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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Shutting down flat Earthers, Neil deGrasse Tyson style | Big Think
Shutting down flat Earthers, Neil deGrasse Tyson style New videos DAILY: Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: ———————————————————————————- What is the point of debate when one side the argument is objectively true? There is none. That is, unless the incorrect arguer has the ability to influence the masses. When a relatively famous musician began […]
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” […]
Why flat-Earth theory & anti-vax conspiracies exist | Michio Kaku | Most Talked About 2019
Why flat-Earth theory and anti-vax conspiracies exist Watch the newest video from Big Think: Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: ———————————————————————————- If you see animals when you look at clouds or see faces in pieces of wood, that’s called pareidolia: the phenomenon of making familiar objects from vague stimuli. Humans evolved to be superstitious, […]