Article by David Whitehouse, who ‘has a Ph.D in Astrophysics, and has carried out research at Jodrell Bank and the Mullard Space Science Laboratory. He is a former BBC Science Correspondent and BBC News Science Editor.’
Category Archives: Science
What We Just Found at Jesus’ Tomb is WAY Bigger Than Anyone Realizes
8-minute video.
Two articles on Tony Blair
He now prefers a ‘technocratic‘ solution to climate change.
And, he is still supporting a digital ID for all the UK.
The Lies Were the Point: What the U.S. Pandemic Report Really Reveals
Article by Sebastian Wang.
In defence of dimming the Sun
Not sure about this, but an interesting point of view certainly.
Article by James Woudhuysen
The Overpopulation Fallacy: Why More People Means More Knowledge and Prosperity
Article by Amir Iraji.
For decades, the dominant narrative surrounding population growth has been one of alarm. Thinkers like Malthus warned that population growth would cause mass starvation and ecological collapse. Ehrlich’s 1968 book The Population Bomb famously predicted that hundreds of millions of people would starve in the 1970s due to overpopulation.
Today, concerns are shifting. Many of the same governments that once feared overpopulation are now worried about declining birth rates. Countries like Japan, South Korea, and much of Europe struggle with economic stagnation and aging populations. Even China—after enforcing its coercive One-Child Policy—is now encouraging larger families. This shift raises an important question: where did the fear of overpopulation come from, and was it ever justified?
Continue reading here.
The stupidity of Net Zero
Bjorn Lomborg on how climate alarmism leads to economic crisis (interview with spiked.com)
Review of Rotting from the Head: Radical Progressive Activism and the Church of England
Article by Sebastian Wang.
The vindication of a heretic
Article by Brendan O’Neill.
Excerpts:
Jay Bhattacharya is right: ‘scientism’ is a menace to truth and liberty.
But Bhattacharya’s mission is less one of personal vengeance than of scientific restoration. He told his hearing that he wants to bring back ‘the very essence of science’ to the NIH. And what might that be? ‘Dissent’, he said.
[. . .]
That we scientists found ourselves in the position of telling the masses they ‘shouldn’t be saying goodbye to [their] grandfather as he’s dying in a hospital’ was awful, he said. What we should have done is say ‘Here’s what the risks are’, and then let people decide whether to take them.
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That we scientists found ourselves in the position of telling the masses they ‘shouldn’t be saying goodbye to [their] grandfather as he’s dying in a hospital’ was awful, he said. What we should have done is say ‘Here’s what the risks are’, and then let people decide whether to take them.
Gay Marriage, Surrogacy, Divorce & Hookup Culture
Jordan Peterson in discussion with Katy Faust.
Watch in particular from here. They talk about bias in parenting studies and ‘the Cinderella effect’.