Tag Archives: Science

Urban Miswire

Posted on December 23, 2013 by The Political Hat

     A study from Exeter University have shown that the brain may be hardwired to be confused and uncomfortable in urban settings but peaceful in more rural settings: “According to preliminary results of a study by scientists at Exeter University, an … Continue reading →

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Experto Crede: Deny the Deniers

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Guest Poster

     Previous guest poster Claudius Ptolemy has submitted yet another guest post on the importance of shunning “unscientific views.”      The post was received via a hippie chick with a bong the Delphic Oracle: I have yet again been informed, by the … Continue reading →

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Guns and Racism

Posted on November 14, 2013 by The Political Hat

     A recent “research” article declared that “simply owning a firearm may also lead whites to develop more negative attitudes toward blacks.”  According to this “scientific” research, people who support their 2nd Amendment liberties are RAAACIST!      That reality is quite contrary … Continue reading →

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Dreaming of a People’s Technocracy

Posted on November 13, 2013 by The Political Hat

     A Stanford University lecturer called for Silicon Valley to secede from the rest of the nation because “United States had become ‘the Microsoft of nations’: outdated and obsolescent. When technology companies calcify, Mr. Srinivasan said, you don’t reform them. You … Continue reading →

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Lies, Cancer, and Statistics

Posted on November 6, 2013 by The Political Hat

     When comparing America’s mostly private healthcare system with the socialized systems in other countries, it is oft mentioned by supporters of socialized medicine that people in America live shorter lives, are more obese, &c., than people in developed countries with … Continue reading →

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California Fails Biology

Posted on October 16, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Where do babies come from?  For most sane and rational people, the answer is that a man engages in reproductive sex acts with a woman.  The California Grand Soviet Legislature, however, doesn’t seem to understand that: “A bill signed into … Continue reading →

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Experto Crede: The Science is Settled

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Guest Poster

     The following guest post was received from the well known ancient scientist Claudius Ptolemy via Michel de Nostredame’s scrying bowl. I have been informed, by the local haruspex that a periodically written compendium of scientific knowledge called “Popular Science” will … Continue reading →

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The Haruspices of the IPCC

Posted on October 8, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The climate models that predict doom and destruction are increasingly being proven not just wrong, but spectacularly wrong.  Many of the prophets of apocalyptic destruction are finding it necessary to dial back their prognostications of immanent annihilation. The Nation Academy … Continue reading →

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Questioning Assumptions: Silencing Dissent Because Science Says So

Posted on August 20, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has come out and said that those who work for the Interior Dept. should NOT question the assumption that human activity is causing total ecological DOOM, and stated that “I hope there are no … Continue reading →

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The Great Tea Party Conspiracy

Posted on July 5, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The left have for years now had a rabid drive to “prove” that the Tea Party was “astoturf” (i.e. a fake grassroots movement) that they have fallen to peddling insane conspiracy theories.  In order to give the illusion of solid … Continue reading →

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