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Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day from all of us here at Mensa Saskatchewan! #NIHM2023 #NIPD2023 #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay

Earthing is yet another dubious medical claim exploiting weaknesses in the system. Credit: @ScienceBasedMed sciencebasedmedicine.org/earthing-updat…

A great experiment by James Randi demonstrating the Barnum effect. youtu.be/3Dp2Zqk8vHw

My students wrote 6-word memoirs in class today. It’s a fun activity to practice concision, so I joined in. When finished, I wrote mine on the board: “That beautiful stranger loved me once.” Students gasped. One said, “It’s wild how words make you feel things.” C’mon teaching!

Credit: @RubesCartoons

“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music... I get most joy in life out of music.” —Albert Einstein

Happy Groundhog Day! "Nietzsche saw his shadow. Six more weeks of Abyss."

An excerpt from "Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking" by David Bayles and Ted Orland.

Introducing "the broom method".

Some admirable things to do: - Admit mistakes when you're wrong - Challenge beliefs when presented with new evidence - Practice becoming aware of personal biases - Say "I don't know" if you don't know - Approach complex topics with humility - Respect expertise

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Credit: @twisteddoodles