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75John Taylor Gatto - the teacher who resigned after being named Teacher of the Year
by thecounterpunch
He was named New York City Teacher of the year in 1989, 1990, and 1991, and New York State Teacher of the Year in 1991. "When voicing his acceptance speech to this latter, on that momentous day, January 31,... published 15 months ago
73Self-Introspection: thinking about how oneself thinks
by thecounterpunch
I often think about how I think because I believe that's the way I can improve my mental process. So I was surprinsingly happy to discover that Henri Poincaré - the great French Scientist who was the... published 14 months ago
72Near Death Experience Testimonials
by thecounterpunch
"To doubt everything, or, to believe everything, are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." -- Henri Poincar published 14 months ago
70Becoming a Black Belt with Shewhart/Deming's Theory of Profound Knowledge
by thecounterpunch
"Management is prediction." "A goal without a method is nonsense." "Without theory, there are no questions." "The process is not just the sum of its parts." "The problem is that most courses teach what is... published 15 months ago
67The Dogon Scientific Knowledge Mystery
by thecounterpunch
The Dogon are a Mali african tribe who were considered by French Antropologists as one of the best examples of “primitive savagery”. But in truth their astronomical lore goes back thousands of... published 11 months ago
66Could Astrology be proved ?
by thecounterpunch
As I said here, I don't believe in Astrology because it's too "unscientific" for me. What I mean by "unscientific" is that I have no proofs TODAY but if I have proofs tomorrow then may be I will change my... published 11 months ago
65The history of PI (part I)
by thecounterpunch
Archimedes (285-212 B.C. ?) used a very sophisticated process for his time to achieve the calculus of PI since of course algebraic and trigonometrical notations were unknown. His approach consisted of... published 15 months ago
64How Henri Poincaré defended the case of Alfred Dreyfus during the anti-Semitic era in France
by thecounterpunch
You will better understand why I am an admirer of Henri Poincar published 10 months ago
62[World Famous Scientist] Rosalie Bertell: "Scientists are economic prisoners"
by thecounterpunch
Written by Wendy Jewell Rosalie Bertell holds a doctorate in biometry (the statistical analysis of biological observations and phenomena), is an environmental epidemiologist and a... published 7 months ago
62Barnum effect: does it explain the Astrology belief ?
by thecounterpunch
Barnum was a marketing genius - or a frauder depending from the point of view. By 1835 he purchased an 80-year-old slave and displayed her as the 161-year-old former nurse of George Washington. He is also... published 14 months ago
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