18 JAN 2013 by ideonexus
The Anti-Relativity Movement
America's embrace of Einstein stood in stark contrast to the treatment he was getting at home. Right-wing relativity deniers, like modern American climate science deniers, mounted ad hominem attacks against Einstein and his theory, which they loudly branded a "hoax." They were led by an engineer named Paul Weyland, who formed a small but mysteriously well-funded group that held anti-relativity rallies around Germany, denouncing the theory's "Jewish nature," and culminating in a major event at...Folksonomies: antiscience denial
Folksonomies: antiscience denial
Just as there are Climate Change Deniers today, there were those who would not accept Einstein's Theory for political reasons.
29 JUN 2011 by ideonexus
Objections to Cosleeping with Infants
The fear of overlaying haunts many parents in Western culture today. Most believe it is possible to roll over and squish a baby or suffocate it under a mound of blankets. But as infant sleep researcher McKenna notes, babies are born with strong survival reflexes, and they will kick and scream before they let anything clog their airways. The simple evidence that most babies around the world today sleep with a parent and they are not dying from suffocation should be enough to convince parents t...The fear of overlaying and religious objections to parents cosleeping with their babies.