The Terrible Toll of a Low-Information Society
Posted by Trevor in Misc, Science on 14. Mar, 2020 | No Comments Yet
We went from the Information Age to the Misinformation Age some time ago, and it’s apparent that hoards of people have no substantive sense of how to distinguish which pieces of information are credible from those that aren’t.
Is Science Always Subject to Revision?
Posted by Trevor in Science on 13. Jan, 2020 | No Comments Yet
Isaac Asimov addresses a misconception of what it means that scientific knowledge is always subject to revision.
Boyd K. Packer: Prepare for a Long Life
Posted by Trevor in Religion on 15. Nov, 2019 | No Comments Yet
A couple of statements from Elder Packer encouraging youth to shun worries about the end of the world.
Saints: My Review
Posted by Trevor in Religion on 31. May, 2019 | No Comments Yet
My review of Saints: The Standard of Truth, the LDS Church’s recent publication on its early history.
How Pashtuns Treat Refugees
Posted by Trevor in Religion on 06. Mar, 2019 | No Comments Yet
Learning about the astonishing generosity of Pashtun people towards refugees puts the United States to shame.
Leveling Up – A Priesthood Analogy for Deacons
Posted by Trevor in Religion on 30. Dec, 2018 | No Comments Yet
Comparing priesthood ordination with “leveling up” a character in a video game is a fun little way to frame priesthood ordination for incoming deacons.
What is Spanish? A linguist’s perspective
Posted by Trevor in Misc on 17. Jul, 2018 | No Comments Yet
Linguist John McWhorter explaining why trying to create “tidy categories” of languages isn’t a good way of understanding how they work in reality. He uses Spanish and its many variants and related languages as an example.
Young Trevor Noah on God’s Will
Posted by Trevor in Religion on 05. Aug, 2017 | No Comments Yet
Trevor Noah shares a harrowing experience from his childhood in South Africa and disputes with his mother the role God’s will played in the event.
Saluting a Flag Doesn’t Make You Patriotic
Posted by Trevor in Politics on 15. Sep, 2016 | 1 Comment
Saluting a flag doesn’t make you patriotic. Standing for an anthem doesn’t either.
What Research Shows About How Selfish We Are
Posted by Trevor in Science on 29. Jun, 2016 | No Comments Yet
Free market capitalism often assumes a high degree of selfishness, and competing systems, such as socialism, often assume a degree of cooperation. But what does the research show?
