Meerkat Prompts: Alien Contact
It is said that governments around the world have protocols in place to handle first contact with an alien civilisation. Precisely what those protocols are is kept secret, and it is also said that...
Category: Science
The Thinking ‘Kat: When Right is Wrong and Wrong is Right
With apologies for the lengthy title, and with thanks to the evergreen Bruce Gerencser for providing the inspiration, in this post I’m delving into a murky realm, a place where facts meet with dogma,...
The Meerkat of Science: Betelgeuse
Depending on where you are in the world, there is a famous constellation in the night sky, known as Orion. This beautiful celestial arrangement of stars has been an important navigational aid to ancient...
The Meerkat of Science: The Impossible Dream?
Perhaps this post would belong to a science fiction setting, but there is an overlap with scientific ideas, and a dash of idealism as well. The original concept has been popularised in sci-fi for...
The Meerkat Muse: 13th of August, 2025
Welcome back one and all, welcome to the middle of August, and welcome to the Meerkat Muse! The Meerkat with the Dragon Tattoo Here we are, tattoo number 10! This is something of a...
Meerkat Prompts: Logical Fallacies
Anyone who has ever debated anything with anyone else online (or for that matter, face-to-face) should be aware of logical fallacies. There are many different kind of fallacies, and they are employed to conceal,...
The Thinking ‘Kat: Where Unqualified meets Idiocy
In the realm of healthcare, there are some reasonable certainties (such as how cleaning wounds can prevent infection, and the effectiveness of vaccines). Well-established guidance on the treatment of illnesses and injuries has saved...
The Meerkat of Science: Alien Life
A short while ago, I wrote a Meerkat Prompt regarding UFOs, and pondered the fanciful logic required to accept the idea of alien craft visiting earth. This is not to say I regard aliens...
The Meerkat of Science: Eta Carinae
Space is filled with fascinating stars. There are diminutive red dwarves, there are stars like our own sun, that spin in orbit around each other. You have stars that are so large they would...
The Thinking ‘Kat: Vaccines
In the wake of Donald Trump appointing known vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr as the health secretary of the USA, I believe now may be a good time to bring up how vaccines...
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