“No Smoking Hot Spot”
Jul 23rd 2008nerd alert
A former consultant for the Australian Greenhouse Office writes in The Australian about the lack of evidence pointing to
To the Atheist
Jun 11th 2008nerd alert
This was gonna be the start of a big long rant in which I marvel at how intolerant progressives can be. I would’ve particularly focused on my amazement at the fact that so many atheists are aggressively intolerant of the sincere religious beliefs of others — for instance, “I watched my father-in-law die this weekend. [...]
Past or present?
Mar 15th 2008nerd alert
One of the odder ideas associated with evolutionary theory is the notion that it should be used to direct and inform
Science? in Florida?
Mar 11th 2008nerd alert
A while back Scripps decided to set up a branch in Florida. Specifically, in the county due south of where I grew up.
“On the side of science”?
Jul 11th 2007General
Although the authors are both on the side of science, they have not always agreed about the best ways to oppose religiously motivated threats to scientific practice or instruction…. In a dialogue they re-create here, the authors explained their respective tactics for engaging the enemy Scientific American, June 19 2007 “The authors” are Richard Dawkins [...]
Raman wins!
Mar 16th 2007nerd alert
Or rather, a high school student won the Intel Science Talent Search by building a Raman spectroscope at home for about