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Anecdotes and thoughts on matters of life and philosophy. There'll be a bit of angst in here, but also tales of joy and "Awwww..." moments.

Saturday, October 16, 2004

Scientific illiteracy is a huge problem in this country. I once read a story wherein people were asked what would happen if they were to breathe in some nitrogen gas. More than half of them said, "We would die."

Um, no. You're already breathing in some nitrogen. A rather large amount, in fact.

This article here discusses scientific illiteracy in greater detail. It's a huge and frustrating problem.


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