Atheism vs Mysticism on National TV – Rationality Wins
..after 5 bloody hours, that is. This is as bizarre as it is amazing. A top tantrik or “black magician” in India was made a fool…
Read articleProfessor John Anthony Allan, Terry* Salutes You!
The Sotckholm Water Prize, often considered the ‘Nobel Prize” of the environmental sciences, was awarded to Professor John Anthony Allan this year for his innovative “Virtual…
Read articleBad scientific arguments in the service of “animal rights” activism
Keeping in tow with my last post and last week’s ASIC class, Respectful Insolence has a great article on the (un)scientific arguments made by animal rights…
Read articleMerry Talk Like A Physicist Day!
Today marks both Big E’s birthday bonanza and Pi day (3.14, get it?), so a group of physicists have dubbed March 14 “Talk Like A Physicist…
Read articleChemistry Meets Jewelry Meets Bling
a w e s o m e . ITSNONAME, a mom n’ pop jewelry design shop has put together these elemental rings. Now, if only I…
Read articleWhat is Falsification, and Who is This Popper Fellow, Anyways? -Part 2- Objections to Popper
-a younger Popper- Part 1: The Problem of Induction Has Popper left us where we started?* If the raison d’etre of Popper’s solution was to argue…
Read articleA Letter From MDMA (or an overview of the Ecstasy drug)
To: The Brain Uppermost Section, Human Body March 1, 2008 Dear Human Brain, How are you today? Here’s hoping my letter finds you well. I just…
Read articleWhat is Falsification, and Who is This Popper Fellow, Anyways? -Part 1- The Problem of Induction
What distinguishes science from pseudoscience? In my experience, if you ask a practicing scientist this question they will likely answer: “We have logic on our side!…
Read articleRandom Sampling of The Intersciences -or- I’m Too Busy to Write About the Green Living Show, so Read These Instead
The Green Living Show yesterday was alright. There were some interesting booths, useless booths, a few well informed booth attendees, and many company puppets. Oh, and…
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Is Online Participatory Culture Doing Away With Experts?
By Dave Semeniuk,
[source] Expert: A person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully Adept: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude An expert is someone widely…
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