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The Strange Case of “Josef Oehmen”
Before you come to any conclusions whatsoever about anything said, or supposedly said by a researcher named Josef Oehmen on the earthquake, tsunami, and current nuclear plant problems in Japan, please read this link. It appears that he is not … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Politics, Science
Tagged academic fraud, media manipulation, Siemens
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The Vicious Attack Doberman and the Chicken
In which a chicken who steals a doberman’s food does not become dinner. Go figure:
Posted in Culture
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Why the Government Shouldn’t Rule the Internet
Anybody who says, “it’s clear that the agencies [TSA and ICE] don’t understand the operations of the Internet well enough to be in charge of policing it.”, is probably worth listening to on those grounds alone. David Siegel tells in … Continue reading
Final Landing of Discovery
The space shuttle Discovery just landed for the last time. While it isn’t the Saturn 5 rocket, it has logged 27 years and almost 150,000 miles in space. That’s more than anything we’ve flown since the 1970s. Here’s a retrospective … Continue reading
Neil DeGrasse Tyson Gets a Present ;)
I have a bunch of friends’ kids whose birthdays and/or Christmases I attended, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen any kid happier to get a toy than Neil DeGrasse Tyson was to get this: Of course, Tyson is a … Continue reading
Ecological Lunchroom Fail: U.S. Congress Reverts
The dining room at the U.S. Capitol building, where both the Senate and House of Representatives meet, has given up after an experiment with ecologically sound, compostable, disposable forks, spoons, knives, plates and cups, and reverted to plastic and styrofoam. … Continue reading
U.S. Air Force X-37B Space Plane Flies :-)
After a false start yesterday that was scrubbed because of bad weather at launch time in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the U.S. Air Force X-37B was successfully launched today.
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U.S. Air Force X-37B Space Plan Flies on Friday^H^H^H^H^H^H *SATURDAY*
Or so we hope. The weather at Cape Canaveral didn’t cooperate. <sigh>
Posted in Science, Space
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US Government Agency Caught Smuggling Guns into Mexico!?
According to a story posted to the Los Angeles Times web site this evening, the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (commonly called the ATF or BATFE) has been “leaking” guns to known arms smugglers so that … Continue reading
Why *Everybody* Needs Critical Thinking Skills #2: Research Fraud
In the past few weeks, two cases of serious research fraud have become public. Both involved medical research done by well-respected researchers, and both led to inappropriate medical decisions that have probably caused deaths in patients. Andrew Wakefield. British researcher … Continue reading