Science & Society
- A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Headlines
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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Headlines The problem with attracting readers to scientificblogging.com with attention-grabbing headlines is that some people don't realise that perhaps only the headline is to be taken as a joke. A headline ca ...
Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Mar 2 2010 - 10:07pm
- Symphony of Science- The Poetry of Reality- New Video
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The Symphony of Science is a project inspired by the work of Carl Sagan and has become well-known for producing short videos setting to music the wise words of scientists. ...
Blog Post - Richard Mankiewicz - Mar 3 2010 - 7:21am
- Your Copyright Rights
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Since we're frequently quoting, linking to, and commenting on someone else's copyrighted stuff, those of us who blog should have a strong interest in our copyright rights. Ars Technica has a piece on overboard copyright clauses and a recent comp ...
Blog Post - Michael White - Mar 3 2010 - 11:27am
- How a Utopian Playland Could Actually Work
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Disclaimer: As we do not know just how science and society will evolve over the next few decades, much of this is entirely speculative. Good day to everyone. Today I come to you as Toy Soldier #TS21243 to represent Dr. Steel's vision of a Utopian Pla ...
Blog Post - Seraph LeSabre - Mar 4 2010 - 6:40pm
- Alan Caruba Has A Problem With The Truth About Accuracy In Media
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Alan Caruba Has A Problem With The Truth About Accuracy In Media Alan_Caruba recently wrote a guest column for AIM. AIM promotes itself as Accuracy in Media for fairness, balance and accuracy in news reporting. I'm all for accuracy in news reports. ...
Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Mar 6 2010 - 9:42am
- I See Dumb People
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Just a quick thought, prompted by my response to " TV as Teacher ". We can blame the corporate media for pumping our kids full of distorted values and promoting gross stupidity, but the thing is, they're doing the same to the kids' pare ...
Blog Post - Richard Mankiewicz - Mar 7 2010 - 3:23am
- Cherry Picking At The Tree Of Knowledge
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Cherry Picking At The Tree Of Knowledge The fruit of the cherry is easily spoiled: rough handling, bird pecks, insect bites, mold- all can render the cherry unappealing or inedible. The cherry picker is trained to pick only the best cherries: the ones tha ...
Article - Patrick Lockerby - Mar 7 2010 - 9:36am
- Genetics, Eugenics and Autism. It is not too late for action. (reprint)
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It is a while since I wrote anything here: Mea Culpa, I shall eventually resume the series I started, but for now I feel there are more urgent and important issues at stake, for which reason I will move something from my other blog over to this forum wher ...
Blog Post - Laurence Arnold - Mar 7 2010 - 11:18am
- UK Parliament Debates Climate Science Report
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UK Parliament Debates Climate Science Report If somebody is in favor of making our planet a better place to live, you can bet your life that somebody with a louder voice is against it. Demonstrating that, at least in political attitudes to science, there ...
Article - Patrick Lockerby - Mar 8 2010 - 7:27am
- Godfrey Bloom Demands Re-evaluation Of IPCC Re-evaluation
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Godfrey Bloom Demands Re-evaluation Of IPCC Re-evaluation Godfrey Bloom MEP bemoans the fact that: "There appears to be a woeful lack of candour and commonsense in modern day politicians. " ...
Article - Patrick Lockerby - Mar 8 2010 - 8:34pm
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