Science as a way of life
I am working on some very smart things to say here. Really. Meanwhile, there's this and this. Welcome.
June 29, 2007
Category: Creative commons
Catching up on readings I had saved up. Edge essay. WHY DO SOME PEOPLE RESIST SCIENCE? By Paul Bloom and Deena Skolnick Weisberg Pankaj Mishra's ">review of The Clash Within: Democracy, Religious Violence, and India's Future by Martha C. Nussbaum....
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June 28, 2007
Category: Creative commons
The news is this: rich chinese men flagellate on animal penis to soften the blows of midlife crisis. Some time back there was another news about an abandoned boat near a big chinese city that was full of rare animals,...
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The Machine Stops is a short story by E M Forster, which he wrote as a reaction to one of H G Wells's optimistic stories. I have read through part of the story and I must confess I find the...
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June 26, 2007
Category: Prime Stream
Scientific American July Issue. In other news, Nature has started Scintilla, a service that keeps you up to date on papers, news and science weblogs. You can also rate and recommend things. You'll have to register to do anything and...
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Intelligent Religion is Religion. This isn't news. The news is: UK Government has said so, shoving witless non-science like Intelligent Design and Creationism back into the holes they came from. "The Government is aware that a number of concerns have...
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June 25, 2007
Category: Prime Stream
What are we going to do with the stupid? Assuming, of course, that you and me are not stupid. A contentious and explosive question in its political and moral implications. A New Scientist opinion piece: They are the individuals who...
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Is NHS (UK's National Health Service) turning into a wonderland? Magical magnets have been approved to screw the desperate - poor and elderly, usually, the ones who need proper treatment and not some wacko prescription. The accountants at the Prescription...
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Driving in India is a unique and beguiling experience. There are many lessons to learn, and in the end of it all, you will attain Nirvana, the quintessential Indian state of non-being. Roads in and around Bangalore are like earth's...
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June 22, 2007
Category: Behind Curtains
Ladies and gentlemen, no need for any introductions. [via reddit] Senile Age, I abhor thee. Sensible Youth, I adore thee. Here is a young student who shows the idiocy of a priest who is unaware that the pulpit reeks. Long...
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June 21, 2007
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Lawence Lessig has annouced his decision to shift his focus from IP related issues to solving the problem of Corruption for the next ten years. Bravo! He defines corruption thus: "Corruption" ... the subtle pressure to take views or positions...
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