The Earth Is Not 6,000 Or 10,000

If We Raise A Generation Of Students Who Dont Believe In The Process Of Science, Who Think Everything That Weve Come To Know About Nature And The Universe Can Be Dismissed By A Few Sentences Translated Into English From Some Ancient Text, Youre Not Going To Continue To Innovate.

I Used To Play Ultimate Frisbee, And I Just Got A Reputation For Making Popcorn At Parties. I Don't Mean To Brag On Myself, But I Make The Popcorn In The Pot, And It Comes Out Fine Every Time.

The Us Navy Has Several People On Every Ship That Can Navigate By The Stars. They Don't Fool With That.

Without An End To The Burning Of Fossil Fuels, Coal Especially, Most Of Us Will Live Shorter Lives. I'm Hopeful, But Very, Very Concerned.

Speaking Of Human Computers, There Is A Guy Named Art Benjamin, He's A Human Calculator. He Says It's A Skill He Learned As A Kid. Now He's A Math Professor At Harvey Mudd. He Can Find The Square Root Of A Six Digit Number In A Few Seconds. Practice.