Welcome 32 New Planets to the Known Universe
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.)
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Link: Timeline of the Far Future
ByhenryVia FiveThirtyEight.com’s Significant Digits, which I read religiously and daily, I discovered the Timeline of the Far Future on Wikipedia. I am particularly concerned that in 600 million years C3 photosynthesis will become impossible.
A Good Politician
ByhenryUses social media. Receives request for help. Personally shovels driveway. Kudos! More on CNN (HT: Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire).
The Opening of ID Season
ByhenryIntelligent Design, that is, in the Florida Legislature. Early details on the Florida Citizens for Science Blog.
UC Admissions Case Update
ByhenrySince it’s my day to link to Ed (not really, but he has some good posts, here’s an update on the UC admissions case.
Do Scientists Promote Darwinism?
ByhenryNot according to Steve Matheson of Quintessence of Dust, who did some empirical research on the matter!
This is Disgusting
ByhenryHere’s another incident of mandatory religion in the Air Force (HT: Metacatholic). Besides the fact that it is quite improper for the Air Force to provide mandatory religious indoctrination, this program clearly denigrates the faith of many who would disagree with a number of elements of the presentation.