tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620325480418166403.post361550551473737037..comments2023-10-25T01:09:39.928-07:00Comments on Buddhist in the Bible Belt: Newton's First Law of Seat BeltsJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16634046522715920069noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620325480418166403.post-1923235188357497072009-02-18T17:52:00.000-08:002009-02-18T17:52:00.000-08:00I’m often bemoaning the fact that, at one time, it...I’m often bemoaning the fact that, at one time, it was considered really “cool” to be smart, mostly because of the Cold War and the Space Race, admittedly, but scientists and smart folks were suddenly kind of hip. There was a downturn in the 70s, that got worse in the 80s and suddenly, the science guy wasn’t so cool anymore.<BR/><BR/>There’s a really superb book called “What do you Know” by Jaime O’Neill. He was a professor at a community college and saw a “60 Minutes” spot about how most kids couldn’t identify what decade the civil war occurred in…stuff like that. He thought, “That can’t be right” and made up some tests for his students. It was way worse than he thought. His book is a series of trivia challenges and also stories related to this phenomenon. It’s fun trivia goodness, and some serious reading as well. (I corresponded with the author for a year or so after I read the book...that's how much I loved it!)Junkillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08179076810386772818noreply@blogger.com