Illumination is here to help you separate the science from the junk. The blog Illumination was originally prepared to present my personal thoughts of science and its interface with society. Carl Sagan said it best; we live in a world filled with science and technology, where nobody knows anything about science and technology. We live in a world filled with charlatans and scam artists, malevolent activists and dangerous pseudoscientists. There is a place for scientists to help buffer the public, especially those most vulnerable, from these harmful forces. I’m a scientist and I love to read, learn and then share science. It is what I do. Full time. I don’t have a family, I don’t have hobbies and have yet to hit a mid-life crisis. The world is filled with fascination and I’m so fortunate to contribute to it. I like to use the current topics of public scientific discussion to teach about logical fallacy, critical thinking, evaluation of science, and skepticism in gen