Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

I’m an atheist working in a public institution. One new colleague has taken to saying “god bless you” at the end of each conversation. It really annoys me.

Some things need to be repeated: “Personal incredulity is not evidence.”

Can we start calling it what it is? Drivel is my proposed word.

Two Types of Presentations
https://hackscience.net/2018/03/20/two-types-of-presentations/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Is it real or is it paradolia?

Here is your regular reminder... people are not motivated by logic, reason, or data. They are motivated by identity.

Understanding Stress
https://hackscience.net/2018/03/16/understanding-stres/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

I've had my phone for about 5 years. It's starting to be a little wonky. New iphones this week.

I support online teaching. I get "I hope you are having a good weekend... can you fix this before 8:00 on Monday?" emails over the weekend.

Local flooding is becoming a 2-3 times per summer event in the area where I live and work. When I was a child we would have similar events every couple of years.

Proficiency-Based Education
https://hackscience.net/2018/03/13/proficiency-based-education/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Great blog. No I won’t share it because of the excessive advertising.

One reason science is skeptical of “old home remedies” is it is designed to provide causal explanations. It isn’t enough to conclude “this happens,” they seek to know “why it happens.”

Every technological innovation become obsolete.

John Dewey Was Right – https://hackscience.education/ https://hackscience.education/2023/09/10/john-dewey-was-right/

Why anyone eats apples that are not Macintosh is unfathomable to me.

Types of Knowledge
https://hackscience.net/2018/03/12/types-of-knowledge/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him.
- Galileo Galilei

Cold Closure in #edtech Repairs
https://hackscience.net/2018/03/09/cold-closure-in-edtech-repairs/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Anyone who has begun to think, places some portion of the world in jeopardy.
- John Dewey