Science History
- The Cult of Gene-centrism
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An advocate for gene-centrism recently wrote that the concept is a reductive mechanism for the understanding of evolution. The first part of that statement is correct; it is reductive, and is therefore lacking those qualities that are necessary for prop ...
Blog Post - Steve Davis - Nov 6 2012 - 2:10pm
- Tycho Brahe: Mercury Didn't Kill Him
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How did Tycho Brahe die? It's been a mystery for over 400 years. 11 days after he took ill, he passed away on October 24th, 1601 and in that wake arose a host of speculations, myths, conspiracies and hypotheses. One persistent theory, that involved ...
Article - News Staff - Nov 15 2012 - 5:18pm
- A Festive Greeting
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A greeting card appropriate to Silchester, about 1500 years ago. The English is from a little bit later, more likely King Alfred’s time. However, for the Britons still living there, although surrounded by Saxons, I have to use Modern Welsh, since only a f ...
Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Dec 24 2012 - 3:47pm
- We Stand On The Rubble Of Giants
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Can anyone ever truly take credit for a discovery? Every researcher stands 'on the shoulders of giants', as Sir Isaac Newton said. Scientists talk to each other and argue and hone their thoughts based on the criticisms and reactions they get. No ...
Article - Hank Campbell - Jan 25 2013 - 12:49pm
- The Privacy Risks Of DNA Sequencing
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Using chromosomal data drawn from genetic databases, a group of researchers were able to identify the surname of one in every eight people from a sample of 911 American men. Sometimes other private information could be determined, including their geograph ...
Article - News Staff - Feb 7 2013 - 12:19pm
- William Beaumont: The Father Of Gastric Physiology And His Odd Experiment
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Army physician William Beaumont was stationed at Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island in Michigan in the early 1820s, when it existed to protect the interests of the American Fur Company. The fort became the refuge for a wounded 19-year-old French-Canadian fu ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 24 2013 - 11:00am
- Build A Perpetual Magnet Woo Generator
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How To Build A Perpetual Magnet Woo Generator "The general public sees perpetual motion inexactly. Probably they view each machine as a special case. The physicist or engineer, on the other hand, is very precise and classifies perpetual motion ma ...
Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - May 5 2013 - 9:26am
- Neil Armstrong's Heartbeat- EKG Up For Auction
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Neil Armstrong's Heartbeat- EKG Up For Auction [edit] This article has been updated- please see: One Small Step- Two Small Strips (Or Maybe Three) RR Auction of Amherst New Hampshire has announced a 2013 Space and Aviation Autograph and Artifact Auct ...
Article - Patrick Lockerby - May 14 2013 - 1:48pm
- British Radar In WW2- By Sir Robert Watson-Watt
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British Radar in WW2- by Sir Robert Watson-Watt I am pleased to be able to publish here in my blog a historical document of some importance: a short history of radar by Sir Robert Watson-Watt. The document- reproduced below these introductory comments- ...
Article - Patrick Lockerby - May 6 2013 - 10:30pm
- Two Armstrong EKG Readings- A Question Of Provenance
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Two Armstrong EKG Readings- A Question Of Provenance [edit] This article has been updated- please see: One Small Step- Two Small Strips (Or Maybe Three) I recently posted an article: Neil Armstrong's Heartbeat- EKG Up For Auction. Unsurprisingly man ...
Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - May 14 2013 - 1:49pm