First recorded experiment? Daniel 1: 1-16
Category: Research
Clearly many problems with this study were missed in the peer review process.
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Abstinence only sex education programs work!
Category: Sex
...just kidding! It's nearly every month that a new study comes out showing that abstinence only programs don't do shit. This time a study from Oxford shows, through a meta-analysis of 13 different U.S. trials, that none of the abstinence-only programmes had an impact on the age at which individuals...
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Galileo flipping off the Catholic Church from beyond the grave
Category: Culture Wars
His middle finger sits in glass in the Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza in Florence, Italy.
Posted by The Omnibrain at 10:43 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Multimedia Friday | 07/27/2007
Category: Video
Your brain on drugs spoof from Robot Chicken.
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Why the belief that Autism and Vaccinations are linked will never go away
Category: Biology
There is a great article today on Slate about why the pretty ridiculous idea that vaccinations containing trace amounts of mercury cause autism will never go away. Here's the first little part of the article: At the recent 12-day hearing into theories that vaccines cause autism, the link between the...
Posted by The Omnibrain at 7:56 AM • 20 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Do you have a war on drugs problem? The drug Incarcerex may be for you.
Category: Video
Are you a politician or currently considering a run for office? Do you agree with Richard Nixon that drugs are "public enemy number one in the United States"? Are you worried that smoking marijuana makes you insane, turns you into a violent criminal or causes death? Do you worry daily...
Posted by The Omnibrain at 8:59 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The Family Guy and Simpsons Do Evolution
Category: Video
An oldie but goodie starring I Dream of Jeannie as god ... Enjoy! Here's Ned Flanders dealing with an evolution exhibit. And here's the evolution vs. creationism debate starring Lisa....
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No more taste testing by animals
Category: Animals
Heaven forbid animals drink some soda! and then enjoy it! This is probably the least bothersome form of animal testing out there. Trust me... animals looooove sugar! Here's the snippet from the NYT article: Under pressure from animal rights advocates, two soft drink giants, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, have agreed to...
Posted by The Omnibrain at 11:02 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Want to start your week pissed off? Here ya go!
Category: Neuroscience
Are any of these differences between men and women actually true? Is this an April Fools Joke?
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Flying spaghetti monster worshipping pirate gets suspended from school
Category: Culture Wars
I'll bet this foolish school district would also have a problem with a kid deciding they were Muslim and wearing a Burka to school. In all seriousness though I'm sure this kid did this just to be an obnoxious teenager and push some peoples buttons, but come on?! who is...
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