Over 1,000 dead from the Swine Flu. And…?
The Wall Street Journal has just reported that over 1,000 people in the Americas, according to data released by the World Health Organization, have died from the Swine Flu. They seem to think you...
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How overpopulated are we?
…we spend paltry sums for population planning, even though its spontaneous growth is an urgent threat to life on our planet. There is no human circumstance more tragic than the persisting existence of...
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Weekend Diversion: Fitness Challenge!
Darn it! I’m sick and tired of being a scarecrow! Charles Atlas says he can give me a real body. All right! I’ll gamble a stamp and get his free book! -Countless Magazine and Comic Book Ads Last...
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The Physics of an Inclined Treadmill
A bad day for your ego is a great day for your soul. -Jillian Michaels One of the most popular exercises at the gym is the treadmill. And why wouldn’t it be? Whether you’re running or walking, it’s a...
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How Well Can You See? An Astronomy Test!
“Vision is not enough, it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs.” -Vaclav Havel It’s arguable that vision is the most important tool that an...
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Whom Do You Trust For Your Science, Health, and Education?
“School sucks, right? I mean you do what you can to improve it, but in the end, there’s a limit. Because it’s school. And ‘school sucks.’ Remember?” -Louis C.K. At every level, education always seems...
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I am a Scientist
“Science is facts; just as houses are made of stone, so is science made of facts. But a pile of stones is not a house, and a collection of facts is not necessarily science.” -Jules Henri Poincaré The...
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A New Challenge, A New Job, and A New Chance
“If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.” -Abraham Lincoln It was nearly four years ago that I started blogging back at my old site, branching out from the...
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Weekend Diversion: The Science of A Healthy Weight
“I want more muscles! I go to the gym three or four times a week with a personal trainer. I can afford that now. I can’t put on weight though, no matter how much I eat.” -Christopher Parker Many of us...
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Real Science and Health News: From a Truth Vigilante
“If people decide they’re going to deny the facts of history and the facts of science and technology, there’s not much you can do with them. For most of them, I just feel sorry that we failed in their...
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What Everyone Should Know about the Universe on the eve of Planck
“Scientific discovery and scientific knowledge have been achieved only by those who have gone in pursuit of it without any practical purpose whatsoever in view.” -Max Planck Tomorrow morning, at 8 AM...
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Weekend Diversion: Fluoridated Water: Science, Scams and Society
“Fluoridation is the single most important commitment a community can make to the oral health of its children and to future generations.” -C. Everett Koop Most weekends, I take on a lighter topic, as a...
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You NEED more science in your politics! (Yes, YOU!)
“One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people’s minds.” -Frank Zappa One of the most difficult things to talk...
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Weekend Diversion: If you hate mosquitoes…
“If you think you’re too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito.” -Anita Roddick There’s a lot to enjoy when it’s warm and tropical, which it is many places this time of year. The...
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What most people get wrong about science (Synopsis)
“Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.” -Thomas Jefferson If you could magically make the world a better place,...
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Humans can’t tell legitimate science from junk science (Synopsis)
“I’m old enough to remember when the polio vaccine was still new. Also, it hadn’t been that long since most people who caught pneumonia died from it. These medical breakthroughs were practically...
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