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Silly Scientists

  • “Scientists from the Center for Disease Control have recreated the virus behind the Spanish flu that killed 50 million people in 1918.” #
  • “Scientists have taught dolphins at Disney’s Epcot Center in Florida to sing a short, high-pitched version of the Batman theme, which combines both rhythm and vocalizations.” #
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Position

“In science it often happens that scientists say, ‘You know that’s a really good argument; my position is mistaken,’ and then they actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn’t happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.” Carl Sagan, 1987 CSICOP keynote address

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