Tag Archives: Science

Sensawunda

Oh, wow. Wow, wow, wow. And oh yeah, WOW! That’s the Phoenix lander that just arrived on Mars the other day — in the process of descent, via its parachute; you can even make out the tether lines. It’s things … Continue reading

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Ben’s Folly

Ben Stein holds forth on the value of science: Love of God and compassion and empathy leads you to a very glorious place, and science leads you to killing people. Can this be true? Has science directly led to death … Continue reading

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Flight

Check out the cool photo Jason posted the other day: it’s the Thunderbirds (the USAF’s precision flying squad) doing a flyover of the launch pad of the Kennedy Space Center, with the shuttle on the pad. It’s a great shot. … Continue reading

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Stupid is a force of nature

Oh, my God. And looking at Sherri Shepherd’s website, I find this quote: To those of you who prayed… let me tell you … PRAYERS WORK! Because it is a miracle of God that I am now a co-host on … Continue reading

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Way to go, Texas!

A creationist heads the Texas State Board of Education. Sigh….

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Maybe Alpha Centauri is getting brighter???

The Sun isn’t causing global warming. Of course, none of this matters because there’s one glacier that’s getting bigger and Al Gore doesn’t live in a cave. (Via)

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Oh my God….

Utterly stunning. It’s a computer application demo that makes me think that we’re not 300 years away from Star Trek‘s library computer, but 47 months or so. I can’t believe the stuff they can do. Via Shamus.

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Good causes….

In a roundabout way, John Scalzi is raising money for some organization that works for the separation of church and state. What he’s doing is pledging that if he raises at least $250 by the end of this week, he’ll … Continue reading

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