Coronavirus: Conspiracy Theories – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:
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Alien Civilizations
No, "scientists" didn't say there are 36 contactable alien civilizations in our galaxy. Two British researchers made a statistical argument that there are probably at least 4…and with slightly different assumptions, the number could be 1 (ie, just us). https://t.co/VypeQDTntI pic.twitter.com/1UHCIsmDTX— Corey S. Powell (@coreyspowell) June 16, 2020
Major Cosmological Discovery
Once again a quick reminder that unless you look at your Twitter feed and say “omg will all those jubilantly ecstatic physicists SHUT UP about this already” there probably has not been a major cosmological discovery, no matter what the New York Post article says— Katie Mack (@AstroKatie) May 21, 2020
“Doing Research”
It’s never aliens
Just in case you need a reminder… It's never aliens, my friends. Literally never.— Miriam Kramer (@mirikramer) April 28, 2020 If you feel never is too strong a word, then let’s just say it’s a pretty safe bet it’s not aliens.
What refutes science
God is not a Good Theory
Sean Carroll – God is not a Good Theory:
(more…)A good rule of thumb
A good rule of thumb is that if you see a headline saying something “breaks the laws of physics” the headline is wrong— Katie Mack (@AstroKatie) October 19, 2019
Gold Plated Optical Cables
Psychics
Psychics – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:
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