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I'm Dan Walsh, a USMC combat vet w/ a background in science & communication. Aside from bad jokes, I promote critical thinking, STEM, media literacy, and *meaningful* dialogue, which are vital skills for active citizenship Carpe Datum and Semper Sci!
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This timeline is absurd.

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

There are caveats, but generally, the person who claims something is true (such as something exists, or some event occurred, or X causes Y) has the burden of proof. Until such evidence is provided (if ever) we do not have to believe it, even if you are the "master." 1/1

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

Feb 15, 1564 Galileo Galilei was born, and today we celebrate this by looking at the Galileo Fallacy sgtscholar.wordpress.com/2019/06/28/g...

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

*exasperated sigh*

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

I'm allele late, but Happy Darwin Day! #OTD in 1809, Sir Charles Darwin was born. Darwin is the co-discover of evolution via natural selection, along with Alfred R. Wallace. Below is a meme dump for the darWIN...Sorry, not sorry. 1/

submitted 21 days ago • 2 comments

For International Women and Girls in Science Day, here is a post honoring the intellectual badass Marie Curie and her contributions to saving lives in WWI. You can learn more here: www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-... #WomenAndGirlsInScience #WomenInSTEM #history #medicine #science #STEM

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Thanks for sharing @katharinehayhoe.com! We're so excited! Find solutions at sciencemoms.com #SuperBowlSunday #SuperBowlLIX #SuperBowl2025

submitted 24 days ago • 3 comments

*raises glass*

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

Hoo let the birds out? Hoot hoot hoot hoot! *bud-um-bum-tss* *crickets chirping* What, did that joke fly over your head? *bud-um-bum-tss* *crickets chirping* Sheesh, tough crowd. 1/4

submitted 24 days ago • 2 comments

More here: sgtscholar.wordpress.com/2024/12/15/c...

submitted 25 days ago • 3 comments

The NIH 15% cap on indirect costs will kneecap biomedical research in the US. Without essential infrastructure, there will be: Staff cuts Lab closures Fewer research projects Less scientific progress Loss of talent The US will no longer lead scientific & medical innovation.

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submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

This timeline is absurd

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

In light of Trump II’s first 18 days of mayhem — including his and Musk’s coup against our system of government — many are asking: “What can I do now?” Here’s a revised and expanded list, in rough order of importance.

submitted 27 days ago • 82 comments

My chat with Abbey Sharp was one of my favorites: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/b...

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

T H I S

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

Yup, that's a thing. See comments for more.

submitted 28 days ago • 3 comments

Jazz hands! If you'd like a bat'r understanding, see the link. askabiologist.asu.edu/human-bird-a... Carpe Datum and Semper Sci! #science #STEM #biology #evolution

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

This timeline is absurd.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Clyde Tombaugh, the astronomer who discovered Pluto, was born OTD in 1906. Some of his ashes were sent with the New Horizon's space probe that flew by the dwarf planet. phys.org/news/2020-02... #space #NASA #science #astronomy

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Me: I feel attacked. (*munches on pink*) Wife: what 's the pink one for? Me: (*scratches head*) I think it 'sposda improve either memoree, cognishin, or memoree. One of 'em four things. Semper Why, y'all.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

RFK Jr might actually becomes in charge of the HHS... This timeline is absurd.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

For more on the false balance effect, see the link. Or don't. I'm not your CO, just a bloke trying to promote critical thinking. I think it's worth it, but why not ask a contrarian? *slaps knee* Get? False balance? C'mon, that's clever, right? 1/4 Credit: @jonathanstea.bsky.social

submitted 29 days ago • 3 comments

Remember when RFK Jr profited off the lie that vaccines cause autism? He’s been doing it for 25+ years. Watch ⬇️ youtu.be/ZZCutMBhjpg?...

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Don't take the bait.

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

"Are we on the “correct” path...? On the generational scale, it seems so to me. But when we zoom in on the scale of years, it seems like we slip back too often...But before you relinquish your hope... I respectfully and sincerely ask you to consider the following."

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

OTD in 2003, the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia perished during reentry. Among these pics is a quote from NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla—the first woman of Indian origin to go to space—who died next to her crewmates. Let us honor their memory as we explore the universe and our own humanity.

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Is it a false-color image of a black hole, or is it the speaking orifice of pseudo-scientific "wellness" hucksters? You know---fraudsters who trick suffering people into believing/buying expensive nonsense by (in part) taking advantage of frustrated victims of a highly flawed health system.

submitted 33 days ago • 13 comments