True Stumble
I’ve literally no idea how I found this story. But it sent chills up my spine.
Science
Christopher Maloney is a Cowardly Quack (UPDATED)
It’s never a sign of the strength of your scientific idea when you have to resort to censorship to prevent criticism of it. Which is the first clue that perhaps elderberries do not actually provide any material protection against the… Continue Reading
Happy Darwin Day!
Liberate Prometheus
What need have we of the Gods?We have conquered their domainsAs they conquered the Titans. I look about my own landAnd I see the elementsHarnessed, domesticated. Wind and sun are made lightning,A lightning shorn of thunder,Jewels bring it where we… Continue Reading
Predictions for 2009: Mixed Report Card
A year ago, I made some predictions for what would happen in 2009. How’d I do? 1. The United States Federal deficit for calendar year 2009 will exceed $1.5 trillion. Check. 2. A human being will be cloned. Not Yet… Continue Reading
The Most Efficient Sweetener Around
Why is everything sweetened with high fructose corn syrup? Because calorie for calorie, it’s the sweetest inexpensive natural sweetener around. If other kinds of sweeteners were used, products would be more expensive and have more calories. Not sweetening food products… Continue Reading
Green Christmas
Merry Christmas to my Christian readers! Today, I give you a Green Christmas. We begin by debunking some ecological myths. Well, sort of. Then, I’ll point you to an interesting set of thoughts about global warming as an ethical and… Continue Reading
A Quick Thought On Climategate
First, I am pretty ignorant about the issue of global warming. I do not feel that I am particularly qualified to render intelligent or even useful insights on the issue. While this is no impediment to other bloggers, and I… Continue Reading
Weekend Weirdness, Volume VI
Is that a meep I hear, young man? Better not be! Can your cat do this? Mine would like to but we don’t get house guests like this very often. Well, at least they’re not this lazy. These aren’t cake… Continue Reading
Getting The Science Wrong
The international news reporting firm Al-Jazeera ought to be ashamed of itself. No, my conservative friends, I don’t take Al-Jazeera to task today for painting America in a bad light, although I dislike that they do that, too — Al-Jazeera… Continue Reading