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Suspect Object Identified? News of a mystery object washed up on Haa Alif atoll Baarah southern beach has been wrongly linked to the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Ailines Flight MH370. It appears to me that it is something rarely seen these days ou ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Mar 26 2014 - 8:17pm

Whistleblowing- Why I Love the Sound of a Whistle

Whistleblowing- Why I Love the Sound of a Whistle According to an official U.K. Government source: Whistleblowing is when a worker reports suspected wrongdoing at work. Officially this is called ‘making a disclosure in the public interest’. A worker can r ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Mar 27 2014 - 5:16pm

Twerking The Zeitgeist: Fans Of Science Should Be Worried About Cosmos Ratings

The reboot of Cosmos was on the must-see television list for many; it is a prime-time non-fiction science program, with one of the best hosts in science media, a generous budget, airing on 10 channels, and even had music by the guy who did Captain America. ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Mar 31 2014 - 1:54pm

Bitsy's Brainfood Says Its Cereal Will Make Kids Smarter

If there is one thing wealthy elites across the developed world share in common, it is increasingly denying vaccines and genetically modified foods. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 1 2014 - 6:00am

"Darwin, did you ever see a Grampus?"

We often think of April 1st as more of a modern event, because it's sort of stupid and we think of our ancestors as being more serious. Not so. Even the eminent biologist Charles Darwin got pranked by his shipmates on the HMS Beagle, April 1, 1832, ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Apr 1 2014 - 2:42am

MH370 Transcript- Official Release

MH370 Transcript- Official Release Malaysian authorities have released the transcript of communications between flight MH370 and ground. Unfortunately, most media outlets reporting this news are either not citing the transcript in full or are not providi ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Apr 1 2014 - 10:33am

No Necronomicon? Harvard Claims A Surprising Number Of Books Bound In Human Flesh

When you have been around as long as Harvard, and your library contains 15 million books, you are bound to have a few that are bound in human flesh. Wait, what? Yes, an interesting article by Samuel Jacobs in The Crimson from 2006 got resurrected recently. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 6 2014 - 9:53pm

Boeing 747 AAIB Accident Report Reveals Electrical Failures

Boeing 747 AAIB Accident Report Reveals Electrical Failures An accident report published April 11 2014 by the AAIB- the UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch- reveals that on August 17 2012 a large number of serious electrical faults occurred after ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Apr 11 2014 - 8:55pm

Personal Information

Long-time readers of this blog (are there any left?) know me well since I often used to write posts about personal matters here and in my previous sites. However, I am aware that readers come and go, and I also realize that lately I have not disclosed muc ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Apr 18 2014 - 3:59am

A New Scout Code: Time For An Update, Beaver!

Today, the Boy Scouts of America seemed to back peddle on last year’s promise to accept and recognize gay scouts--by rejecting and banning a gay scoutmaster who was...gay. Why did the organization do that? Nasty administrators? Probably not. Bigoted leade ...

Article - Greg Critser - Apr 22 2014 - 12:21pm