I talk chatting it up with The Other Mike the other day when we got talking about great spirits encountering violent opposition from mediocre minds. The context of this was over-confident, under-qualified meteorologists who posses strong, influential, but underinformed opinions about climate change. Mike challenged me to take a shot at discussing this topic here. [...]
Guys, some would say that we’re only good for one thing, but if scientists in the UK get their way, we may not even be needed for that . . . one . . . thing: The prospect of all-female conception Women might soon be able to produce sperm in a development that could allow [...]
Pharyngula says this video, “gets it all exactly right.” But what would he know. He’s just a science professor at the U of MN, Morris: [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/KdocQHsPCNM" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]
The opposite of inhaling helium is: [kml_flashembed movie="http://youtube.com/v/a9ifZlu6YKk" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]
This is a fun demonstration of the effects of drugs on the brain. Via Grrlscientist.
One common statement I’ve grown to expect to hear from right-wingers who have grown frustrated with the blood being spilled day after day after day due to their voting to re-elect Bush is, “But at least we don’t have Kerry.” It’s an interesting argument to suggest the country is somehow better off today than with [...]
I find the term “Belief in Evolution” rather strange considering evolution is science rather than faith based, but I suppose there are people who don’t believe in science – at least not when it conflict with their belief system. I suppose that makes it cafeteria-scientific belief or some odd thing. RJ Eskow took at look [...]
I don’t know what you talk about over breakfast burritos, but the last time I had one I talked with my friend Josh about non-Newtonian fluids and mentioned this video. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/f2XQ97XHjVw" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] I could offer a lame attempt at an explanation of non-Newtonian fluids, but I think the video helps explain [...]
I don’t know about you, but when I’m looking for health or nutrition advice, I say “to hell with doctors and nutritionists. What do they know?” Instead, I turn to James Rutz, of Megashift Ministries. Why rely on science when you can get truthiness straight from an “expert” like Rutz, who tells us: If you’re [...]
Fruit Sours Experiment, originally uploaded by edkohler. After stopping by a Lunds grocery store on the way home from dinner at Psycho Suzi’s in Northeast Minneapolis, we arrived back at the Cannon household with a fresh container of Assorted Fruit Sours. Nothing particularly ground breaking so far, eh? That’s before Kyle mentioned that during a [...]
