In Fall 2007, I took a graduate philosophy class at UCLA (Philosophy 232), which was basically a class on cosmology, dressed up as philosophy of science. Like the other five people in the seminar, I took an “incomplete” in the course, opting to submit my final paper (the only basis for grading in the class) [...]
In this week’s Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (Season 10, Episode 19: “Selfish”–now there’s a bad name for this episode), A.D.A. Alex Cabot put a mother on trial for failing to vaccinate her son against measles, resulting in its spread to a little girl, killing her. Although ultimately, the anti-vaccination mother was acquitted (and [...]
Homeopathy…where to begin? Executive summary: the more you dilute something, the more potent it becomes. Here are the relevant details: 1. Take a small amount of a substance that is associated (mystically or otherwise) with the symptoms one is afflicted with. 2. Dilute the substance in water. Shake according to a specific ritual. (The energy [...]