The ridicule of flat Earth theory is directly responsible for propagating the conspiracy theory to begin with.

It starts with the smug sense of superiority over a strawman that never really existed. People like to think that they are "above" the foolish beliefs of those who predate us, even though such beliefs weren't even being held. This opens up the potential for contrarianism that wouldn't otherwise have existed, and so the misplaced ridicule ends up becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy that keeps feeding itself.

Is this an inevitable paradox of attempting to advance scientific literacy?

Ball Aerospace Unilaterally Declassifies B-2 Spirit IR Suppression System

The IR signature of the B-2 is widely regarded as its least stealthy characteristic and over the years, the plane has been upgraded to suppress, as much as possible, the heat of its engines’ exhaust. Although there is no possible way that it could have been sanctioned by the government, critical information concerning the IR suppression capabilities of the B-2 platform has been leaked from an unlikely source: An American Aerospace company with close ties to the government.

Armed with the information released in Ball’s own promotional materials, I have extrapolated some facts about the likely mechanism of operation of the B-2’s IR suppression systems. This is exactly the reason why it is important for people with access to sensitive information to get clearance before publishing information that so much as obliquely refers to classified information. Any leak at all can be used to connect dots in ways that may not be immediately obvious.

Prove science isnt fake and gay right now ITT or capitulate and forever hold your peace

about supporting ukraine, climate change and covid 19/covid 19 vaccine.
we have one planet and many challenges, i invite you all to discuss about scientific based on science facts that will help us overcome and emerge for a better future.
thank you

https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20220118/docs-support-fauci

Scientifically speaking, is there any hard evidence to suggest that porn is harmful to the brain or is it just a bunch of pseudoscience?

>finish masters in microelectronics a few months ago
>tell professor that i want to continue as phd, and he says he’d love to but there is no funding
>get a job as a fpga developer in consulting firm
>all my colleagues are 20 year old basedboys that can only talk about gaming or repeat memes from 2013
>get put on designing a PCB for a noname industrial customer even though that is not related to what i applied to the job for
>prof sends a message saying he will recommend me for a phd at CERN doing VLSI design
>find out it means moving to Switzerland and there is no way I can do it at my local uni
>pitch the idea to my girlfriend but she absolutely does not want to move because we just bought a house
>okay…
how do i settle for mediocrity bros
i want to kill myself at my current job and I’ve only been here for a few months

A+B=C

B>0
B>A

C =! 0
B =! A

Hence A exists
simple as

When are global warming advocates going to take responsibility for harm they're causing to innocent african children?

How are so many people okay with this? Just abandoning the people that raised you for undergrad/phd/postdoc/job? I mean of course it makes sense for some people, but it seems like literally everyone I meet is from a different country/state and wants to stay out of home.

I only started noticing this because I couldn't get a job or phd in my own state (fucking california will collapse under its own weight soon) and now I'm probably never gonna make it back, nor do I necessarily even want to at this point.

Why do soientists hate their families and why do academic institutions hate the locals who they steal taxdollars from?

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