Author Archives: Thom

Tom Scott returns with an excellent discussion on science, the null hypothesis, and the politics of science.

Here’s a fascinating video about the difficulty in measuring the earth, beginning with the idea that the Prime Meridian, famously running through Greenwich, UK, is actually about a hundred meters off. Or it’s not. It all depends on who is … Continue reading →

A fascinating little piece of history, courtesy of The History Guy:

Fear is more than the mind-slayer:

Actually, I probably would have, too. This video made me smile. Life is full of fun little surprises and general human decency.

Yes, that’s “on TO something”, not “on something”, though there are plenty of people out there right now who aren’t too sure. As for me, I’m kinda rethinking my opinion of Mr. West. Whether or not he practices what he … Continue reading →

“1984” is a book nearly everyone knows, but far, far fewer have actually read. It’s become such a part of our culture that many aspects have been pulled into our vocabulary, often without people knowing the source. I know many … Continue reading →

I learn many lessons from social media. One of the most frequent is that it’s not okay to mock people’s beliefs–or people for their beliefs. Unless, of course, it is. It seems we all know better up until we come across … Continue reading →

Here’s an interesting video explaining the concept of kintsugi, in which broken ceramics are transformed, not just repaired. There’s symbolism here, I think.