Science Enthusiast. Atheist. Lover of cats.
According to a report by CBS, children of anti-vaxxers living in Massachusetts are now able to get vaccinated without a parent needing to give their consent. This is great news, especially considering that of all the children involved in the current Measles outbreak in Clark County Washington, only one single child received one single dose of the […] More
Coming soon from Goop, the company that sells coffee enemas for $135: a Netflix show about… well, who the fuck knows? According to Matt Donnelly of Variety, the show itself doesn’t have a title yet, but will be 30 minutes in length and will feature editors from Goop’s website along with Gwyneth herself. Variety reported that “The […] More
Last week, I wrote that almost all of the kids in the current measles outbreak were not vaccinated. My post of it on the ‘A Science Enthusiast’ Facebook page got over 4000 shares, which apparently included more than a few shares into anti-vaxxer groups. What I found most interesting about these people was that, despite […] More
If you’re anything like me, you watched Trump’s State of the Union speech and afterwards thought “well, those were certainly all words.” But nothing that he said tonight came as a surprise to anyone. It’s more of the same senseless drivel that comes from Trump and his administration. Look, we knew this was going to be […] More
Yesterday, The Independent published a story of their interview with Liam Neeson, where he said that about 40 years ago, he wanted to kill a black person because they raped a friend of his. He said that for a week afterwards, he walked the streets with a cosh (a crowbar-like object), hoping that a person of […] More
I humbly ask this question. What am I missing? Tonight I read the press release for the AAAS about the 2019 Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award, going to two Sri Lankan physicians / researchers that apparently confirmed a deadly causal connection between a kidney disease (Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Origin; CKDu) and the herbicide […] More
If you’ve been following me for any period of time, then you’re undoubtedly aware of my fondness for felines. After all, I made Skeptical Kitten, a page dedicated to cats, and help run Cats in Space Quoting Scientists, a page dedicated to ridiculous memes of cats in space with a quote from a scientist on […] More
I roll my eyes a bit every time I hear someone talk about their New Year’s resolution. Maybe my cynicism has reached an unhealthy level, or maybe it’s because 80% of people give up on their resolutions by February, and ultimately 92% of resolutions fail. And I’m not in the business of being motivational (as […] More
The Polar Vortex – the swirl of super cold air that is normally around the North Pole – broke into three pieces, sending what can only be described as “stupid cold air” (I’m pretty sure that’s the scientific term for it) into the Midwest, and much of Canada this past week. Despite the cold temps we […] More
The Polar Vortex – the swirl of super cold air that is normally around the North Pole – broke into three pieces, sending what can only be described as “stupid cold air” (I’m pretty sure that’s the scientific term for it) into the Midwest, and much of Canada this past week. Though our president doesn’t seem […] More
According to the Clark County, Washington Department of Public Health, almost every single child in the current Measles outbreak wasn’t vaccinated. According to their website, 37 out of the 41 confirmed cases of Measles are in children who did not receive a vaccination for Measles. The vaccination status of four of the children are unknown. […] More
Anti-vaxxers are the 8th Wonder of the World to me. They have access to the full body of knowledge humanity possesses in their pocket, yet somehow they think they know more than doctors who have dedicated their lives to medicine. It’s a runaway Dunning-Kruger effect. The state of Washington is currently dealing with yet another […] More
