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Finally we have a bit of reason from the academic community regarding video games. Peter Kierkegaard of the University of Essex wrote a piece for the International Journal of Liability and Scientific Enquiry claiming that, according to his review of...
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Posted on May 15, 2008 12:50 PM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Do we have something against David Attenborough in this country? First his narration for Planet Earth was overdubbed by Sigourney Weaver, and now I've heard that Life in Cold Blood is not even going to be televised in the States....
Posted on May 6, 2008 8:23 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
In one week exactly, I will be attending a scientific conference in a hot vacation spot for people across the world. Millions flock there every day to relax, socialize and wtfpwn your face with their Night Elf Mohawk. It ain't...
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Posted on May 2, 2008 10:40 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
A bit of the basics of acid mine drainage remediation techniques.
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Posted on April 25, 2008 1:25 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Have a few laughs with me if you would for the love of Earth Day: From "Desperado" at Chron.commons: In recognition of Earth Day, there is an excellent article in the BBC News today which reveals the real agenda behind...
Posted on April 22, 2008 11:00 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Expelled is opening up tomorrow and while they seem to be avoiding most cities in the Northeast with showings, Atlanta and the surrounding area will be, of course, a hotbed of ID back-patting and finger wagging. The film opens up...
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Posted on April 17, 2008 2:30 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
When I was traveling around the country for media conferences in college, the very first thing I did upon arrival was find the aquarium, the zoo and the natural history museum, find how to get there via public transportation and...
Posted on April 7, 2008 10:30 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
So Saturday was Earth Hour, and as if anyone reading this blog didn't know, lights were supposed to be cut off from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. to send a message to mysterious world power that the world was ready...
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Posted on March 31, 2008 1:56 PM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
I heard this morning on the news that Sir Arthur C. Clarke has passed. NPR did a nice piece on him, if a bit focused on 2001: A Space Odyssey. Clarke was a big influence on me and my...
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Posted on March 19, 2008 9:55 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
This week we have our first avian reference, a strange genus of heron. In WoW, Nyctanessa is a level 44 demonology lock from the guild "42". There is only one other toon with the name, a 38 undead lock with...
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Posted on January 14, 2008 10:27 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Jeremy Bruno is a tech writer who blogs about ecology, evolution, conservation and culture at The Voltage Gate. Visit the old blog.
