Category Archives: Science

Stories, Narratives, Facts

Posted on Friday 9 August 2013 by Mark R. Kelly

Salon has an excerpt from a new book by David McRaney, You Are Now Less Dumb. I think I’ll quote from the excerpt, just because (at the moment) I can. The people who came before you invented science because your … Continue reading →

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Cory Doctorow on Father’s Day, and Scientific Method

Posted on Sunday 14 July 2013 by Mark R. Kelly

Popular Mechanics: What My Father Taught Me: Cory Doctorow My dad was really good at making me think everything through. The scientific method is a totally counterintuitive thing because it begins by saying: You can’t trust your memory or your … Continue reading →

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