Category Archives: Science

Something From Nothing – a conversation w/ Richard Dawkins & Lawrence Krauss

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Thanos

The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science http://richarddawkins.net/Taped live on Feb 4, 2012 by http://www.youtube.com/user/ShirleyFilmsIn conjunction with the Origins Project at ASU http://origins.asu.edu/- Show quoted text -there are still some edits and color correction to be done but we … Continue reading →

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Myth of the Mini Ice Age – YouTube

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Thanos

One of the golden oldies of science denial is the “impending ice age” myth. As usual, the climate denial noise machine distorts what an actual scientist says about his research — That there is no prediction of any ice age. … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Waste

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Thanos

It’s day four and we are almost turkeyed out. The Kids took two glad tubs of [Dinosauria Saurischia  Therapoda Paraves Avilae Aves *] turkey away, and we’ve made plates and sandwiches from the two birds we cooked for the last three days … Continue reading →

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Climategate mark 2 — the quotes and the context

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Thanos
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Are cosmic rays causing global warming?

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Thanos

Potholer54 on the latest GOP dunderheaded attack on science.   I know the blogs will tell you that that a correlation between cosmic rays and temperature has been shown, and once you believe this it may be hard to convince … Continue reading →

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Skewed views of science – Qualia Soup

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Thanos

Skewed views of science – YouTube.

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Effects of wars and epidemics on historical atmospheric CO2 content: Dr. Julia Pongratz

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Thanos

Dr. Julia Pongratz, postdoctoral research scientist at the Carnegie Institution Dept. of Global Ecology, discussing   J. Pongratz, K. Caldeira, C.H. Reick, and M. Claussen (2011) , Coupled climate-carbon simulations indicate minor global effects of wars and epidemics on atmospheric … Continue reading →

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Awesome Grail twins launch Video

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Thanos

Twin lunar gravity research satellites were successfully launched this week, here’s some great video from NASA of the launch.

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When your machines talk together, What will they say about you?

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Thanos

As the rest of the century unfolds you will see machines and artificial Artificial Intelligence units talking among themselves more and more until that chatter becomes a persistent tapestry in the background of our lives that we only rarely hear … Continue reading →

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A Letter from Christopher Hitchens to American Atheists

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Thanos

Christopher Hitchens is ill, and cannot make an address he was scheduled for instead he sent this letter. Dear fellow-unbelievers, Nothing would have kept me from joining you except the loss of my voice (at least my speaking voice) which … Continue reading →

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