Necessary Facts

Observations, reports, and discoveries that are true of necessity because they are perceivable and reasonable, empirical and logical, evidentiary and rational, synthetic and analytic. Truths are objective statements.

Sunday, March 30, 2025

“Money Talks” of the American Numismatic Association

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As a longtime admirer of the works of Ayn Rand, I hold money in high regard. The origin of money is in ritual gift exchange, rather than in ...

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Check the Math

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I took Sociology 304 Research Methods in the spring of 2007. The professor was Young S. Kim. We were assigned to review two research papers ...

Monday, March 24, 2025

Sigma Orionis

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We think of Orion as a winter constellation because with shorter days it appears in the early evening sky. It is on the median at 9:00 PM on...

Sunday, February 23, 2025

GARSEF 2025: The Greater Austin Regional Science and Engineering Fair

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This was my 14 th year, and again on Thursday, I judged senior and junior high school competitors in Behavioral and Social Sciences and the...

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

The Lightbulb Does Not Need to be Changed.

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Q: How many sociologists does it take to change a lightbulb? A: The lightbulb does not need changing. It is society that must be changed. ...

Sunday, January 19, 2025

Where are the Augurs?

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Originally, the Romans were seven hilltop villages under Etruscan domination. The nominally Roman deities Minerva, Mercury, and Vulcan were ...

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Michael E. Marotta: Experienced freelance technical writer always looking for more work. Author of over 300 newspaper, magazine and journal articles on topics of business, technology, and society.

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