Quote (card_sultan @ May 24 2017 04:37pm)
yes it does, because as the sun rotates above, it goes between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn - alternating between a warmer north and a warmer south
That explains the difference in temperature at best (well, math needs to be done for that, but much like you cbf to ever reply to anything in this thread at all, I cbf to learn how to do the math and then show you how to do the math), but nothing more than that.
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Source:
New Scientist. 2/6/2016, Vol. 229 Issue 3059, p25-25. 2/3p.
Document Type:
Interview
Subject Terms:
*CONSPIRACY theories
*EARTH (Planet)
*PSYCHOLOGISTS
Company/Entity:
BARNARD College
People:
BROTHERTON, Rob -- Interviews
Abstract:
An interview with Rob Brotherton, a psychologist at Barnard College in New York Citym is presented. When asked about his views on the thinking that the Earth is flat, he explains that the human brains have cognitive biases that make one prone to seeing real or imagined conspiracies. Brotherton believes that conspiracy theories tend to distrust received wisdom. He also shares his views on the negative impact of not trusting wisdom
Full Text Word Count:
541
ISSN:
0262-4079
Accession Number:
112726766
Database:
Academic Search Premier
This post was edited by Forg0tten on May 24 2017 04:15pm