Women in Tech
On the list of most influential tweeters on the issue of women in tech, number four is … me? Raise your hand if you saw that coming. Scott
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Wheelchairs in Space
The other day a friend suggested building orbiting space stations for folks with mobility problems. Wheelchairs and walkers are optional in zero gravity. Grandma could fly around the space station all day long. Gravity is a real drag here on Earth. I can imagine millions of seniors and folks with…
Read MoreHumor From Headlines
I explain to Business Insider how to get Dilbert office humor from the Iranian nuclear deal.
Read MoreIs The Slippery Slope Real?
Is the Slippery Slope argument EVER rational? One example of a slippery slope that I keep hearing is seat belt laws. Seat belts started out as optional equipment but eventually became mandatory. But that seems like a reasonable change. Are we afraid of reasonable changes? So I put the question to you….
Read MoreRobots Read News – About Scientology
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Read MoreVoluntary Parent Tests
Humorists have often pointed out that you need a license to go fishing but you don’t need a license to create a human being and ruin its life through bad parenting. I can’t imagine my government requiring a license for parenting, no matter how sensible the idea sounds. To do…
Read MoreThe Sameness Illusion
Today I read an opinion that I didn’t understand, criticizing the media for not understanding a study. So I read that study. I didn’t understand it. And I still have an opinion. Because this is the Internet, damn it. The topic of the study is whether or not the amount of time a mother spends with…
Read MoreRationality Engine for Assisted Dying – Prep Phase
Update 4/7/15: New questions added from comments. I will ask Jimmy Akin to add any questions of his own and begin responding. This post is strictly to prep for an upcoming “verdict” from me on the topic of assisted dying, using the Rationality Engine I have been testing in this blog. The…
Read MoreEnd War Forever with a Chip
War seems like a permanent part of the human condition. It has been with us forever and there is no obvious end in sight. So I think you would agree that if we had a reasonable plan to end war in 200 years, for example, that would be an amazing…
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