BIG Mouth

The high road is often the hardest road. But strict adherence to the loftiest ethical standards eventually pays off. I am seeing that play out with our facts- and logic-focused news platform. For a guy who has sold more than $20 million in advertising in his career, it was not easy to choose to launch a platform with no advertising or sponsorship. With a few hundred bucks in the bank account, it was not easy to turn down...

If you have been following the Toronto Blue Jays' playoff run, you have likely heard time and again that they are an incredibly close-knit team. Of course, they have several superstars – e.g., Vladimir Guerrero Jr.., Bo Bichette, Shane Bieber – who are doing all the right things under the bright lights of the World Series, but the role players are equally responsible for an amazing postseason run. And 22-year-old rookie pitcher Trey Yesavage has...

Modern medicine in the West offers many incredible treatments, some of which are responsible for keeping several of my friends alive. However, the medical community also has a history of taking credit where it is not due. For example, there is no shortage of medical professionals who would tell you that measles vaccines are responsible for the dramatic reduction in measles deaths in recent decades. However, when you take a look at the data and underlying trends...

China’s Yangtze River system dumps an estimated 330,000 tonnes of plastic into the ocean each year. The Ganges River network in India transports about 120,000 tonnes of plastic to the sea annually. The Pasig River in the Philippines carries roughly 63,000 tonnes of plastic per year to the ocean. These statistics are clear signals of the flagrant failure of a global system that treats the world's waterways as conveyor belts for waste disposal. I know these numbers by...

It is time to escape the hatrix, which is the term I use to describe the matrix of hatred that has consumed so much of our society. I am not a big fan of using all caps for emphasis or begging, but PLEASE take the time to watch/listen to this video (Charlie Kirk’s Death Exposed the Biggest Scam in History ). Jump to the 10-minute mark for what I believe is the most important part of Chase...

Psychopathy, or psychopathic personality, is a personality construct characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, persistent antisocial behavior, along with bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits. These traits are often masked by superficial charm and immunity to stress, which create an outward appearance of apparent normalcy. (Wikipedia) We in the West are increasingly becoming a society of psychopaths. In just over 24 hours since political activist Charlie Kirk was killed while speaking at a Utah university, I have spent far too much time challenging people who have posted messages that I believe tell everyone in their...

I tell this story not to brag (OK, maybe a little) but to illustrate the value of rational people raising their voices in the face of false narratives. When a group of scientists, engineers, and I launched BIG Media in 2021, I figured that our facts/logic-focused news coverage would surprise many and draw criticism. I vowed to myself (and posted the promise on social media, which is the modern version of swearing on a stack of...

Some vaccines are helpful for young people, some are helpful for elderly. Some carry with them a long list of serious side effects, including one in which you are no longer alive. Some vaccines cause more damage within certain groups than do the viruses/diseases being targeted. Some carry minor side effects that pale in comparison to the effects of the disease that they are aimed at preventing. The prospective benefits and risks for each vaccine should be assessed carefully...

Is anyone else fed up with all the vitriolic rants on social media? I remember a time when you could have a rational discussion with people you disagreed with without descending into insults and trotting out talking points that you heard from other people. In my field of expertise, which is geophysics, the cold hard facts of mathematics, physics, and geology can still be used to persuade the person you are discussing an idea with. However,...

The recycling bin sits at the end of the driveway in Stratford, Ontario, Canada – blue and hopeful under the morning sun. Inside, a jumble of plastic containers – water bottles, yogurt cups, the clamshell that once held local strawberries from the St. Lawrence Market – await their promised resurrection. I place them curbside, believing in this small ritual of environmental salvation, which I have carried out for four decades. It makes me feel...