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Why don’t incompetent people realize they’re incompetent? It’s a great question posed by Stephen Fry on an episode of QI I watched recently. The answer? The knowledge required to determine if someone is incompetent is the same as the knowledge required to be competent. So the people who are incompetent don’t have the skills to...
In this post, Anonymous wrote: Ok, this definitely bothers me. I hate when science people try to make nature people being seen as stupid. I thought science people were smart, but this just makes them seem childish and ignorant. I’ll teach you what “chemical-free” means. Chemical-free, in the natural and organic world, simply refers as a product...
As an aside and a thought for the day…Don’t let anyone baffle you because you lack scientific knowledge. So many things strive to be science-y because it’s so easy to fool us with a few science-y words. (Check out any of the MLM stuff regarding anti-oxidants, alkaline water, or miracle cures and see what science-y-ness...
I noticed one of the blogs that has linked to my blog is Fashioned in Finland! I don’t know much about Finland except these things… – Monty Python has a great song about your country– I’m really enjoying Nightwish (although I prefer the first singer over the new one)– you produce great hockey players,– your language...
When I was a Brownie leader, the girls thought I should be called Baking Owl because I’d be compelled to bake for them! I was eventually called Fluffy Owl – thanks to my poofy hair – but I still baked them things occasionally. Baking Owl is back, and boy, did I create a mess! Eight cake...