Category Archives: Science

The Moon Up Close in HD; Courtesy Kaguya Probe

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Thanos

The Moon Up Close in HD; Courtesy Kaguya Probe Amazing and beautiful high definition footage of the moon from Japan’s Kaguya probe, in four more days Kaguya’s mission will end as it impacts the surface of the moon.

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Why Gaming is Important for our Future

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Thanos

Why Gaming is So Important to our Future Major new input output methods are rare, an example of one is the mouse and another is the joystick. As our urge to control virtual worlds grows, so do the demands on … Continue reading →

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Irreducible Complexity Debunked Again; DI Trashed Again

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Thanos

Irreducible Complexity Debunked Again NCSE has a new video out covering evolution of the mollusk eye which debunks one of the ID/Creationist’s favorite claims: that the eye is just too complex to have evolved, that each step would need to … Continue reading →

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Fossil or Naut? Updated

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Thanos

Fossil or Naut? Updated After examining the odd lump of rock mentioned in the previous post with the magnifier from my Compact Oxford Dictionary I found all kinds of fossils. So it’s not a fossil, it’s fossils. It’s crusted with … Continue reading →

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Fossil or Not?

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Thanos

Fossil or Not? I found this buried in the backyard while mowing, Kasey did the initial excavation. It’s oddly shaped, and has crusty things all over the surface, so I’ve been trying to figure out what it is most of … Continue reading →

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Murder Through Faith

Posted on May 23, 2009 by Thanos

Murder Through Faith Madeline Kara Neumann; Photo credit AP/Daylife A Jury has convicted Kara’s mother of second-degree reckless homicide after her daughter died from a medically treatable form of diabetes which her parents tried to treat through prayer. Story at … Continue reading →

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IDA: Darwinius Masillae

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Thanos

IDA: Darwinius Masillae This is an important fossil find due the the age and completeness of the fossil, and coming from 47 MYA it’s at an important branch in evolution. It’s not the missing link, it’s another missing link. Please … Continue reading →

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Monckton Fabricates Data

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Thanos

Monckton Fabricates Data Following up on an earlier post on Lord Monckton’s anti-AGW campaign it turns out that he’s playing fast and loose with data, and apparently making things up. The sordid details can be found at RealClimate. What’s his … Continue reading →

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Why Darwin Matters: Evolution, Intelligent Design and the Battle for Science and Religion

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Thanos

Why Darwin Matters: Evolution, Intelligent Design and the Battle for Science and Religion Michael Shermer on why Darwin matters in this lecture at the Division of Biological Sciences and the Helen Edison Lecture Series at the University of California, San … Continue reading →

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Dump the Dentist

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Thanos

Dump the Dentist Don McLeroy, Dentist, Discovery Institute shill, and Chairman of the Texas State Board of education is under fire and likely out of a job. He’s a Governor Rick Perry appointee, but the legislature still has to confirm. … Continue reading →

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