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The Denialist Playbook — Scientific American

Posted on 2020-11-08 by arjaybe

The six main plays in the denialist’s playbook Doubt the Science Question Scientists’ Motives and Integrity Magnify Disagreements among Scientists and Cite Gadflies as Authorities Exaggerate Potential Harm Appeal to Personal Freedom Reject Whatever Would Repudiate A Key Philosophy Do … Continue reading →

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Dollar Street

Posted on 2019-11-26 by arjaybe

I’ve just finished reading the book Factfulness by Hans Rosling. It’s a lesson in how wrong we are about the state of the world, and an attempt to teach us how to be more right about it. Rosling spent his … Continue reading →

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Entropy

Posted on 2019-09-11 by arjaybe

It seems you can’t talk about entropy without mentioning the second law of thermodynamics. That law states that the total entropy of an isolated system can never decrease over time. This creates the asymmetry between the past and the future, … Continue reading →