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[[{“value”:”A recent article in the New York Times is, unfortunately, terrible journalism that ends up shilling for a fraudulent and exploitative industry. The author, Sarah Wildman, tells of her previous encounter with a medium through her unnamed cousin. Part of…

[[{“value”:”When you hear the phrase, “Science is socially constructed,” what does that mean to you? If you are a philosopher of science, you likely have a deep and nuanced understanding of exactly what that means. Unfortunately, in my experience, many…

[[{“value”:”For many science fiction fans the computer voice on the Enterprise is iconic, and is, in fact, “the” voice of any computer. Majel Barrett deliberately gave the computer a stilted, monotone, mechanical voice to reflect the fact that it was…

[[{“value”:”Solar power as a source of electricity has been on a meteoric rise, and has crossed some encouraging milestone recently. Every way you look at it, solar is booming. This is driven primarily by the decrease in the cost of…

[[{“value”:”On Sunday August 30, 2026, NASA successfully launched the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope aboard a Space X Falcon Heavy. This telescope has amazing capabilities and will add to our ability to study and understand the universe, with a special…

[[{“value”:”There is a lot of legitimate concern over the net effects of students using AI to do their school work. If you let AI do your writing, then you will not learn how to write, for example. Or worse –…