science

Wisdom from the past: I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy. – Richard Feynman Update (20 Feb).  Jonah Goldberg weighs in with some related thoughts.  Since conservatives are uncomfortable with the word intellectual, might I suggest calling ourselves conservative philosophers?  It’s not like anyone pays… Read more

TierneyLab: If we want our children to be scientifically literate and get good jobs in the future, why are we spending precious hours in school teaching them to be garbage collectors? Tip from the Instapundit. Read more

Heritable differences in intelligence among races?  Like it or not, this question ain’t going away. Read more

All the Kool Kid Scientists are hoping the Obama administration will restore their influence. "The idea of putting ideology into decisions about science — that has really denigrated the role of science,"  Yeah, because these geniuses come up with stuff like this:  "Elimination of candy cigarettes may protect children from products that promote the social… Read more

OK, so they’re robot balls. Tip from the Instapundit. Read more

Gary Jones over at Muck and Mystery has long been writing about the benefits of biochar, and how this form of charcoal has been part of the secret of the amazingly fertile terra pretas of the Amazon.  Now he has a link to Phillip Small‘s biochar FAQ and wiki.  Therein lies a slide show of… Read more

The planet Jupiter is breaking out in red spots, apparently due to Global Warming.  I suspect the Galileo probe was actually an SUV. Read more

Time for a little critical thinking about global warming.  First, read Park’s Seven Warning Signs of Bogus Science; then see Briggs tackle the question "Is climatology pseudoscience?"  Tips from Muck and Mystery and American Digest. Update (25 Feb).  Looks like this global warming thing isn’t working out so good for the Chinese or the Canucks. … Read more

I blame this on Global Warming and George Bush. Read more

I think this is why the phrase climate change is replacing global warming. Read more