Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
It has been confirmed that 2012 is indeed a record breaking year for the loss of sea ice in the Arctic and is now the lowest in the satellite era. The image on the left here shows the extent as of yesterday. Yes, that is newer data than the recent press reports, we have already … Read more
The latest news is what we have now come to expect from the religious lunatics within Afghanistan, 17 people including two woman have been beheaded in a southern Afghanistan village … The party-goers, including two women, were holding a gathering with music in a southern Afghanistan village. “I can confirm that this is the work of … Read more
News24 is a well-known vector for daft claims, perhaps because much of what you get there is user generated and has not been filtered. I came across an article by a chap called Kevin King that is a great example of an appeal to authority. What is that? OK, quick basic summary Person, book, etc… … Read more
Get ready to facepalm, this was all in my twitter feed this morning … … and yes, there is sadly a great deal more of that … to which the only possible response is to perhaps simply roll your eyes and sadly shake your head as you walk away. It would indeed appear that the … Read more
Damian Thompson, Editor of Telegraph Blogs, raises the issue of a rather worrying development, and points out that radical Islamism appear to be fanning the flames of intolerance… More than half the Jews in Iraq have been driven out of the country; those that remain are forced to pay a fine or leave their homes. … Read more
Hey, I love this, its a 360 degree panorama view of Mars composed using shots taken by Curiosity. This was composed by Photographer Andrew Bodrov who is a member of the International Virtual Reality Photography Association (IVRPA). To view, simply click here, then once in you can use your mouse or the arrow keys to scroll … Read more