February 3, 2009
Well, the above statement, while true, is just a tiny bit beyond the peer reviewed paper I'm reporting to you today, but this paper supports the assertion and the results presented in the paper should not be a surprise to anyone.
Here's the basic idea:
If you focus on categorizing people into…
February 3, 2009
... or Argentina or Nurse Ratchet.
In our allegedly multicultural society, there is one religious group which is apparently not to be afforded equal respect, let alone treated for what it embodies - the foundational creed of this nation. That group is Britain's Christians.
Somerset community…
February 3, 2009
Two or three items of interest that are scheduled and that you may want to know about.
In order:
1) This evening, at 8:00 Eastern Time (US), the embargo lifts on an amazing new find. Tune in to your favorite science blog to read all about it. It is very cool if you are into science.
2) Friday,…
February 2, 2009
"This is a crowd that won't scatter," James Steele wrote in the pages of The Nation some seventy-five years ago. Early one morning in July 1933, the police had evicted John Sparanga and his family from a home on Cleveland's east side. Sparanga had lost his job and fallen behind on mortgage payments…
February 2, 2009
.... so, does this mean Amanda is actually my first wife and not my third wife?
February 2, 2009
Q Transmissions is a weekly one-hour skeptical call-in talk show based in Edmonton, Canada.
The show airs Friday, 6 pm MST on CJSR FM88.5 or here.
The Q Transmissions Facebook Page is Here.
I'll be interviewed by Desiree
February 2, 2009
"Amazon Deforestation: Earth's Heart and Lungs Dismembered"
Brazil has historically had the distinction of serving as the world's leader of deforestation. ... during the last three decades, an annual average of 6,500 square miles of the Brazilian Amazon -- an area that is greater than the size of…
February 2, 2009
Bora was interviewed on the radio on Sunday AM. You, presumably, were in church so you missed it. No matter, you can listen to the podcast here.
February 2, 2009
PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately we are canceling our Big Bang Book Club, which was slotted for February 24th and March 24th at Grumpy's Bar and Grill. We apologize if this causes any inconvenience! Please still join us for our Cafe Scientifique on February 17th and Science Trivia on February 10th.
February 1, 2009
An interesting essay ...
...Debra Lee, chief executive of Black Entertainment Television, has been on Washington's A-list for some time, but she has been even more popular since Nov. 4, receiving invites from folks she doesn't really know.
"The first reaction is: 'Wow. Isn't that curious? Are…
February 1, 2009
Meteors are falling on your head all the time, or so it is said. I've heard that you can collect meteorites by sifting through the stuff that accumulates in your gutters with a magnet. The magnet ignores the silica rock and tarry stuff that your roof is made of, but picks up the iron bits which…
February 1, 2009
This exhibit. Worth a look if you are in the area. Let me know what you think of it!
some details.
February 1, 2009
A bill that would have mandated that partners in civil unions be added to all state insurance laws was put on hold just as House committee was about to hold a hearing on the measure.
Rep. Edward Butler (D), the bill's sponsor, pulled the legislation, saying there were other measures dealing with…
January 31, 2009
The Monaco Declaration (PDF) warns of the dangers to our oceans if we don't terminate the increase in CO2 in the atmosphere. The oceans are becoming increasingly acidic thanks the to rise in the levels of CO2 brought about by the industrial age. This is leading to the reduction of habitable space…
January 30, 2009
Hat Tip Geekology
January 30, 2009
Many more, some funnier, here.
January 30, 2009
A paper coming out in the next issue of the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases addresses the question of the link between vaccines and autism. This new review article examines three hypotheses linking vaccines to autism:
(1) the combination measlesâmumpsârubella vaccine causes autism by damaging…
January 28, 2009
Does Spirit have a Boyfriend? Or may be a little drug habit? NASA is perplexed:
PASADENA, Calif. - The team operating NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit plans diagnostic tests this week after Spirit did not report some of its weekend activities, including a request to determine its orientation…
January 28, 2009
But it might be worth thumbing through it just for fun ...
You must be over 18 to read the rest of tis blog post.
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Natural Harvest - A Collection of Semen-Based Recipes
Semen is not only nutritious, but it also has a wonderful…
January 28, 2009
The rightful place of science is moving, never staying in one place, ever dancing and watching, on the always shifting sociopolitical landscape.
A team of white coated eggheads can solve any problem with enough science. We need to get rid of the Jews, and we don't have enough bullets, so let's…
January 26, 2009
A strain of drug-resistant staph identified in pigs in the Netherlands five years ago, which accounts for nearly one third of all staph in humans there, has been found in the U.S. for the first time, according to a new study.
Seventy percent of 209 pigs and nine of 14 workers on seven linked farms…
January 26, 2009
At 1:00 PM Central Time court procedings being in the Franken-Coleman senate race. A three judge state court will ultimately hear and rule on a lawsuit essentially filed by Coleman's team. The suit, an "election contest," alleges a number of problems with the current nearly-certified recount…
January 26, 2009
In an astonishing demonstration of the evils of Marketing in a Research University Context, the University of Leicester today announced that an upcoming research project would find a link between coffee consumption by pregnant women and leukemia to develop later in their offspring.
This is a…
January 26, 2009
I thought we already knew this, but here goes:
Schizophrenia may blur the boundary between internal and external realities by over-activating a brain system that is involved in self-reflection, and thus causing an exaggerated focus on self, a new MIT and Harvard brain imaging study has found.
The…
January 25, 2009
New Scientist Cover Controversy Continues with Coturnix. Details here.
January 25, 2009
Everyone has pieces of literature or art that have influenced them the most. For me, it's this:
