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Category Archives: science
Not evil, just wrong.
This woman is remarkable. I’ve watched the first section of video so far.
Posted in Environment, science, Synova's Page
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Jenny McCarthy Body Count?
though probably not the kind you were hoping for. I think the “Anti-Vaccine Body Count” version is the better one to use, but the Jenny McCarthy one will be used because it’s more sensational and attention grabbing, the same reasons … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Health Care, science
Tagged autism, psuedoscience, vaccines, woo
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What passes for moral clarity
Creating a human embryo for the purpose of experimentation and destruction = Good. Creating a human embryo for the purpose of creating a born human person = Bad. How does it work that way? Also, some argue that Obama’s statements … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Eugenics, Religion and theology, science, Synova's Page
Tagged clones, morality, Obama, science, stem cells
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So This is How the Zombie Apocalypse Starts
The good news is that it starts in Russia. According to the Russian news agency RIA Novosti, a mosquito managed to live 18 months clinging to the outside of the International Space Station, without any food, being bombarded by radiation … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Humor, science, Society
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The Cult of Nutritionism Suffers a Setback
(photo: gualtiero) In a fine blow to the pseudoscientific cult of nutritionism, an intensive study conducted by the National Institutes of Health applied the same laboratory standards to vitamin supplements as are routinely applied to pharmaceuticals. Unsurprisingly, the researchers found … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, science
Tagged alternative medicine, cancer, conspiracy theories, counterknowledge, cult, Damian Thompson, disease, drugs, Edgar R. Miller, epidemiology, green tea, health, healthcare, heart disease, Johns Hopkins University, Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, medicine, modernity, National Institutes of Health, nineteenth century, Nutritionism, pharmaceuticals, placebo, pseudoscience, quackery, School of Medicine, science, snake oil sales, Technology, vitamin supplements
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Stem Cells and Blood Supply
Next Big Future “Human blood have been grown from embryonic stem cells for the first time during research that promises to provide an almost limitless supply suitable for transfusion into any patient.”
Posted in MikeR's Page, science
Tagged blood supply, embryonic stem cells, medical research, patients, research, science, stem cells, transfusion
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Jupiter Unveiled
A simply stunning series of pictures of Jupiter and its moons. Lots more at the link.
Earth’s Evolution
Do you ever find yourself holding views that are mutually exclusive? If so, do not despair. My experience is that virtually all of us do this, even if very rarely. With the thousands of issues and millions of details pertaining … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Environment, Peg's Page, science
Tagged conservation, evolution, global warming, Nancy Pelosi, Paul Krugman
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It’s the Pollution, Stupid
Or more specifically it’s the soot, from our tailpipes, our industries, most of our electricity generation—and also from forest fires, volcanoes, and the wind. Black carbon soot is causing most of the loss of polar ice according to this recent … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Peter's Page, regulation, science
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Thoughts on Brains
Guess what part of your brain is not primarily for storing information about a two gyrating hippos on a camping trip. The right parahippocampal gyrus. Much to your (and my) surprise, that part of the brain is used to detect … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, MichaelW's Page, science
Tagged brain, Homer Simpson, Humor, parahippocampal gyrus, sarcasm
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Backdoor Kyoto — The Next Chapter
The march of the watermelons towards control of US policy continues apace: Polar bears will now be listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act. But in announcing the listing, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne said the decision should … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, energy, Environment, Law, MichaelW's Page, regulation, science
Tagged capitalism, climate change, climate policy, Dirk Kempthorne, Endangered Species Act, environmentalists, ESA, global warming, globalization, greenhouse gases, polar bears, socialism, Supreme court, threatened species, watermelons
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Man Regrows Finger, Amazing or Not?
Reading Instapundit I came across this story from BBC about a man who’s used a special powder of pig bladder cells to regrow the tip of his finger that he’d chopped off. I share the professor’s futurist view and optimism, … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Media, science
Tagged BBC, Lee Spievak, regenerative science, regrow finger
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Stop the Madness
Sooner rather than later. And this: Perhaps turning food into transportation fuel would make sense if massive amounts of grain spoiled every year from a lack of demand, but that certainly isn’t the case. Farmers love the higher prices that … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, energy, Environment, Peg's Page, science
Tagged biofuel, Domestic Politics, energy, ethanol
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Open Minds
One of the toughest tasks to master is to keep an open mind. We work hard to discover what we ultimately believe to be the truth. After all that effort, often the last thing we wish to do is have … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Environment, Peg's Page, regulation, science
Tagged chemicals, Environment, environmentalism, Greenpeace, Patrick Moore, Rachel Carson
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Abiogenic Oil
Hoystory poses a thought-provoking question with potentially dramatic consequences for the concept of “peak oil”: What if “fossil fuels” weren’t made of fossils at all? What if the earth naturally made petroleum? What if gasoline was a renewable resource? Imagine … Continue reading
Posted in energy, Environment, MichaelW's Page, science, Technology
Tagged abiogenic, fossil fuels, Mendeleyev, oil, peak oil, scientific consensus, Sir Robert Robinson, Thomas Gold
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