burden of proof and can change to fit the whims of public opinion. By comparison, science is rigid, constrained by facts and evidence, unable to be influenced by the desires of people. ( Read more... )