Archive for the ‘Science’ Category
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Have you ever asked yourself what America and the world would look like if the abstinence-only advocating...intelligent design demanding...religious right had the power to enact the legislation they preferred? I don't know about you, but the thought of this group at the helm of humanity is not only frightening; it ...
Posted in BIO, Education, HIV, Health, Politics, Religion, Rhetoric, Right Wing Nut, Science | 15 Comments »
Monday, June 2nd, 2008
This is one sexy damn car, kids.
Ultimately, the sports car could be 'carbon-neutral', says Lotus Engineering. Its emissions would be balanced by recovering waste carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to make methanol. Within 15-20 years, Lotus hopes to see large-scale methanol production 'recycling' the carbon dioxide produced by factories.
Geraint Castleton-White, Head ...
Posted in Economics, Politics, Science, Technology | 7 Comments »
Thursday, May 29th, 2008
When it comes to being a world leader in the sciences, America is losing ground.
Speaking at a science summit that opens this week's first World Science Festival, the expert panel of scientists, and audience members, agreed that the United States is losing stature because of a perceived high-level disdain for ...
Posted in BIO, Bush, Education, Science | 6 Comments »
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
The following video, Flock Of Dodos, is a documentary on the debate between those who accept evolution and those who argue in favor of an intelligent designer. I could be wrong, but it is arguably one of the best I've seen on the subject.
While the filmmaker is an avowed evolutionist, ...
Posted in BIO, Education, Politics, Religion, Rhetoric, Right Wing Nut, Science | 9 Comments »
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Try as they might to undermine science, those who reject evolution and downplay the impact of man-made climate change will have to work overtime to deny newly revealed evidence of both.
Time and again, creationist's contend that the fossil record lacks the transitional forms of life to support the theory ...
Posted in BIO, Current Affairs, Death, Education, Environment, Global Warming, Religion, Rhetoric, Right Wing Nut, Science | 14 Comments »
Monday, May 19th, 2008
The Family Research Council has followed in the footsteps of Focus on the Family with the introduction a new video segment on their web site. FRC calls their program The Truth in Black & White, and it features Tony Perkins, the president of FRC, and Bishop Harry Jackson.
I've included two ...
Posted in BIO, Environment, GLBT, Gay and Lesbian Rights, Global Warming, LGBT, Religion, Rhetoric, Right Wing Nut, Science | 5 Comments »
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
We've all heard about the images of Jesus, Mary, or some other godly persons face being found in the strangest of places...whether it be on a pancake, a potato chip, a section of tree bark, or the reflection on a window. Each new finding is touted as evidence that God ...
Posted in BIO, IDIOT, Religion, Right Wing Nut, Science, humor | 5 Comments »
Friday, April 25th, 2008
Back in 1955, Rudolf Flesch, author of the book Why Johnny Can't Read, took issue with the latest trend in teaching children to read. Rather than learning phonics, students were simply being taught to recognize words and Flesch argued that the practice left them ill-prepared for the unknown. In other ...
Posted in BIO, Bush, Education, George W. Bush, Health, Politics, Poverty, Religion, Science, humor | No Comments »
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Since I'm feeling rather sarcastic today, I found the following story irresistible. A new Harris Poll suggests that fiction is numero uno when it comes to Americans choosing their favorite books.
Topping the list is none other than the Bible...which certainly helps explain why many Americans reject the science behind evolution ...
Posted in BIO, Education, Religion, Right Wing Nut, Science | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
The NY Times posted this intriguing story about why we human beings inflict pranks, humiliation, and degradation on each other, the varied motives we have ranging from malice to a fond spirit of fun, and the different ways we react to being on the receiving end running the gamut from ...
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