Science
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The New York Times says I'm going to die.
If a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, a whole lot of knowledge can be killer. This is the lesson I have learned since becoming deeply embedded in the War on Pseudoscience, and the lesson I remember each time I see a myth, con, or legend bolstered by way of the Internet. To paraphrase the great scholar Homer (Simpson), you…
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String Theory Video Finalists!
Discover Magazine has posted the eight finalists in their contest to see who can describe string theory the best in two minutes or less. The videos represent a pretty wide spectrum of ages and talents, and they’re a lot of fun to watch. The videos done by younger kids actually made me laugh out loud — they’re goofy and earnest,…
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Summer Cruise Plans!
Seafloor map of the Indian Ocean showing the Ninetyeast Ridge, a 5000 km chain of volcanic seamounts extending south of Thailand down towards Australia. The Ninetyeast Ridge is one of the world’s largest geological features and is essentially a giant, underwater mountain chain. Despite its impressive scale, relatively little is known about the ridge as study of the ridge is…
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Bees, Disease, and BS
If you read my Bug Blog, you know that I’ve been commenting lately on Colony Collapse Disorder. CCD is the name that has been given to the latest, and what seems to be the most serious, die-off of honey bee colonies across the US and some areas of Europe. Honeybees are domesticated animals. Like cows and chickens, they came to…
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Earth 2?
This morning I woke up to the news announcing the discovery of a new Earth-like planet orbiting a star in the constellation Libra. How awesome is that? Answer: very. There’s a good chance the planet is rocky, temperate, and watery, all of which makes it a prime place to start digging around for signs of life! The estimated temperatures range…
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CyberArts and Sciences
Here’s a fun tidbit I learned today: Harvard Medical School has its own artist-in-residence. The current resident is Brian Knepp, and since 2005 he has used the School’s facilities to create cutting-edge pieces that marry art and science. Currently, he is finishing up work on a piece called “Aging,” a digital animation that shows swimming tadpoles growing into frogs. It…
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Skeptics’ Circle!
I’m way behind on my skeptical happening around the web. Enjoy the most recent Skeptics’ Circle over on The Geek Counterpoint blog!
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Skeptics' Circle!
I’m way behind on my skeptical happening around the web. Enjoy the most recent Skeptics’ Circle over on The Geek Counterpoint blog!
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