How did we let an ideological resistance to inquiry become such a prominent part of our society?

One of the drawbacks of English is you can't spell things by hearing them.

The information you get from social media is not a substitute for academic discipline at all.

The natural world is a package deal; you don't get to select which facts you like and which you don't.

Millennial voters are very concerned about climate change and will vote for candidates who are planning to address it. But the systems that are in place - people talk about gerrymandering and the money that's in politics, this is a real thing, a real effect - and it's hard for climate change-denying legislators to get voted out. But I predict it will happen.

Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There's something wrong with a society that drives a car to work out in a gym.

NASA is an engine of innovation and inspiration as well as the world's premier space exploration agency, and we are well served by politicians working to keep it that way, instead of turning it into a mere jobs program, or worse, cutting its budget.