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Declining public trust in scientists and the contribution of science to humanity in the US

Avi Blizovsky
December 24, 2023
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This is according to a comprehensive survey published by the PEW Research Institute. The worst situation is among the voters of the Republican Party, but also among the Democrats, the majority who still show confidence in science is shrinking

Carl Sagan discovered life on Earth 30 years ago - how his experiment helps us look for alien species today

Avi Blizovsky
October 23, 2023
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It has been 30 years since a group of scientists led by Carl Sagan found evidence of life on Earth using data from instruments aboard NASA's Galileo space probe and only combining instruments while ignoring existing knowledge made this possible

Rationality is dead! Long live populism

Nir Lahav
July 21, 2023
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This week's decision to cancel the status of the women's lobby brought to attention the difference between those who take a rational position and populists who are based mainly on shouting and subjugation

The Israeli philosopher Professor Yosef Agassi passed away close to his 95th birthday

Nir Lahav
January 28, 2023
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Agassi was born and grew up ultra-Orthodox and left the religion in adolescence. Considered the senior philosopher in Israel and was a student of Karl Popper. He asked to change the nationality on the identity card from Jewish to Israeli and was refused

A summary of the history of the West - the values of the modern era, part XNUMX

Nir Lahav
January 27, 2023
10 תגובות

In the 18th century, the process of turning monarchies into democracies began, but it still took many years for blacks and women to get basic rights

A summary of the history of the West - the values of the modern era, part one

Nir Lahav
January 24, 2023
16 תגובות

All over the world, including in Israel, there seems to be a wave of populist governments that oppose what are known as Western values - freedom, equal opportunities and globalization (of which science is one of the successful examples). Nir Lahav reviews the development process of these values and why they are threatened now

On the link between conspirators

Ehud Amir
June 29, 2022
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What is the connection between the conspiracy theory about COVID-XNUMX and vaccines, chemtrails and the conspiracy theory about evolution and science in general? What does this connection say about the generic, stereotypical and one-dimensional way of thinking of the conspirators?

Stupidity defeated democracy

Avi Blizovsky
June 28, 2022
16 תגובות

Stupidify Stupidify according to the Oxford dictionary. There are too many people who want the citizens to be stupid. Democracy fell when ancient Rome became an empire, the end is known. Everything should be done to stop the process

Can countries trust the cooperation of the public?

Bar-Ilan University
May 6, 2022

Prof. Feldman will receive funding of 2.5 million euros over the next five years for his proposal "Understanding the Feasibility of Voluntary Compliance in Different Doctrines and Cultures: Examining Behavioral and Regulatory Aspects in the Ability of Democratic Governments to Trust the Cooperation, Compliance and Ethics of Their Citizens"