Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Fabulous article in Slate by Christopher Hitchens on the Bishop Eddie Long scandal … Passing through Union Station in Washington, D.C., last week, I made my usual nod to the statue of A. Phillip Randolph. You can miss it if you are not looking for it, and it has been allowed to suffer defacement. (The … Read more
This is a truly amazing illusion, here we see Professor Richard Wiseman make a skull vanish. He is not using a camera trick and it does not in any way involve any CGI. Now what is really cool, is that in the 2nd half of the clip, you learn how he does it. OK, its … Read more
This is a new image of 1987A taken by Hubble back in January this year, but was released a couple of weeks ago. OK, why the name 1987A … well basically because it was first discovered in … yep, you guessed it … 1987. What you have here is a Supernova in the Large Magellanic … Read more
Now here is something that caught my eye and surprised me … On Monday, September 27, researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University will hold a congressional briefing in Washington, D.C., aimed at focusing attention on the alarming global diabetes epidemic. Incidence of diabetes is increasing worldwide at a rate that eclipses … Read more
The following story might appear to be simply tragic … just one of those natural events that happens, but its not … its plain simple stupidly in action … LOS ANGELES — State health officials reported Thursday that California is on track to break a 55-year record for whooping cough infections in an epidemic that … Read more
The Guardian (as usual) has a rather good article today by Sharon Wright, who writes about her experience as a governor in a church school. Initially, she was (obviously) in favor, but what she found soon converted her into a radical opponent of faith schools. Why is this an important issue? Well basically because its … Read more