Category: Commentary

• The Madness of Crowds

  I’ve recently read a number of articles about how people think and make decisions. I’ve been fascinated by this topic for most of my life because I recognize that…, I’m odd. Once when I went to a classical music concert with a friend, she asked me how I liked it. I replied that at first…

  Frank

  November 17, 2023

  Commentary, History, Life, Science/Common Sense

  baby boomer, decision making, fast and slow thinking, passion, reason, thinking

• Whatever Happened to Skepticism?

  Science! is a big thing these days especially among politicians who insist that you have to listen to the experts because, presumably they know more than you do. Don’t trust your own common sense because that’s the kind of thing that told people that the earth was flat. Except, whoops, nobody ever believed that except…

  Frank

  January 24, 2023

  Commentary, Science/Common Sense

  Neil deGrasse Tyson, Science/Common Sense, scientist, skepticism, space pen