Blogs Tagged With science options | rated: b

  • The Green Porsche 918 Spyder

    Supercars generally have the reputation for being gas-guzzlers as they rage across our roads with a need for speed. But the new Porsche 918 Spyder may be about to change all that for while it manages a top speed of 201 mph, it also manages an economic 94 miles to the gallon. That makes the Porsch…

  • Summer School

    Ahh...why must I be burdened to take classes in the summer when I could just bum out 24/7? But anyway, the classes aren't too bad. Taking Basic Java Programming and an English class. TAs aren't bad at all and classes are rather interesting.

  • Discussion With A Somewhat Pissy Creationist.

    I had this discussion with, well, you know... "As I understand it, Atheists say God does not exist because we cannot prove He does. Nice try, but you cannot prove he doesn't (logical strike 1)."In case you didn't know, the vast majority of atheists do not claim to know there is no god, just tha…

  • China's Stealth Fighter --- J-20 Might Dragon

    Flying over the skies of Chengdu in southwest China, the Chinese's latest stealth plane, the J-20 Might Dragon, is a testament to China's growing prowess in military technology. Sightings of the black plane taking off have led to claims that the plane was developed off the back of stolen U.S. or Ru…

  • Coke-Meal for Science

    Coke + Oatmeal = Coke-Meal Coke-Meal + Microwave = Mess Basically, I free based Coca~Cola with Oatmeal. For Science! Second Bite Finishing Move It isn't good, but it isn't bad. It just tastes like lumpy Coca~Cola. If Coke could curdle, this would be the result, except it still ta…

  • The Tao of Genetics

    Apparently Charles Darwin married his first cousin, a practice which was common in his family. Scholars now estimate that, due to this, there was about 7% less genetic diversity in his offspring than might otherwise have been expected.

  • Falsificationism and the Armor of Truth

    JDN 2456062 EDT 21:54. I am not a falsificationist, not in the strict sense of the word that Popper would have intended. I am a Bayesian; I ignore no evidence on purpose, whether it be positive or negative, whether it be new or old. Yet falsificationism is often misunderstood, especially by peop…

  • Why Atheists Blog About Religion.

    I just read a blog someone (who claims to have been an atheist) wrote about how stunned they are that atheists post about religion so much, comparing it to spending an inordinate amount of time arguing with people who believe in UFOs. This was my response: I promise I will start posting as many bl…

  • Behavioral economics, the book

    A review of Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman JDN 2456059 EDT 15:43. Daniel Kahnenman is (along with his friend Amos Tversky) the founder of behavioral economics as we know it. He was trained in psychology but won the Nobel Prize in Economics (and one of my goals in life is essentially…

  • Quote of the day 5/9

    "Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life."- Immanuel Kant