Harry Shannon
I was looking for information on electric vehicles (EVs). Through our local library, I saw the May 2022 edition of BBC Top Gear magazine. The front page promised ‘THE ELECTRIC AWARDS.’
The table of contents included ‘Reader’s Choice’ and went on: ‘Did you choose your favourite in the poll to end all polls. TG reader…
Category: facts
Can you trust Wikipedia? It depends when you read it.
Harry Shannon
My wife Eileen and I were watching an English Premier League football (soccer) match the other day. Liverpool were leading Crystal Palace 2-1 late in the game. Palace were pressing hard for a tying goal and looking quite likely to score. But Liverpool managed an attack and were awarded a penalty. (For those who don’t know, a pen…
Evidence-based?
Harry Shannon
This comes from the Hamilton Spectator. The two extracts are shown exactly as they appeared side-by-side in the printed version. No comment needed.
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Horror-scopes?
My latest letter to the Hamilton Spectator
Harry Shannon
The letter wasn’t published, but others making some similar points were. It followed a column by the Toronto Star’s public editor, Bruce Campion-Smith. (Torstar owns the Star and the Spec and the two papers print the same horoscopes.) Campion-Smith noted that the astrologer who wro…