Hello again, follower of science and reason,
Over 50,000 people in the Bay Area speak Persian at home. The Persian holiday of Eid al-Ghadir is the time for being kind to people in need, making donations, and giving gifts to one another. (Sorta like Christmas) It fell on June 14th this year during the bombings.
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Herb Masters
16 June 2025
Greetings Science, Reason, and Critically Thinking Friends Who Care,
It's been quite a week. Science and seemingly the world have been spinning together. It seems most of what was promised by the new administration in Washington DC has not been produced. I don't want to get too political but it does seem like the
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Herb Masters
9 June 2025
Greetings Fans of Science, Reason, and Critical Thinking,
These continue to be trying times for those that haven't had the good fortune to grow up in areas of the planet where opportunity is plentiful. Of course the other side of that is many places on the planet are experiencing or suffering the consequences of the actions of the people in those areas of "good fortune". The picture above is one of many examples of what is most assuredly the consequence of climate change. Many wou
Hello again, science fans. Glad to have you along with us today.
Hallo nomal, Wüsseschaftsfans. Schön, dass si hüt bi ois sind.
[Schwyzerdütsch is a Swiss-German dialect]
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A large portion of the Birch Glacier in Switzerland broke free on Wednesday. Nine million tonnes of ice and granite plunged into the Lötschental valley destroying most of Blatten, a village of 300. The residents and their animals had been evacuated 9 days earlier. Current glo
Bob Siederer
26 May 2025
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Today marks the 100th anniversary of the trial of John T. Scopes, a science teacher. Scopes was accused of breaking a new Tennessee law that effectively banned the teaching of human evolution. Scopes was found guilty and fined $100, although that verdict was later overturned on a technicality. But the trial and widespread publicity surrounding it highlighted the differences between f
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Herb Masters
19 May 2025
Greetings Science Based Readers,
It has only been 127 days and it seems like 2 years of science under attack (democracy too), and reason as well as many other topics that I'll steer clear of here! (a quick side note: try searching for "reason under attack"). I encourage you to read "
Herb Masters
12 May 2024
Greetings Fans of Science, Reason, and Critical Thinking,
Hello again, science fans. Glad to have you along with us today.
Знову вітаю, шанувальники науки. Раді, що ви сьогодні з нами.
[Ukrainian]
Hello again, science fans. Glad to have you along with us today.
Hola tu ka'atéen, aficionados ti' le ciencia. ki'imak in wóol in yantal ta wéetel bejla'e'.
[Yucatec Maya]
The Trump Administration shut down over 1,400 scientific medical research projects and public health programs administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. They are listed here. The Administration has ordered mass layoffs of NOAA scientists. They are closing 164 offices of the Department of the Interior. They announced that
Herb Masters
21 April 2025
Greetings Science Fans, Supporters, and Geeks,
It's been 250 years since Paul Revere announced that the British were coming. It seems odd to claim something literally but, science has been the base of many core beliefs in this country since before its inception. Ten Things About Benjamin Rush These days I am constantly stunned by how science has been and is being rejected these days. Consider this...
