#science illiteracy

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

Break The Science Barrier : Why Science Matters - Richard Dawkins

Break the Science Barrier is a TV documentary that I presented on Channel 4 in 1996. It argues for the importance, for society, of scientific ways of thinking. In it, I interviewed David Attenborough, Alec Jeffreys, who discovered DNA fingerprinting, and Douglas Adams, who gave a wonderful impromptu eulogy for science. I also interviewed a man who was wrongly convicted of murder because none of the lawyers, on either side, knew anything about science. The program ends on a more positive note – what I later came to call Science in the Soul.

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"Like most scientists, I'm a realist, but I'm also a bit of a romantic. I appreciate that there are people who think they need something more than science can offer. Something, frankly, undefinable. But I think science does offer all we need. Not just to understand the 'how' of life, with its great richness and complexity. For me, science goes as far as we meaningfully can go towards answering the 'why' as well."

[imkeepinit]

[awesome-casuallyfamouscollector]

Neil DeGrasse Tyson on How Did America Become Stupid

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Talks about how the United States is being left behind in areas such as physics, math, and engineering comparing it to Europe and Japan which are generating more scientific papers and have better infrastructure. Drawing upon his deep understanding of scientific trends and global dynamics, Tyson highlights the contrasting landscapes of scientific progress between the United States, Europe, and Japan. He articulates how these regions have surged ahead, not only by generating more scientific papers but also by investing in cutting-edge infrastructure and fostering collaborative research environments(..)

P.S. Interesting and funny video: In today's society, it is quite often seen that many people are ready to believe and live with complete nonsense in their heads and behaviour, just so they don't have to think rationally.

It's a strange thing to say, but America is literally overrun with religious fanatics and victims of silly commercials...

But, this is not only a specific American problem! How do you think the Islamists managed to fool the Arabs and the Kremlin managed to turn the Russians into mindless orcs!? Very simply, the people living in the respective societies did not want to think and use common sense...

[mikeo56]

Global Warming: Can we talk about tomorrow if there are no children tomorrow?

[sjbattleangel]

"I'm not (media illiterate)."

Lily, you are one of THE MOST media illiterate people on the face of the earth! You decided Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur was "automatically garbage" because you heard it was going to be serialized; You dismissed Amphibia as "irredeemable trash, sight unseen" because you heard it had a story and fell for some stupid nontroversy regarding a crew member's fanart; You sided with Disney suits when they cancelled The Owl House for being "too dark and scary for kids" to appease some moral guardians and watchdogs (who may've not even existed)! You want to control what kids watch, you want all of animation to be nothing but toothless, slice-of-life romantic comedies with no action, stakes or soul. Just like your crappy coffee shop AUs.

Not to mention whenever any piece of media contains disturbing and/or problematic moments, you automatically believe it equals "endorsement" and to you, we're all impressionable babies who can't tell fact from fiction and need to be "protected for our good." You just want censor and police fiction to satisfy your own holier-than-thou self-indulgence. Helen Lovejoy much?

"I didn't (accuse Rebecca Sugar of being a sex fiend)."

Hermana, WE HAVE RECEIPTS!

You and your simps decided that a sweet, wholesome picture of Steven wearing his mother's hand-me-downs is somehow Rebecca Sugar's way of "sexualizing him." Even more, in your awful Rebecca Sugar Must Die video, you accused Sugar of sexualizing the character of Stevonnie and that through fusion, Sugar made Seven and Connie "have sex". For this you constantly attacked Sugar as a "creep", "pervert", "disease", "fascist sympathizer", trying your hardest to convince everyone that Sugar is some Neo-Nazi pedophile.

No, Lily! Rebecca sugar is not-and never has been-a Neo-Nazi pedophile! She didn't sexualize Steven! She didn't sexualize Stevonnie! But most of all, fusion was never a metaphor for sex!

The only ones sexualizing Steven, Connie and Stevonnie are YOU and your simps!

