Friday, April 25, 2014

Do you incorrectly believe you that you can beat science into the head of the well educated?

This Time article from March 2014 is very interesting and not surprising to me in the less. People continually out smarting themselves. I also believe these are the first people to fall prey to the Anti-GMO junk. 

Researchers found a backlash effect when presented with scientific evidence that vaccines don't cause autism

Nothing, Not Even Hard Facts, Can Make Anti-Vaxxers Change Their Minds


Maybe there should be a vaccine for stubbornness, because it sure seems tough to cure. A new study shows that when presented with four different scientifically proven arguments that vaccinations are safe, some anti-vaccination parents seemed even less inclined to innoculate their kids against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) once they saw the evidence.


OH BUT WAIT THERE IS MORE....GO FIGURE

Measles cases at highest level in nearly 20 years, CDC reports


More people have been infected with measles in the United States during the first four months of this year than have been infected in the first four months of the past 18 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

April 25, 2014 Dan Gunderson representing the American Petroleum Industry talks Keystone XL pipeline

So many rumors exist today about the dangers of building a pipeline from Canada to Texas carrying 830,000 barrels of oil a day. Dan Gunderson will put it all in perspective.

Listen here

Including link: https://blogs.loc.gov/

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