Daily Archives: February 3, 2014

E.O. Wilson: Many Great Scientist Are Not Good at Math

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Here’s a secret: Discoveries emerge from ideas, not number-crunching – By E.O. Wilson – For many young people who aspire to be scientists, the great bugbear is mathematics. Without advanced math, how can you do serious work in the sciences? Well, I have a professional secret to share: Many of the most successful scientists in…

On 10th Anniversary of Iraq Invasion, Majority of Americans See War as Mistake

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Republicans Still Support War – By Glynn Wilson – It has been 10 years since the Bush-Cheney administration made the decision to invade Iraq, and according to public opinion research, a majority of Americans consider this a regrettable anniversary. According to the latest Gallup poll on the subject, 53 percent of Americans believe their country…

We Can Save the Planet and the Economy Too

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Who Needs Jobs on a Dead Planet? – The Big Picture – by Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following folks from all over the country willing to travel thousands of miles and brave freezing temperatures and a bone chilling wind to march from the Washington Monument around the White House and back to bring…

About 35,000 March on Washington for Action on Climate Change

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Watch the video here… By Glynn Wilson WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 17 – During President’s Day weekend and in freezing temperatures and against a brutal wind, more than 35,000 activists marched from the Washington Monument around the White House to support immediate action to contain climate change due to global warming. People from more than 30…

The Red Queen Effect: You Can Choose Running in Place

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Hold On to the Past, Or Watch the Spotlight Shining On the Future – “It’s a poor sort of memory that only works backwards.” – – The White Queen in Lewis Carroll’s Through The Looking Glass – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – What if I told you I can see the future?…

Survey Shows Americans Dissatisfied With Corporations and the Government

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Democrats Most Dissatisfied With Corporations, Republicans Just Dislike the Federal Government – By Glynn Wilson – Americans dislike large corporations as much as some are dissatisfied with “big” government, and a large majority of Americans want corporations to have less influence on American life, according to the latest Gallup Poll’s “Mood of the Nation” survey.…

Daniel-Day Lewis as Abraham Lincoln: An Important Story for All Time

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By Glynn Wilson – There is no more significant or enigmatic a character in American history than Abraham Lincoln. He is often ranked for success or popularity by historians and public opinion surveys as number one on the list of top U.S. presidents. But while Lincoln has been depicted on film before, it is about…

Sierra Club Reveals Plans for Fixing American Democracy

Bruce Hamilton, deputy director of the Sierra Club, talks about how to fix our democracy – By Glynn Wilson – CAMP BECKWITH, Ala. — The Sierra Club is working on a five point plan for the future and the national staff and political committee will be discussing it this weekend. But Sierra Club Deputy Director…

Environmentalists Take Heart at Election Victories in 2012

Bruce Hamilton, deputy director of the Sierra Club, talks about the successes of the election – By Glynn Wilson – CAMP BECKWITH, Ala. — It may come as something of a shock to conservatives in Alabama and liberals around the country to know that environmentalists won a major victory in the election of 2012 when…

Electoral College Projections Show President Obama Winning in a Landslide

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By Glynn Wilson – Forget all the hype and mainstream media coverage that has the presidential race in a virtual dead heat with 100 days to go. Electoral college projections from an aggregation of polling show President Barack Obama winning re-election in a landslide. The incumbent president is now leading with 332 electoral votes to…

Why Do Working Class People Vote Against Their Economic Interests?

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Poor But Proud: Twenty Years Later – Auburn History Professor Wayne Flynt Answers the Central Political Question of Our Time – by Glynn Wilson – AUBURN, Ala. — In a state where intellectuals are generally scorned as “elitists” — or as former governor and presidential candidate George Wallace liked to call them for his own…