Posted in Evolution, Religion, Science on July 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here’s a shout out to a great post on the wordpress blog Later On. Anyone interested in evolution, creationism or science should take a look.
“Ask and it shall be given,” as Jesus said. You have asked (repeatedly) for transitional forms in the fossil record, and more and more are found. These provide strong evidence of [...]
Posted in News, Random, Science on June 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I love reading the news when you get this little nugget of humanity mixed in amongst a pretty straight forward article. Here’s the story of a Dutch woman who died at age 115. She donated her body to medical science and scientists have found her brain to be in excellent shape refuting beliefs that Alzheimer’s [...]
Posted in Environment, News, Science on April 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Green-minded consumers beware. Free electronics collection events touted as planet friendly aren’t always as ecologically sound as they seem, says a watchdog group focused on preventing the export of dangerous e-waste.
The trouble is it’s nearly impossible for well-meaning consumers to know what happens to the pollutants in the products they’re dropping off. The products can [...]
Posted in Humor, Medicine, News, Science, TV, tagged Add new tag on April 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I love sleep and I want to lose weight. It’s like a dream come true.
An extra hour between the sheets at night might be the key to shedding excess weight and fighting obesity, according to recent research.
Two key hormones produced at night which help regulate appetite were at play, she said.
Grehlin makes people hungry, slows [...]
Posted in News, Science, Technology, Transportation on March 31, 2008 | No Comments »
Remember the story about the guy who purchased a device on Ebay that made traffic lights green? These devices are used for emergency vehicles; I’m not sure why this idiot thought his commute was so dang important.
I just found out Seattle Metro buses apparently can use this technology too. I’m painfully aware how late [...]
Posted in Money, News, Science, Space on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Scientists plan to put one of the twin Mars rovers to sleep and limit the activities of the other robot to fulfill a NASA order to cut $4 million from the program’s budget, mission team members said Monday.The news comes amid belt-tightening at NASA headquarters, which is under pressure to cover cost overruns of a [...]
Posted in Food, Science on February 25, 2008 | No Comments »
The BBC does a good job explaining exactly how this seed vault will work.
The vault is intended to act as insurance so that food production can be restarted anywhere on Earth after a regional or global catastrophe.
Built deep inside a mountain, the structure will eventually house a vast collection of seeds; safeguarding world crops against [...]
Posted in Africa, Christianity, Evolution, Humor, Random, Religion, Science, String Theory on February 20, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Here is an excerpt from the fabulous book The Trouble With Physics The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of Science and What Comes Next by Lee Smolin:
I recently met a lively group of people standing in the aisle on a flight from London to Toronto. They said hello and asked me where I [...]
Posted in Bush, Bush Administration, Environment, Lies, News, Oil, Science on February 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
When Bush pushed Ethanol for the global warming that he doesn’t believe in, you knew something was up. Ethanol is made from corn, and agro-business is a immensely profitable industry.
It seems a study has been published that argues Ethanol may actually increase global warming:
The researchers said that past studies showing the benefits of ethanol in [...]
Posted in Animals, Environment, Humor, Random, Science on January 31, 2008 | No Comments »
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Posted in Circumcision, Justice, Medicine, Religion, Science on January 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m going to start out by apologizing for my lack of understanding on any faith that thinks cutting off a portion of the male genitalia makes you closer to God. No, I don’t get it and I don’t think I ever will.
And the so-called “health” benefits from circumcision are nothing but a desperately scientific justification [...]
Posted in Edmund Hillary, Everest, Fashion, News, Science on January 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Was Hillary the first man on Mt. Everest? Could you climb Mt. Everest in plain wool clothes? The answers are here:
The results of a unique experiment on Mount Everest confirm that the clothing of the 1924 climbers George Mallory and Sandy Irvine would not have prevented them from reaching the summit, as many had believed.
Wearing [...]
Posted in Environment, News, Science, Washington on January 22, 2008 | No Comments »
This article brings us yet another way our species is negatively impacting the planet. While the earth will most likely eventually recover from whatever we throw at it, we will not. We can’t grow food if we have no top soil in which to grow it.
“Globally, it’s clear we are eroding soils at a rate [...]
Posted in Medicine, Money, News, Science on January 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’m constantly reminded how I can’t count on the government to, well, do anything. In this case, provide a safe work place and safe food. Since 2000, some pop corn factory workers have required lung transplants because they developed cancers from diacetyl an artificial butter flavoring.
Only after a diligent doctor revealed that a consumer [...]
Posted in Money, Olympics, Science, Sports on January 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here’s an interesting article about Oscar Pistorius, the parapalegic sprinter who has now officially been ruled ineligible from International Association Athletics Federation events which includes the Beijing Olympics.
The article cites compelling evidence that the prosthetic blades Oscar uses could give him an advantage:
Brueggemann found that Pistorius was able to run at the same speed as [...]
Posted in Iraq, Medicine, Random, Science on January 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is a fascinating article on a therapy that uses mirrors to treat Phantom Limb Pain. Phantom limb pain is experienced by people who have lost a limb and is described as excruciating pain in the location where the limb used to be.
He tried several painkillers, including methadone, but the pain didn’t let up. Then [...]
Posted in News, Race, Science on December 13, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Ever notice that when a story breaks about a sperm or egg donor who has passed on a genetic disease that the donor is always blonde-haired and blue-eyed? I’m not saying that there is a connection between genetic disease and having Aryan features. Perhaps those are the most popular type of donors and these [...]
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