Category Archives: Science

Happy 200th Birthday Charles Darwin

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Thanos

Today is international Darwin Day, and it’s Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday as well. It’s a great day to celebrate and I recommend going to see “Creation” tonight.

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Why We Believe in Myths

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Thanos

Michael Shermer at TED For those who doubt the mind’s ability to create patterns where none exist I present my childhood encounter with the phenomenon, and Ladel Rat Rotten Hut.

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David Agus: A new strategy in the war against cancer

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Thanos

Ted Med talk on the future of Cancer identification, prevention, and control

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A Moral Imperative

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Thanos

This fits with not getting carried away by venting too much, and not acting as if you have a hundred years to live. Most of us do not. On June 13, 2009, Robert Sapolsky, world renowned professor of neurology, neurological … Continue reading →

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World’s Highest Glacier Set to Disappear

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Thanos

World’s Highest Glacier Set to Disappear My father spent some time in Bolivia and La Paz, and sometimes we debate global warming, so I’m posting this for him to see if he remembers the Glacier. h/t Kilgore Trout UPDATE: This … Continue reading →

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Time Lapse of Glacier Collapses

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Thanos

Time Lapse of Glacier Collapses The extreme ice survey is recording the collapse and retreats of glaciers over time; these photos and the presentation are amazing and really bring home the retreats. I do not doubt that ice is in … Continue reading →

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Teach the Controversy!

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Thanos

Teach the Controversy! Today’s tongue in cheek video humor comes from NCSE:

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From the Heavens or Nature? The Origins of Morality

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Thanos

From the Heavens or Nature? The Origins of Morality This is an important lecture; it poses some ethical challenges, and demonstrates that some areas of our brains are directly involved in many moral decisions.

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Why I Would Never Run for Office in Kansas

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Thanos

Why I Would Never Run for Office in Kansas I’ve pondered if I should run for office; this because I am a life-long Republican in a red state with strong political opinions and in favor of reasoned action when it … Continue reading →

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Complexity Complexity Complexity

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Thanos

Complexity Complexity Complexity P.Z. Meyers boils Discovery Institute’s argument for design down to essentials.

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