Opinions Vs Facts in Science Articles Headlines

This is a message for science communicators: Please stop writing headlines that make your opinions sound like factual statements. I’ve studied both science and communication, and I know that the multi-sentence headline of a well known science, nature, and culture publication I read recently that basically said something like, “Sunflowers …

Hope For Life

Hope for Life, A Quick Perspective on Predictions for the End of the World In late summer of 2024, just months before losing a 4th family member in only 3 years, I asked God if I needed to do anything specific to prepare my family and myself for a possible …

Pacing With Art

Dear highly sensitive empaths who, like me, are also living with and trying to heal from chronic nervous system dysregulation conditions, I hope to give you a little encouragement or inspiration today. Before I even knew what pacing was, I started doing it. Alternating short rounds of activity and rest …

I Support Words and Stories Written by Humans, Not Distortions of Reality by Artificial Intelligence

Today I saw an advertisement for a company promoting an artificial intelligence system that is supposed to enable users to sell books online without “having to a write a word” themselves. Most AI ads disgust me, but this was just one too many. Companies like these have such gross disregard …