Entries Tagged as 'Science'

Indianapolis Star newspaper drops prayer; faithful pissed

Comments   0   Date Arrow  January 7, 2009 at 2:03pm   User  by thecodepounder

But then, when aren’t they pissed? In any event, the Indianapolis Star has stopped printing a prayer:
Readers of The Indianapolis Star woke up to some changes in their newspaper this morning. The Business section was wrapped into the A section. TV listings and classified ads were tucked into a new Extra section. But the thing [...]

Tagged   News · Religion · Skepticism / Rational-Critical Thought · Social Commentary

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Evolution vs. the creation myth, it isn’t just an American problem

Comments   0   Date Arrow  December 25, 2008 at 10:19pm   User  by thecodepounder

Here’s one from the “hmmm, I never really considered that” file at FoxNews: Muslim Scientists Prepare for Battle With Creationists:
The next major battle over evolutionary theory is likely to occur not in the United States but in the Islamic world or in countries with large Muslim populations because of rising levels of education and Internet access [...]

Tagged   Education · Government / Law · Religion · Science · Skepticism / Rational-Critical Thought · Social Commentary

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Scientific method vs. religion

Comments   0   Date Arrow  December 22, 2008 at 1:08pm   User  by thecodepounder

I recently rented a DVD entitled “God, the Universe, and Everything Else”.  It is simply a video release of a UK television program of the same name which featured Stephen Hawkin, Carl Sagan and Arthur C. Clarke, and apparently aired in the UK in 1988.
During the program, Carl Sagan had occasion to compare the scientific [...]

Tagged   Quotes · Religion · Science

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Obama names top science adviser

Comments   0   Date Arrow  December 21, 2008 at 10:09am   User  by thecodepounder

Harvard physicist John Holdren will be director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Tagged   Government / Law · Politics · Science

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The Atom Smashers

Comments   0   Date Arrow  December 12, 2008 at 7:57am   User  by thecodepounder

I recently watched a fantastic edition of Independent Lens entitled, The Atom Smashers. It was about Fermilab and the work they are doing in attempting to detect the Higgs boson. The film was very good, though a bit depressing, when you consider that America is steadily losing it’s leadership position in science and scientific research…

Tagged   Entertainment · Movies · Science · Television

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Say it isn’t so: President-Elect looking to cancel Ares 1?

Comments   0   Date Arrow  December 3, 2008 at 7:40am   User  by thecodepounder

The Obama transition team has presented a questionnaire to NASA officials asking, among other things, how much money could be saved by canceling the Ares 1 and scaling back the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle. These are two of the vehicles that are intended to replace the Space Shuttle.
Space.com’s Brian Berger:
While the questionnaire, a copy of [...]

Tagged   Government / Law · Politics · Space

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Shuttle Endeavour heading home

Comments   0   Date Arrow  November 28, 2008 at 4:38pm   User  by thecodepounder

The space shuttle Endeavour has left the International Space Station for it’s trip back to Earth. Endeavour is scheduled to land in Florida on Sunday.

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Quote of the day

Comments   0   Date Arrow  November 21, 2008 at 12:23pm   User  by thecodepounder

Kansas minister Mark Holick, being interviewed by CNN’s Rick Sanchez about the sign he put up stating “American we have a Muslim President / This is sin against the Lord”:
Well, my goal is to tell people about the truth, uh, that I believe the truth of the Bible states…
Ay, there’s the rub. Again we see, [...]

Tagged   Psychology / Human Nature · Religion · Skepticism / Rational-Critical Thought · Social Commentary · Wacky Shit

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Cold front could postpone shuttle Endeavour’s launch

Comments   0   Date Arrow  November 11, 2008 at 10:50pm   User  by thecodepounder

Associated Press:
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An approaching cold front could thwart NASA’s plans to launch space shuttle Endeavour on Friday on a flight to the international space station.

Tagged   Environment / Weather · Science · Space

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Obama to end 8 years of misinformation in Global AIDS policy?

Comments   0   Date Arrow  November 10, 2008 at 6:25pm   User  by thecodepounder

Drudge Report headline: “Condoms Over Abstinence in Obama AIDS Policy…” I can’t imagine the Drudge Report or it’s usual readers view this as a positive development, but those of us committed to rationality certainly do.
The linked story resides at Bloomberg, Condoms Trump Abstinence in Obama Global AIDS Policy:
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) — President-elect Barack Obama will reverse [...]

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