Archives for November, 2011
How to add a genetic mutation you didn’t already have
Posted by Greg Laden on November 7, 2011 Is it right to wear animal fur?
Posted by Greg Laden on November 5, 2011 There are those who think so:
Mr. Bergmann blows up a pumpkin
Posted by Greg Laden on November 5, 2011 Save this for next year:
Jay Bradner: Open-source cancer research
Posted by Greg Laden on November 5, 2011 “Ya know what I really hate about being dead? …
Posted by Greg Laden on November 5, 2011 ..It’s the way people look at you like you were ruining the party or something. And you know what I say about that? …
LeRoy Made It Through
Posted by Greg Laden on November 3, 2011 Thanks all for your support. LeRoy made it trough the first America Decides cut on the XFactor.
Al Jazeera interview on Muller Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature study
Posted by Greg Laden on November 3, 2011 More details, context, here.
Paul Zak: Trust, morality — and oxytocin
Posted by Greg Laden on November 3, 2011 Here’s LeRoy:
Posted by Greg Laden on November 3, 2011 Below the fold:
NASA Study of Clays Suggests Watery Mars Underground
Posted by Greg Laden on November 3, 2011 PASADENA, Calif. — A new NASA study suggests if life ever existed on Mars, the longest lasting habitats were most likely below the Red Planet’s surface. A new interpretation of years of mineral-mapping data, from more than 350 sites on Mars examined by European and NASA orbiters, suggests Martian environments with abundant liquid water on…
American Cancer Society
Posted by Greg Laden on November 3, 2011 You’ll recall that I wrote something about the American Cancer Society and fundraising a few weeks ago (here). That was a response to something Greta Christina wrote, and now, Greta has updated us on the situation and has this post that you must read: Has the American Cancer Society Been Caught Covering Up a Rejection…
Warmist Hoaxy Global Warming Hoax!!11!!1!!! Blaaaaa!!!!
Posted by Greg Laden on November 3, 2011 Just so you know:
Science Online 2012
Posted by Greg Laden on November 2, 2011 Are you going to Science Online 2012? You should!
Pseudonymous and anonymous identities on the interent
Posted by Greg Laden on November 2, 2011 An interesting thing happened the other day. The identity of a pseudo-anonymous internet troll kown as Franc Hoggle, who writes the blog “Grey Lining” was revealed (probably) to a number of Hoggle’s internet targets, and they had a discussion about whether or not to out him. The general consensus was that he should be outed…
Vote for LeRoy Bell
Posted by Greg Laden on November 2, 2011 My nephew LeRoy Bell is Contestant Number THREE. Vote for number 3. You can vote here when the show is over. You can also vote in Twitter and via phone. See instructions here.
Do you take Vitamin E to avoid prostate cancer? Stop. Now.
Posted by Greg Laden on November 2, 2011 In a recent study, 35,533 prostate cancer-free men in a higher risk age group for prostate cancer in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico were given various treatments of Vitamin E, selenium, and placebo in order to see if claims that Vitamin E and/or Vitamin E with selenium were effective in reducing prostate cancer risk.…
Vote For My Nephew on XFactor!!!
Posted by Greg Laden on November 2, 2011 Not that I’m trying to influence you or anything, but you BETTER DO IT!!! LeRoy Bell is clearly the best singer of the bunch. You can vote for him using any of five different methods. … we are giving you a handful of ways to cast your votes for your favorite 12 finalists. And they…
JT Eberhard Interviews GT Laden
Posted by Greg Laden on November 2, 2011 Freethought Blogs is growing at an insanely fast rate. Glorious, says I! However, a lot of you may not be aware of all the authors on FtB. Even if you are, you may not know who their celebrity crushes are or what they think of Kim Kardashian’s marriage. In an effort to acquaint everybody with…
An Important Victory for Climate Science
Posted by Greg Laden on November 2, 2011 You’ve heard about “ClimateGate.” ClimateGate was a very successful but illegal campaign by anti-science to discredit climate science and climate scientists. Rest assured, the climate science is fine and the climate scientists are just trying to do their jobs, and doing quite well at that. Nonetheless, a combination of inaccurate representation of the contents of…
How to always look young
Posted by Greg Laden on November 1, 2011 My nephew, LeRoy Bell, is a finalist on the X-Factor talent show. He’s quite a good singer, a talented musician, and an excellent song writer. In addition to this, a lot of people have remarked about how such an old codger like LeRoy can look so young. Here, we have LeRoy’s beauty tips.
Long Island man swallowed by sinkhole
Posted by Greg Laden on November 1, 2011 Regarding this: Gotta fill those wells!
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