No, Dr. Who, You Can’t Do That!
So says (or at least that’s what I derive from) the work of Dr. Richard Muller. Enjoy!
So says (or at least that’s what I derive from) the work of Dr. Richard Muller. Enjoy!
What do they have to do with one another? Actually, nothing, other than that both are about science and I thought they were interesting. I haven’t written anything on science for awhile and these stories were there! The first addresses concerns about the Yellowstone Caldera and whether it’s likely to erupt. The conclusion? It’s unlikely…
An Italian court has rendered what has to be on the top ten list of stupidest rulings in history in finding six scientists and government official guilty of manslaughter for being too reassuring prior to an earthquake (Source: MSNBC). Scientists around the world are condemning the verdict, as well they should. This illustrates the widespread…
A few weeks ago I mentioned that I had started reading Dr. Todd Wood’s blog (using the title Another Honest Creationist). The reason I call Dr. Wood honest (as opposed to some other creationists) is that he acknowledges that young age creationism relies on the Bible and specifically on a particular understanding of the early…
They were obviously there before, but they’re more important because we know about them. I do love this sort of discovery. (See Greg Laden’s Blog for more.)
It has taken up residence next to my office, in a large web stretched between the office and a nearby tree. I rather like it, and will allow it residence as long as it wishes. In my younger days I collected spiders and was fairly good at identifying them, but my younger days are long…
In an article on MSNBC’s Cosmic Log, titled How Politeness Evolved, I find the following quote: “It is far from obvious how turn-taking evolved without language or insight in animals shaped by natural selection to pursue their individual self-interests,” University of Leicester psychologist Andrew Colman said last week in a news release about the research….
What do they have to do with one another? Actually, nothing, other than that both are about science and I thought they were interesting. I haven’t written anything on science for awhile and these stories were there! The first addresses concerns about the Yellowstone Caldera and whether it’s likely to erupt. The conclusion? It’s unlikely…
An Italian court has rendered what has to be on the top ten list of stupidest rulings in history in finding six scientists and government official guilty of manslaughter for being too reassuring prior to an earthquake (Source: MSNBC). Scientists around the world are condemning the verdict, as well they should. This illustrates the widespread…
A few weeks ago I mentioned that I had started reading Dr. Todd Wood’s blog (using the title Another Honest Creationist). The reason I call Dr. Wood honest (as opposed to some other creationists) is that he acknowledges that young age creationism relies on the Bible and specifically on a particular understanding of the early…
They were obviously there before, but they’re more important because we know about them. I do love this sort of discovery. (See Greg Laden’s Blog for more.)
It has taken up residence next to my office, in a large web stretched between the office and a nearby tree. I rather like it, and will allow it residence as long as it wishes. In my younger days I collected spiders and was fairly good at identifying them, but my younger days are long…
In an article on MSNBC’s Cosmic Log, titled How Politeness Evolved, I find the following quote: “It is far from obvious how turn-taking evolved without language or insight in animals shaped by natural selection to pursue their individual self-interests,” University of Leicester psychologist Andrew Colman said last week in a news release about the research….
What do they have to do with one another? Actually, nothing, other than that both are about science and I thought they were interesting. I haven’t written anything on science for awhile and these stories were there! The first addresses concerns about the Yellowstone Caldera and whether it’s likely to erupt. The conclusion? It’s unlikely…
An Italian court has rendered what has to be on the top ten list of stupidest rulings in history in finding six scientists and government official guilty of manslaughter for being too reassuring prior to an earthquake (Source: MSNBC). Scientists around the world are condemning the verdict, as well they should. This illustrates the widespread…