Category Archives: Science

How Anti-Vaxxer Madness Leads To Dead Babies

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Thanos

How Anti-Vaxxer Madness Leads To Dead Babies This is horrid, but I recommend that you watch it. The next is anecdotal and from my experience, not a study and not truly empirical evidence of anything: I come from a family … Continue reading →

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Science is Agnostic

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Thanos

Eugenie Scott of the National Center for Science Education gives an excellent lecture on why the dichotomy presented by the Discovery Institute is false, and why importing atheist philosophy into science class isn’t right either. Continue reading →

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Our Good Friend Thaad

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Thanos

Our Good Friend Thaad h/t Mckittrick

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Roadside Attractions

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Thanos

Roadside Attractions As a child we used to drive long distances, sometimes it was from the old home to the new home since my parents were in the military, and sometimes it was to a park, a beach, a museum. … Continue reading →

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Leo Berman Introduces Bill to Allow Creationist Schools to Grant Science Degrees

Posted on March 14, 2009 by Thanos

Leo Berman Introduces Bill to Let Creationist Schools Grant Science Degrees Leo Berman,  Republican Texas state congresscritter, has introduced a bill that would allow private schools to issue Science degrees with exceptions to science standards. This exemption from state standards … Continue reading →

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Fancy Fins

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Thanos

this fish I clicked a few years back has some unusual markings on its fins – if you zoom in they are somewhat like butterfly wing spots. Continue reading →

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Where Darwin Was on His Birthday in 1834

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Thanos

Where Darwin Was on His Birthday in 1834 Darwin at that time was exploring Patagonia  which is the current day tip of Chile and Argentina. They were wending their way through the strait with it’s strange currents, cul de sac channels, and baffling … Continue reading →

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From the Fires of Creation Data as Noise, Noise as Art

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Thanos

From the Fires of Creation Data as Noise, Noise as Art H/T Bioephemera Brilliant Noise from Semiconductor on Vimeo.

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Renewed Sense of Wonder

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Thanos

The thought of the cosmos as a “holgram” projected from a thin veneer of “quanta” atmosphere around a massive black hole at the center of the universe is just astounding Continue reading →

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Tales of Brave Ulysses II – Solar Wind at Lowest Pressure Since Measurement Began

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Thanos

What we’re seeing is a long term trend, a steady decrease in pressure that began sometime in the mid-1990s Continue reading →

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