If the Earth had an edge, I hope it would look like this. The edge of a flat Earth. I know, I know, we’ve talked about it before. But there’s something mesmerizing about it. A flat Earth solar eclipse. Diagonally growing trees. The great wall of ice, guarded by NASA, of course. The flat-Earthers sure […]
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Flat Earth rising: meet the people casting aside 2,500 years of science
Though not a new phenomenon, flat Earth theory has enjoyed a huge resurgence recently. A YouGov poll indicated that a third of Americans aged 18 to 24 were unsure of the shape of our planet, in spite of scientific proofs from Pythagoras to Nasa. Why has this happened now, and what does it tell us […]
Chris Hadfield: The astronaut's guide to flat Earth theory | Big Think
Chris Hadfield: The astronaut’s guide to flat Earth theory New videos DAILY: Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: ———————————————————————————- To the average person, there appears to be a growing number of people who believe — somehow — that the world is actually flat and that we are all being “lied” […]