Guitarist and singer Raul Midon performs “All the Answers” in a world premiere at TED2007. “This is a song I wrote about the meaning of technology,” he says, and he asks his listeners: What will we do with all this information we have at our fingertips? He follows with the sprightly “Tembererana.” Continue reading Raul Midon:”All the Answers”and”Tembererana”
Monthly Archives: January 2008
Interview with Karen James
of The Beagle Project! Here, at A Blog Around the Clock.The Beagle Project is Here.
HURRY UP! Home School Science Fair Deadline Is Almost Here!!!
The Twin Cities Creation Science Association Home School Science Fair, held each year in February, in Har Mar Mall, Roseville, Minnesota, will occur this year on Saturday & Sunday, February 16 and 17, 2008.
The Application Deadline is January 31st, 2008 ($5.00 entry fee)
You can register after January 31st at the door for only three bucks more!
Here are the entry guidelines:
Continue reading HURRY UP! Home School Science Fair Deadline Is Almost Here!!!
Your Brain on Jessica Banks
What would be worse, Crows or Robots taking over the world?
What would be worse, Crows or Robots taking over the world?
Marvin Minsky at Gadgetoff 2007
On the rare occasion that I find myself in a church …
… I usually become very nauseated or fall asleep.(If I was Woody Allen there would be a joke about sex right about here)Anyway, I’m with Bill…
Ted Kennedy to Endorse Obama
Democratic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts will endorse Senate colleague Barack Obama for president, party officials confirmed Sunday.The endorsement will be announced Monday in Washington, said the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak for the record. An official close to the senator said the announcement will be made during an Obama campaign rally at American University, where he will be joined by Sen. Kennedy and his niece, Caroline Kennedy, who also has endorsed Obama.
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Proof that evolution can create complexity
So there, ‘intelligent’ cdesign proponentists, eat your hearts out.
Monstrous Hope: Reply to Coturnix
This is my reply to a post by Coturnix called The Hopeless Monster? Not so fast! Continue reading Monstrous Hope: Reply to Coturnix
War on Science – intelligent design – Part 3
“Eventually, I came up with a name for it. I called it ‘irreducible complexity'” Continue reading War on Science – intelligent design – Part 3
So, it turns out it is called “Counterknowledge”
“Counterknowledge,” I would have thought, includes things like how a particular customer likes her eggs, or if another customer gets antsy if he does not get his refill right way. You know, like in a diner. Counter knowledge. But it turns out that Counterknowledge is stuff like creationism, creation science, Scientology, alternative medicine, and so on.
Continue reading So, it turns out it is called “Counterknowledge”
J.J. Abrams: The mystery box
J.J. Abrams traces his love of the unseen mystery — the heart of Alias, Lost, and the upcoming Cloverfield — back to its own magical beginnings, which may or may not include an early obsession with magic, the love of a supportive grandfather, or his own unopened Mystery Box. Continue reading J.J. Abrams: The mystery box
How to catch a herd of elephants
You need:a pair of binocularsa pair of tweezersa bottlea corkan elephant call. Continue reading How to catch a herd of elephants