Jul 15, 2017 @ 8:09 AM ET By Ben Alonzo 0 Comments
If you think about it, the advantages of using Amazon have somewhat disappeared. They charge tax, have shipping reliability issues, are often overpriced, have misleading product reviews, and often withhold refunds from customers by issuing an Amazon-only gift card. Smart consumers are starting to ask questions about Amazon’s growing size and shrinking advantages. When I ….read more
Apr 14, 2017 @ 10:17 PM ET By Ben Alonzo 0 Comments
Amanda from Texas wants to know if there is a textbook conspiracy to purposely “rip-off” students. She also is desperate for suggestions because science textbooks are becoming prohibitively expensive. It’s true that college is extremely expensive, but a meaningful degree is always worth it. Obviously, we would like reasonable tuition and materials costs, but we ….read more
On April 9, 2017, United Airlines had to remove a passenger with a history of trouble, but that wasn’t the headline you’ve probably seen. Bits and pieces of videos and passenger accounts tell only half of the story. The internet is a great thing, but it’s also full of stupid people that could care less ….read more
Mar 18, 2017 @ 12:09 AM ET By Ben Alonzo 0 Comments
This is a response to Savo Heleta’s article on The Conversation that suggests academics only talk among themselves and hardly ever share, write, or talk about science to the public. Once again, someone with little to no hard science credentials tries to say public ignorance, lack of intellectual interest, and the lack of science leaders ….read more
Mar 10, 2017 @ 4:18 PM ET By Ben Alonzo 4 Comments
An undergraduate student recently emailed us to ask about using Snopes.com for fact-checking and undergraduate research. The truth is Snopes is good for debunking outlandish urban myths, but it is biased junk for far too many other things, especially politics, history, and current events. Many professors point out that Snopes and Wiki are not rigorous, ….read more
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