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http://www.the-scientist.com/blog/display/54910/;jsessionid=639C8556078C2C552B4BAF3441E6AF7F Why and who is doing this?

Seriously though. How often do you see someone using a quote from New Scientist to justify some infernal sort of scientific woo. Its like some sort of scientific telephone. * The scientist writes the paper and does the best job they at communicating. Their secretary(or grad student) writes...

I went through an online course called "Physics for Future Presidents" (Instructor Richard Muller) in Fall 2006 and learned a lot. There was one lecture in which Muller talked about the events of 9/11. If you want to hear that, look here and view/listen to the lecture on 9/12 labeled "Gravity...

This just about sums it all up...

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg19325964.600&feedId=online-news_rss20 New Scientist has an online article stating researchers at University of Minnesota have used the same data , relabelled, to support different findings in different publications. Investigations in 2006 found the...

just a heads up for this weeks NS magazine.....it's a 50th anniversary special and it's an excellent read; features on...... What is reality? Do we have free will? What is life? Is the universe deterministic? What is consciousness? The theory of everything Can secular science oust...

Did anyone else catch the Martin Rees article, Dark Materials in The Guardian (10th June 2006)? The article concentrates on the fascinating life and accomplishments of Joseph Rotblat, highlighting the moral responsibility of scientists. However, not sure I agree with the following paragraph...

From the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/22/AR2006022202446.html Sigh. God bless America.

George Deutsch, a 24 year old Bush political appointee with only a degree from Texas A &M in jouralism, has been silencing NASA scientists on what the Bush adminstraton consider to be political issues (such as global warming). Yet, it appears that: he was offered a position in George W. Bush’s...

The Bush administration is trying to stifle scientific evidence of the dangers of global warming in an effort to keep the public uninformed, a NASA scientist said Tuesday night. “In my more than three decades in government, I have never seen anything approaching the degree to which information...

Right now I'd have to go with Richard Dawkins, I could listen to him speak for days. I would say Stephen Hawking if it weren't for the computer voice, it's hard enough to comprehend what he's saying period. I don't know about anybody else but most of it goes over my head. Well that's my two cents.

I'm on a training course, and during my lunch break today I took a wander up the road. I came across a Church of Christ, Scientist building. I've not heard of this church before, so I had a look at their website, and as far as I can tell they believe strongly in faith healing. Does anyone else...

From MSNBC news online: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10010619/ Hey, Beerina.... How soon will that moon colony be operational?

In the 3 Sept. New Scientist, a letter to the editor expresses the opinion that whales might beach themselves as the result of an behavioural, evolutionary throwback to breeding on land. The trait is slowly disappearing (for obvious reasons) but is yet to completely fade. I have a number of...

Most Famous British Scientist Stephen Hawking Decries Iraq War at London Protest

I thought I'd share this. An interesting interview with Jamie Whyte, a proponent of critical thinking at New Scientist. http://www.newscientist.com/opinion/opinterview.jsp?id=ns24631 O.

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/15/1081998278985.html Any one taking any bets on this prediction?

Excellent series of articles in New Scientist about the difficulties science is having investigating parapsychology. Extensive coverage of the work Richard Wiseman is doing. It's only £2.40, so go pick it up..

Skeptics, here's more proof that you asked for. ---------------------------- http://www.newsnet5.com/news/2893543/detail.html Scientist Claims Proof Of Afterlife Research Finds Accuracy Of Mediums Channeling Dead People UPDATED: 10:19 AM EST March 4, 2004 ... Scientists at The...

Apologies in advance if this has already been posted here somewhere. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=387&ncid=387&e=11&u=/ibsys/20040304/lo_wews/2034134 I've got an open mind to just about anything, but someone needs to sind this guy a link to the $1M Challenge. I'll wait...

While recently having a conversation about Oliver Sachs, my friend proclaimed that Dr. Sachs must be the most famous scientist alive today. I countered that I think Stephen Hawking is more famous than Oliver Sachs, and is perhaps the most famous scientist alive today. My friend disagreed...

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_747591.html This is awesome, but scary at the same time.