News Briefs 11-12-2012
Posted by Greg at 13:10, 11 Dec 2012I need to buy a super-cool (and expensive) Xmas present for my long-suffering and mucho supportive, lovely wife. So, does anybody need a kidney?
- GM X-Men: Researchers tweak eye protein, may enable humans to see infrared.
- DNA pioneer James Watson reveals establishment pressured him not to publish his book about the discovery of the double helix.
- New technique turns urine samples into brain cells. Just so you can say 'p*ss for brains' for a change.
- Nine important archaeological discoveries that happened in 2012.
- How the 'Mayan Apocalypse' started with a New Age magic mushroom trip.
- Why bad science is like bad religion.
- From skepticism to cynicism to savage antipathy.
- Deciphering the tools of nature's zombies.
- Crystal skull lawsuit raises hoax questions.
- How did the Oracle at Delphi really prophesize?
- Tourists flock to see full-scale replica of Noah's Ark. On days when it rains heavy, I wonder if people just stay on board for a little while, just in case...
- The motif of Hamlet's Mill: precession or solar symbol?
- Are there planets better at supporting life than Earth?
- U.S. intelligence agencies see robot avatars in our future.
- Secret space plane set to launch on mystery mission today.
- All the space helmets in (almost) every movie ever.
Quote of the Day:
I think Bigfoot is blurry, that's the problem. It's not the photographer's fault. Bigfoot is blurry, and that's extra scary to me. There's a large, out-of-focus monster roaming the countryside. Run, he's fuzzy, get out of here.
Mitch Hedberg
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18 September 2007
5 hours 19 min
http://www.skullis.com/Super-Realistic-S...
Where I buy my skulls - fantastic craftsmanship.
12 April 2007
2 hours 59 min
I hate to admit it... but they look very tempting to buy ;)
It's not the depth of the rabbit hole that bugs me...
It's all the rabbit SH*T you stumble over on your way down!!!
Red Pill Junkie
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29 November 2012
6 weeks 2 days
Along with the different links about skepticism listed above, you guys might read:
Dogmatism in Science and Medicine by Henry H. Bauer
(How Dominant Theories Monopolize Research and Stifle the Search for Truth)
It explained what I've seen my whole life. A deeply disturbing book.
6 April 2010
1 hour 27 min
I need to buy a super-cool (and expensive) Xmas present for my long-suffering and mucho supportive, lovely wife. So, does anybody need a kidney?
...do you want my kidney or great gift ideas....i am confused and frightened????!!!
*wakes up in a tub of ice*
...I forgot how I got here but everyone seems to be heading off in that direction. I hope someone brought food. I have a feeling this is going to be a long journey................
8 April 2006
2 days 20 hours
Of course, there is also the possibility that the Oracle really WAS channeling the answers of Apollo, or some other Deity. It's a shame that scientists are so shut off from the world that they can't see anything beyond their own prejudices.
A scientist who refuses belief in any of the Gods isn't worth listening to. He can't possibly have come to any reasonable conclusion(s) if he's willing to eliminate Deity right from the start.
Respects,
Gwedd
6 April 2010
1 hour 27 min
...you have to believe in God or "something almighty" if you are dedicating your life to disproving it, whether you know it (or admit it) or not. I like to think the oracle was part of the mysteries and whether it was by use of drugs, huffing too much methane or actual spiritual experience, we should focus on the fact that the high priests and priestesses were able to influence an entire nation, great rulers and so on. whatever it was they had the influence to change the world.
...I forgot how I got here but everyone seems to be heading off in that direction. I hope someone brought food. I have a feeling this is going to be a long journey................
1 May 2004
5 days 14 hours
I gotta admit, that blurry Bigfoot quote is funny as hell.
Then again, how many humans do you know who'd be able to focus a camera while trying to photograph a 9-foot-tall furry monster?
18 September 2007
5 hours 19 min
Not that blurry and not a guy in a suit either.