I’m ever so shocked to see this report by Henry Waxman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. In brief: the Bush Administration has engaged in a systematic effort to manipulate climate change science and mislead policymakers and the public about the dangers of global warming Yeah. No big surprise. Now if only somebody …
Category Archives: Science
James Watson: Victim of Politics
Yesterday, I alluded to racist statements made by James Watson, regarding the inability of africans to measure up to other persons in the intelligence arena. Today, I see that he has been suspended from “the administrative responsibilities” of his posting at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, due to the board’s “disagreeing with the comments…” This is …
Making my Wife Blow Up…
…by citing blogs that cite studies that decry modern feminism. “Women are better at finding doughnuts than men.”
Reshelving Non-Scientific Books
gacked from Pharyngula Biologist Helping Bookstores has a quest. He reshelves books without a science theme to parts of the book store he feels appropriate. I’m of two minds about this. My first mind thinks that he’s right; Michael Behe does not belong in the science section any more than Harry Potter does. My other …
Biofuel Alternative to Ethanol
The University of Wisonsin, Madison (great campus) has announced that researchers have been able to derive a fuel source from plant sugars. This fuel has a higher energy density than ethanol, with lower energy requirements for production. This is a good thing, because (some argue) ethanol has a nearly 1:1 energy return. For every erg …
Competing Crossword Puzzles
This link, as provided by the grand offices of Pharyngula, takes you to a demonstration of the differences between science and creationism/”intelligent design”. A well put-together metaphor for a complex topic.
I Don't Qualify, But if I Did…
…the following would be my badges. I say I don’t qualify as a science communicator because: it causes problems in the my workplace; I have neither the skill nor the experience to be a good science advocate. Therefore I cannot claim the required “talking science” badge. I do what I can when people spout strange …