In 2017, we observed ‘Oumuamua as it was leaving the solar system. It made waves in the astronomical community as it was the first object confirmed to have been from elsewhere in our galaxy. Unfortunately, it also spawned a theory that is bound to shred the credibility of its proponent as he pursues the dubious possibility of ‘Oumuamua being an alien spacecraft. Read full article here
Education
Overcoming Bias
Kai Cheng’s professor had a brilliant scheme. In his first lecture, he promised that each lecture would feature a “Lie of the Day”. But why? It made his students more attentive and analytical, poring over every detail of his lecture and making sense of why things were true. It was such a powerful teaching method that his students digested his most technical lectures quite easily because they tried so hard to catch his lie. The kicker? There was no lie in that first lecture; he had lied about that too! Read full article here
Merv
August 17, 2022
