Bloodlines (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 22) Angry Ferengi threatens a son Picard didn’t know he had

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Rewatching ST:TNG The Ferengi whose revenge scheme (s1e8 "The Battle") involved planting a large thought-control device in the cabin of…

How to Use the Feynman Technique to Identify Pseudoscience

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Simon Oxenham quotes physicist Richard Feynman: "I finally figured out a way to test whether you have taught an idea…

Ukraine’s Three-to-One Advantage

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The author notes that he can't confirm what this ex-marine tells him about his service with the forces defending Ukraine.…

Firstborn (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 21) Worf prepares his reluctant son for a rite of passage

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Rewatching ST:TNG Worf awkwardly rehearses a speech to prepare Alexander for a rite of passage. Doused by a water balloon…

Journey’s End (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 20) Picard must relocate a North American Indian colony; Wesley faces another loyalty test

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Rewatching ST:TNG An obviously troubled Cadet Crusher visits the Enterprise. Picard lays out muchies to prepare for an in-person visit…

Experience: I let a baby bird nest in my hair for 84 days

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He was abandoned by his flock, his nest blown from the mango tree. His eyes were tightly shut and he…

In March, 2002, I was blogging about…

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In March, 2002, I was blogging about The coming era of participatory news The "Worst Manual Contest" Ancient "Domesday Book"…

How Russia’s Disinformation Apparatus Ran Aground in Ukraine

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Skillful propagandists always leverage people’s pre-conceived notions to steer the conversation away from what is prejudicial to their side’s interests.…

How Not to Hate Shakespeare

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The problem isn’t Shakespeare—it’s how he’s been taught. [...] Since Shakespeare’s work is “not of an age but for all…