I read a book called Why We Believe in God(s): A Concise Guide to the Science of Faith by J. Anderson Thomson Jr. MD and Clare Aukofer (I believe it was Penn Jillette who recommended it). It attempts to explain why humans have a natural susceptibility to believe in the supernatural by describing various behavioral [...]
I was thinking about how it was unfair that blind people aren’t allowed to drive cars just because they can’t see anything. I guess it is important to be able to see where you are going and where things are on the road. Not driving is one solution, but I have scienced together a better [...]
If you are at all interested in chemistry or science like I am, I recommend checking out Periodic Videos. They have a video on each and every element in the periodic table as well as many molecules and other chemistry topics. Their videos are very educational and most are pretty entertaining. This is one of [...]
Why? People ask this simple question every day, but they can never get the real answer. You can follow the chain of causality until you reach a dead end, where pure randomness takes effect. At this point, there is no reason. This is also where the Universe is open to interpretation. So what are the [...]