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What is dark matter?
I’ll bet you can’t explain dark matter in less than one minute.
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New Blogs
In case you’ve been living in a well insulated cave, you need to know about Freethought Blogs Dot Com at http://freethoughtblogs.com/, which is where PZ Myers, Ed Brayton Digital Cuttlefish and some others are blogging.
Also, Sheril Kirshenbaum has departed from Wired and has started her own blog, A Culture of Science.
Check them out!
Google needs to allow pseudonyms on services like Google+ for anonymity
I have thought about writing a post on this topic, and I may well still do that, but so many have covered it so well already that I probably needn’t bother. And needn’t is not a word I use lightly. Anyway, this is an urgent issue and you can help resolve it but adding to some of the pressure to make Google do the right thing and follow their own motto of “not being evil.” Because right now, they are.
Skeptical Search Engine
I’ve updated the Skeptical Search Engine (on the left side bar of this site, as well as below in this blog post) to include more sites dealing with climate change.
Enjoy!
The Last Word on Global Warming: There Will Be No More Denialism
Climate Change Update
Relying heavily on the excellent resource known as Dr. Jeff Master’s Wunderblog and a few other sources, I’ve compiled a quick list of a few of the highlights of weather events related to global warming in the news these days, in preparation for this weekend’s radio show “The Science of Global Warming: Science V Denialsim” on Atheists Talk #126, with Kevin Zelnio and John Abraham.
Here goes:
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Friday Cephalopod to DIE For
I know, I know, PZ Myers at Pharyngula does a Friday Cephalopod thing, and I’m totally ripping him off here and it’s not even friday yet, but still ..
(Below the fold. Not work safe if you work, say, in a Japanese resturant.)
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Bill Nye: “Science is science is science, bitches”
A robot that flies like a bird
Archaeopteryx Falls from Bird Family Tree Again
A proposal has been made to remove beloved Archaeopteryx from the bird family tree and push it over to some non-avian dinosaur subtree. This is not the first time that the ancient species has had its position on the tree of bird life threatened, but this time it may be for real. The proposal is reasonable.
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A few things you should have a look at if you are bored.
Atheists are trolls it turns out!!!! Jason has it covered.
Some bad news from the Death from the Skies
a half dozen meteors all seemed to come from the same spot in the sky, indicating they all had a common origin. … they probably come from a parent comet with an orbit that’s at least 53 years long. Moreover, the orbit of this comet crosses that of the Earth
As has been said before, Pre-school kids reveal their instincts for science.
Hey look, scientists are funny!
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Speaking of shrews …
Speaking of shrews, some new ones just got discovered. Pics and details here. They are said to be cute. I dunno.
Rory Stewart: Time to end the war in Afghanistan
Minnesotans for Sanity in Climate Change Policy!
MN 350 is planning an event for September 24th, and would like you to help get it off the ground, or at least, show up!
This September, people all around the world are joining together for Moving Planet–a worldwide rally to demand solutions to the climate crisis. In Minnesota we’ll gather on the State Capitol lawn to send the message: It’s time to move beyond fossil fuels.
We’ll come on bikes. We’ll march with our faith communities. We’ll rally with our neighbors. And we’ll send a strong message that we stand for climate justice.