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This Month's Poll

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NEWS & EVENTS

Update from Omer

Good news from Nepal!

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SCIENCE

Electric Vehicles: Driving Down Emissions

Julia Kim

Examining the environmental and health benefits of electric vehicles. Read more.

SECULARISM

Mahsa Amini's Legacy: Update on Iran

Sandra Dunham

Context for the uprising in Iran. Read more.

Update from One Public Education Now

Sandra Dunham

Motion to strike hearing delayed. Read more.

CRITICAL THINKING

Population Explosion

Science Seer

The global population has reached nine billion. How much higher will this go and what are the implications? Read more.

Misinformation and Hate

Russell Pangborn

Examining our period of rampant misinformation and how it contributes to hate speech. Read more.

Keith’s Conundrums: Possibility and Necessity

Keith Douglas

Commentary on last month's puzzle. Also, an examination of possibility and necessity. Read more.

DECEMBER DATES OF INTEREST

December 1 is World AIDS Day.
December 2 is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.
On December 3, 1621, Galileo perfected his telescope.
On December 3, 1924, John Backus was born.
December 6 is Saint Nicholas Day.
December 6 is also to commemorate the Polytechnique Montréal shooting.
December 7 is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
December 10 is Human Rights Day.
On December 15, 1964, the patent for magnetic core memory was issued.
December 17 is Wright Brothers Day.
December 21 is the shortest day of the year (for those of us in the planet’s northern hemisphere).
On December 25 we can all celebrate Newtonmass.
On December 26, Charles Babbage was born.
December 26 is also Boxing Day.
On December 27, 1571, Johann Kepler was born.
On December 29, 1823, Charles Macintosh patented the first waterproof material.