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in Human Rights, Politics

How do Republicans still oppose marriage equality?

Dan Broadbent July 20, 2022, 12:41 pm

Imagine living in a country where you have Senators who "probably will" support a bill codifying marriage equality, and yet more who will oppose it
— Dan Broadbent (@aSciEnthusiast) July 20, 2022

Imagine living in a country where you have Senators who “probably will” support a bill codifying marriage equality, and yet more who will oppose it. Imagine living in a country where you have Senators who "probably will" support a bill codifying marriage equality, and yet more who will oppose it — Dan Broadbent (@aSciEnthusiast) July […] More
in Religion

Why are atheists always so angry? 🤔

Dan Broadbent May 9, 2022, 1:26 pm

There are always folks who whine about me making fun of religion, saying things like “why can’t you let people believe what they want” or claiming I’m being rude by mocking a completely ridiculous ideology. This post is for those people. Do you understand now? Does it make sense? Do you feel any sort of […] More
in Covid-19

Common (and not-so-common) Failed Covid-19 Conspiracy Hypotheses

Dan Broadbent December 2, 2020, 4:24 pm

(I would love to see us move away from calling them "conspiracy theories" because they are in fact *not* theories. They're failed hypotheses.)
— Dan Broadbent (@aSciEnthusiast) December 2, 2020

With so much misinformation and outright falsehoods about Covid-19 running rampant, I thought it would be worthwhile to create a sort of go-to guide for engaging your friends, family, and random people on the internet who are spreading failed Covid-19 conspiracy hypotheses. As an aside, I also encourage you to stop referring to them as […] More
in Covid-19

Despite COVID-19, Florida bars were packed with maskless partiers this weekend

A Science Enthusiast November 22, 2020, 2:20 pm

Perhaps we deserve this pandemic after all. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports that bars in Florida were packed over the weekend, Covid-19 pandemic be damned. Broward political leaders are closely watching the pandemic worsening in their county and state. In Florida, new cases of the virus for the week are up 49% compared to […] More
in Covid-19

How soon will we have to ration hospital care for Covid-19 patients?

Dan Broadbent October 30, 2020, 11:52 am

(This originally appeared as a Facebook post I made, then a Twitter thread, but I decided to copy it here with some slight edits to make it easier to share and include some references.) Indiana not only had (another) record for daily new Covid-19 cases yesterday, but we also have a record amount of people hospitalized. […] More
in Facebook

Facebook just killed my personal account, and I don’t know why

Dan Broadbent September 12, 2020, 3:15 pm

Earlier this week, Facebook suddenly disabled my account. I was replying to a comment on a friend’s post Thursday night when I suddenly got this message: So… They disabled it because of “something”. Thank you, very cool. I hit the “request a review” button and was prompted to upload my ID, which I did: Once […] More
in Religion

Church leader who blamed COVID-19 on same-sex marriage gets sick with COVID-19

Dan Broadbent September 9, 2020, 3:48 pm

A Ukrainian church leader who said that the COVID-19 pandemic is a result of the “sinfulness of humanity”, including same-sex marriage, has since contracted the virus himself. I can only assume that he’s been doing a lot of really fun gay stuff. As Daniel Villarreal wrote for NBC News: Patriarch Filaret, 91, who leads the large […] More
in Insects

Why wasps become so annoying at the end of summer

Seirian Sumner August 31, 2020, 4:11 pm

The sausages are sizzling, the burgers browned, and the beer is cold. You’re all set for the perfect end-of-summer BBQ. Alfresco dining, drinks in a garden of a country pub, ice-creams – we grasp at the last shreds of summer, precious times with loved ones before an uncertain winter of local lockdowns and Zoom. And […] More
in Animals, Environment

Newly hatched Florida sea turtles are consuming dangerous quantities of floating plastic

David Duffy & Catherine Eastman August 31, 2020, 2:08 pm

Plastic pollution has been found in practically every environment on the planet, with especially severe effects on ocean life. Plastic waste harms marine life in many ways – most notably, when animals become entangled in it or consume it. We work as scientists and rehabilitators at The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience and Sea Turtle Hospital at the University of Florida. Our […] More
in Religion

The Bible makes a compelling argument to be pro-choice

A Science Enthusiast August 16, 2020, 2:53 pm

I'm pro-abortion the same way I'm pro-appendectomy or pro-hip replacement.

It's a medical procedure that doesn't involve me. https://t.co/O79uyv8vz3
— Dan Broadbent (@aSciEnthusiast) March 5, 2019

Christians around the country, whether they admit it or not, are using the Bible as a basis for legislation, but what if I told you the Bible is actually very pro-choice? Last week, I wrote about how statistics show that increased access to contraceptives lowers the abortion rate. I'm pro-abortion the same way I'm pro-appendectomy […] More
in Conspiracy Theories, NASA

Celebrating the 400,000+ people who helped NASA fake the moon landing

A Science Enthusiast August 16, 2020, 2:52 pm

https://youtu.be/GNkViBQ9EvY

50 years ago on July 20th, 1969, humans stepped foot on the surface of the moon for the very first time with the Apollo 11 mission. It was a remarkable achievement that gave the United States victory in the Space Race, and solidified NASA’s role as a leader in space exploration. The Apollo program was […] More
in Vaccines

It took 2 months and almost $1 million to save an unvaxxed 6 year old from tetanus

A Science Enthusiast August 16, 2020, 2:51 pm

For one six year old boy, not being vaccinated against tetanus resulted in 2 months of intense treatments and nearly a million dollars in hospital costs in order to save his life. In a case report released by the Centers for Disease Control today, the CDC shares the story of a young boy who spent 57 […] More

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