Share this on WhatsApp For centuries scientists speculated that fish eggs reached isolated lakes and ponds by hitching rides on water birds’ feathers or feet. But according to findings published in July in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, the mode of transport for at least some eggs could be much more […]
Share this on WhatsApp Quantifying things is an overarching goal in science, but recent events have left me pondering just why that is. After all, we’ve long known that numbers can be precise but inaccurate. The textbook exemplar is Lord Kelvin, the 19th-century British physicist who insisted that unless you could quantify a thing, your […]
Share this on WhatsApp Distortions and outright lies by politicians and pundits have become so common that major news outlets like the Associated Press, CNN, BBC, Fox News, and Washington Post routinely assign journalists and fact-checkers to verify claims made during stump speeches and press briefings. The motivation to uncover falsehoods and misleading statements taken […]