People can be skeptical or distrusting of science for different reasons, whether it is about one specific finding from one discipline (for example, ‘The climate is not warming, but I believe in evolution’), or about science in general (‘Science is just one of many opinions’). We identified four major predictors of science acceptance and science skepticism: political ideology; religiosity; morality; and knowledge about science. These variables tend to intercorrelate – in some cases quite strongly – which means that they are potentially confounded.
Tag: 05.27.18
When Allen Ginsberg Went Off On RFK Over Pot
When the Ginsberg showed up at Senator Kennedy’s office without an appointment, the senator heard the poet out “on everything from the plight of heroin addicts to federal drug policy to global warming to the war in Vietnam to the invention of LSD to the degraded state of New York City.” Then Ginsberg asked RFK if he had ever smoked marijuana, and Kennedy said no. Uh-oh. (And before he finally left, Ginsberg insisted on singing Kennedy the Hare Krishna mantra.)
This Bold – Or Perhaps Foolish – Art Café Has Run Afoul Of MoMA
Hmmmmm. Why would MoMA sue over the name of MoMaCha? Well: “in April, the MoMaCha cafe opened on the Bowery, serving matcha tea and exhibiting artworks. The cafe’s logo, in its font and graphic presentation, was similar to the one used by the museum, at least as far as MoMA officials were concerned.” (Seriously – check the font in the images.)
The Tricks (Some Dirty) Sceenwriters Play To Get Us To Part 2 Of A Movie Like ‘Avengers’
In the case of the Marvel movie that has chewed up the box office for the past few weeks, the screenwriters have their own ideas as well as keeping true to the arc of a multi-movie narrative. “The screenwriters know some fans are unhappy — Mr. McFeely said, ‘I read a tweet this morning that said, ‘Good morning to everyone, except Markus and McFeely’’ — but that’s O.K.”
Richard Peck, Who Wrote Spellbinding Realistic Fiction For Teens, Has Died At 84
Peck’s books, including Are You in the House Alone?, were popular, and he was a showman who always promoted his books. But “Peck’s final novel, “The Best Man” (2016), echoed his personal life more than most of his books. A coming-of age story about a young boy, it, deals in part with the same-sex marriage of his uncle and his teacher. Around the time of its publication, the intensely private Mr. Peck publicly came out as gay.”
One Of The Most Popular Movies At Cannes Is (Partly) About Korea, Trump, Men, And Anger
The film stars a famous actor from The Walking Dead and is based on a short story by Haruki Murakami – and it got a very high rating at Cannes. But the director left the festival without an award.
The Berkshire Museum Is Hit By Professional Sanctions For Selling Off Some Of Its Art
The Association of Art Museum Directors said in a statement that “the sanctions would be effective immediately, and they would include a request that each of the association’s 243 members refrain from lending works to the Berkshire Museum or collaborating with it on exhibitions.”
The Famous Russian Painting ‘Ivan The Terrible Killing His Son’ Is Damaged In A Vodka-Fueled Attack
On Friday night, a man “managed to get past a group of gallery employees, the gallery said, picked up one of the metal security poles used to keep the public back from the painting, and struck its protective glass covering several times.” He smashed the glass and stabbed the canvas three times before he was subdued.
Are People Star Wars’d Out, Or Is ‘Solo’ Just A Weak Offering In The Franchise?
Sure, Solo collected almost $84 million in the U.S., which would be big – for a film that wasn’t in the Star Wars franchise. Is it franchise fatigue, or is it the fact that at least three other big franchise movies are in theatres right now? On the other hand, for the movie business anyway, Memorial Day weekend sales are up big over last year.
Does The Art Auction World Have A Gender Imbalance Problem?
You bet it does. “Of the top 100 artists whose works fetched the highest amounts at auction in 2017, just 13 were women, an analysis of sales data shows.” And 89-year-old artist Yayoi Kusama is the only living woman among all of those sales, at that.