Some rooms are for addressing the elephant. Some rooms are for putting costumes on the elephant. And finally, some rooms are for elephant worshipers to shout at each other about the best viewing angle. The bottom line here is that the elephant rarely goes unacknowledged. The meta perspective of these weak-walled silos and their fragile psychological opposition is something akin to The Truman Show. Elephant (Ad)Dressing Conspiracy theories have always existed. Sometimes they a

How do we avoid falling into the trap of thinking that if nothing is perfectly  true, then anything  can be true? Have you ever been emotionally hijacked, only to later realize that you've made decisions that don't align with your long term goals? Haven't we all? Was it a look or a word that set you off? Scientists, academics, and journalists are people. They have hometowns, political leanings, personal beliefs, and career ambitions. These factors can, and do, influence their