One news item and one documentary inspired comment: a few weeks ago it was reported that a disease research facility had successfully mapped out the genetics of the strain responsible for the 1918? flu pandemic. Some people got scared and cried out “Why would you ever do such a thing?! Do you want millions more…
When you’re walking in the vicinity of a chemical fire and getting a whiff of the toxic fumes, I would like to see a science fair project exploring the relationship between a person’s recoiling reaction to the bad smell and the effects the fumes are having on them. When you smell a sick thing, you…
Accept this [series] Part 1: Murderers, rapists, pedophiles, white-collar tax evaders and all criminals in-between are necessary parts of a society if that society wants to recognize good behavior. There needs to be a calibration factor, against which goodness can be measured. Theoretical example: if every member of a population never took part in criminal…