[frumpybutsupersmart]

getting into a facebook comment argument with a friend of my dad's girlfriend about this 'chemical-free miracle patch' that uses 'photobiomodulation' to use 'our own stem cells' to 'reduce inflammation and decrease pain'

this is my unhealthy way of coping with the election

i already have a migraine probably because of the stress

look i know it's not a good look but allow me an indulgence of at least trying to educate about science because that's my whole fucking job (and maybe it makes me feel smart too shut up)

[moderndaymadscientist]

*attempting to hide the Illiteracy-Ray behind back* heyyyy buddy why don't you get just a little closer i promise i won't hit you with the Illiteracy-Ray i swear i just wanna tell you something cool i promise

[monriatitans]

LITERACY QUOTE OF THE DAY

Thursday, March 14, 2024

“To be scientifically illiterate is to remain essentially uncultured. And the chief virtue of a cultural activity–be it art, music, literature, or science–is the way it enriches our lives.” – Lawrence M. Krauss

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[softpastelqueer]

The amount of Americans who thinks DNA isn’t real and a faked construct will make you want to burn the education system down

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

The Three Laws of Creationist Apologetics The First Law Faith in Creation can never be destroyed. In a closed mind, the level of ignorance must always remain equal. The Second Law Creationists will always conflate separate scientific fields of study. As a result, all conversations tend towards entropy. The Third Law In any conversation, the replies that are simply links to "scientiif" creationist articles, tends towards constant, as the understanding of those articles approaches absolute zero.

[imkeepinit]

[baybelletrist]

This is both hilarious and deeply depressing. Wait, no, also terrifying. This is a serious freaking problem. Ignorant people cannot make sound policy.

I used to be a grader and an occasional substitute prof for an introductory astronomy lab. That means that the majority of the people in this lab are only taking it because it’s a requirement and about half of them think it’s an astrology class.

I was grading midterms and this one girl. She was so nice and I think she was a business major. Fuck. The question on the midterm was to draw a diagram of the solar system and this poor girl. This fucking girl had drawn a Mars-centric solar system. As in every planet and the sun were orbiting Mars. I now actually have a custom Cards Againsy Humanity card I got at a con that says “A Mars-centric solar system”

I had a boy argue with me that there was liquid water on the moon (this was around when they had found liquid water on Mars in ~2015) and he wouldn’t believe me that he likely meant Mars and not the moon. After I marked his answer to the relevant lab question wrong, he took it to the department head who had promptly laughed him out of the office.

And there was another boy who, during a lab in our observatory where we would look at certain things in the sky, asked where the sun was. At 10pm in November. After some questioning it was revealed that he thought the moon and the sun were the same thing.

[justtogetthrough]

I love as if research is presented like it has meaningful findings but then you read about the absolutely botched delivery of a poorly designed intervention

Fucking get out of here as if these findings are actually valid and people should make any decisions based off them.

First, two hours a WEEK outside is a garbage “dose” which probably barely accommodates children’s free time spent outside. For program interventions to work and therefore stand a chance at holding up against a proper control, you need to see how much time is needed for there to be an effect. Two hours out of five days of instruction is almost nothing. And that’s IF they adhered to it each week. Because…

Second, they straight up ADMIT neither group followed their instructions. The control group breached their rules by teaching outside. The intervention group breached their rules by teaching inside. And the only thing separating the two groups was two hours of outside instruction. Obviously there’s going to be an overlap in group results.

This study is m e a n i n g l e s s

And is for whatever reason being reported as scientific findings?

I thought better of New Scientist 😑

[priyafied]

S.O.S. Earth: The tipping point of no return

Earth is at a critical juncture, with wildfires, floods, and record heatwaves signaling a climate in crisis. This isn’t a distant threat—it’s our current reality. The tipping point is here. Beyond this is no return. We need to take action now!

Climate change is no longer a distant threat lurking on the horizon—it’s here, reshaping our world in real-time. From devastating wildfires to unprecedented floods, the signs are clear and the time for action is now. As record temperatures scorch our cities and rising seas encroach on our coasts, we find ourselves facing a stark reality: the tipping point of no return is upon us. From the melting…

[moderndaymadscientist]

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[alleycat4eva]

Hey so this is a lie. This study is a fucking mess and they God damn admit it.

Nearly half the people contacted didn't respond. Responders had HIGHER RATES OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY.

THEY FULLY THREW OUT 10% OF ANSWERS BECAUSE THEY DIDNT LIKE THEM AND THEY DIDNT AGREE WITH THE RESULTS.

THIS "STUDY" IS BASED OFF A SINGLE FUCKING SURVEY SENT OUT LIKE. FUCK DUDE.

This conclusion reeks of bias.

we love when studies confirm shit we already know 🥳🥳🥳