This school got government funding to rebuild its already existing library as a Scots baronial monstrosity meanwhile not all public school classrooms have air conditioning.

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'” -- Isaac Asimov

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. - Charles Darwin

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...' -- Isaac Asimov

This tiny speck of light is Earth, our home, suspended in the vast cosmic ocean. Captured by Voyager 1 from nearly 6.4 billion km away, it reminds us how fragile and precious our world is. Every human being who has ever lived, every story ever told, exists on this pale blue dot.

“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” ― Carl Sagan

If someone can convince you to accept irrational beliefs, they can also manipulate you to commit terrible acts in the name of those beliefs.

The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence." - Aldous Huxley.

We have 'Children In Need' because billionaires and international companies refuse to pay taxes.

In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act. -- George Orwell

True education should question assumptions, challenge dogma, and inspire curiosity, not enforce blind memorization or mediocrity. -:Bertrand Russell

“The best way to avoid abuses is for the populace in general to be scientifically literate, to understand the implications of such investigations. In exchange for freedom of inquiry, scientists are obliged to explain their work. If science is considered a closed priesthood, too

“One trend that bothers me is the glorification of stupidity, that the media is reassuring people it’s all right not to know anything - that in a way it’s cool.” - Carl Sagan, Pacific Rim TransTech Conference 1995

Tyranny is not born overnight. It’s built one compromise at a time.

Just out in Nature yesterday, SARS-COv-2 infection can awaken sleeping cancer cells! My concern mounts with increasing evidence that COVID is a cancer inducing virus. Viral clearance is more important than ever, especially in those with LONG-COVID. https://t.co/kml0zXPIMA

We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back. - Carl Sagan

Coming to Australia this December..........

It’s better to know the truth than to believe a lie, no matter how nice it sounds.

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Don't judge everyone else by your own limited experience.