Yearly Archives: 2011
Michele Bachmann BLR’ed
Desperado
First, the version by the Eagles:
And now, LeRoy Bell (and some other people):
Continue reading Desperado
“Science Denialism” a special presentation by Prof. Donald R. Prothero
I’ll be interviewing Don on the radio in the AM, then, later that day:
Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011, 1:30 p.m.
Party Room of Larpenteur Estates
1276 Larpenteur Ave. W.
St. Paul, MN 55113
(Park in the back of the apartment complex and go to the gap between buildings near the east end. Signs will point to the Party Room.)
Minnesota Atheists is pleased to host Prof. Donald R. Prothero, who will give a presentation on “Science Denialism: The Holocaust, Evolution, Climate Change, etc.”
Prof. Prothero is the author of the popular book “Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why it Matters.” He is a professor of geology at Occidental College and a lecturer in geobiology at the California Institute of Technology. His website is faculty.oxy.edu/prothero.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 612-588-7031.
“Science Denialism†a special presentation by Prof. Donald R. Prothero
Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011, 1:30 p.m.
Party Room of Larpenteur Estates
1276 Larpenteur Ave. W.
St. Paul, MN 55113
(Park in the back of the apartment complex and go to the gap between buildings near the east end. Signs will point to the Party Room.)
Minnesota Atheists is pleased to host Prof. Donald R. Prothero, who will give a presentation on “Science Denialism: The Holocaust, Evolution, Climate Change, etc.â€
Prof. Prothero is the author of the popular book “Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why it Matters.†He is a professor of geology at Occidental College and a lecturer in geobiology at the California Institute of Technology. His website is faculty.oxy.edu/prothero.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 612-588-7031.
Ick! Girls Kissing! Call Security!!!
Below the fold, obviously
Did you know Ginger Snap?
She passed away just now, in a fairly horrific car crash.
Steve Jobs has died
He was 56, and just recently stepped down from his position at the helm of Apple.
I expect to see LeRoy …
…. my very talented nephew, on the XFactor after the next commercial. Or the one after that maybe.
Which SSD Should I Get For My Laptop?
This is important if you are considering that choice:
Do you trust flu shots?
Here be Monsters
Did you know that the British scientific journal Nature publishes a section, called Futures, edited by Henry Gee, which presents a short science fiction story every issue?
Well, if you go to this week’s Futures in Nature, which is available on line (and not behinda firewall) you will see something special. I’m not going tell you what it is, I’m just going to tell you to go and look, read it, and enjoy.
GO!
Why are you still here? Click here.
Climate Scientist Kicks Bully In Teeth
Well, not really, but it almost feels that good. Michael Mann has been a real mensch, taking it in the neck from the worst of the AGW denialists. A couple of days ago he published an editorial piece in the Vail Daily in response to an earlier piece of drek by Martin Hertzberg. Have a look:
Japan Nuclear Disaster Update # 37: Glow in the dark fish, and the meaning of “Power”
As a result of our last posting on Fukushima, we had a discussion initiated by commenter Daedelus2u about radioactive istopes of Cesium becoming concentrated in fish. I thought I’d take this opportunity to expand on that discussion a little. This relates to the possibility that radioactive elements spilled or spewed from a nuclear reactor site (as per normal or following a meltdown and China Syndrome, as in the case of Fukushima) can become part of our diet especially in fish, and how much concentration of radioactive isotopes we might expect.
Ben Goldacre: Battling bad science
Every day there are news reports of new health advice, but how can you know if they’re right? Doctor and epidemiologist Ben Goldacre shows us, at high speed, the ways evidence can be distorted, from the blindingly obvious nutrition claims to the very subtle tricks of the pharmaceutical industry.
