Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind ~ Bertrand Russell I’m often asked, as if my personal life is anybody’s…
But being dependent, every day of the year and for year after year, upon certain politicians for news, the newspaper reporters are obliged to work in harmony with their news sources ~ Edward L. Bernays I am occasionally asked…
It is the responsibility of scientists never to suppress knowledge, no matter how awkward that knowledge is, no matter how it may bother those in power. We are not smart enough to decide which pieces of knowledge are permissible. ~…
I was interviewed live on KKFI radio in Kansas City, Missouri on Monday night, 16 April 2018. The archived result is described and embedded here. I’m on the air for a few minutes immediately after the opening headline news updates.…
I will be interviewed live on KKFI radio in Kansas City, Missouri on Monday night, 16 April 2018. The broadcast will air at 6:00 p.m. Central, 7:00 p.m. Eastern. Click the link early for listening options. This interview will be…
Hubris and science are incompatible ~ Douglas Preston Jake writes. He’s filled with idealism, as I once was. His version includes abundant hubris and a profound sense of entitlement. Perhaps mine once did, too. My response is professional. I’m…