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Not All Judgement is Bad

A lot of people talk about not being judgemental of others, but I thought I might define judgements that are more useful and better to learn how to apply. Negative judgement is the one that I think a lot of people agree is not kind. “That girl is so lazy”...

Science is not whatever “the experts” say it is

I’m alarmed by how many people don’t know what science is. This should be a No.1 priority of our educational and scientific institutions.   Science is: – Curiosity and inquiry – Observation, forming hypotheses, and rigorously testing hypotheses...

Teachers are Failing Our Students

We as educators are failing our students on an unacceptable scale. Young men and women are leaving school not knowing ANYTHING functional about the world. Why don’t we teach them anything AT ALL about MONEY? Why don’t they know the difference between...

Close to the Surface

Understanding the human experience academically and scientifically is undeniably valuable. The more we learn about the human body and mind, the better our medicines, our cities, our devices, our food, and our technologies become. The problem is this isn’t all...

A or B: “Agree” or “Better”

We frequently find ourselves listening to stories from our friends about things that happen in their lives. They might tell us about a coworker who joined the company at the same time, but somehow thinks they are “better than us” and act like they always...

Clearly Define the Problem

Of all the quotes attributed to Einstein, this is probably my favourite: “If I had an hour to solve a problem I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions.” – Albert Einstein Overlooking the possibility that...