[NB: I don't know if this is legitimate, but I posted this both here and on my other blog because I can't figure out where it belongs. - KTK] The “intelligent design” trial – over a Pennsylvania school board’s mandate that science students must be encouraged to study “intelligent design” as a scientific alternative to [...]
Archive for October 19th, 2005
Nonsense Marches On . . .
Posted in Church & State, Culture, General, Politics, Religion, School, Science on October 19, 2005 | 10 Comments »
Transparent Aluminum
Posted in Science on October 19, 2005 | Comments Off
Scotty would be so proud: WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFPN) — Engineers here are testing a new kind of transparent armor — stronger and lighter than traditional materials — that could stop armor-piercing weapons from penetrating vehicle windows. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s materials and manufacturing directorate is testing aluminum oxynitride — ALONtm — [...]
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Cranky Codger
Posted in Books, Culture, General, Media on October 19, 2005 | Comments Off
I am embarrassed to admit that I loved the “Encyclopedia Brown” series when I was a kid – a bunch of short mystery stories, always solved by the town brainiac Leroy “Encyclopedia” Brown and his plucky sidekick Sally Kimball, that usually relied on some logical impossibility a yard high and a mile long that nobody [...]
Stop Drilling in the Arctic Park
Posted in Environment, Politics on October 19, 2005 | Comments Off
The Congress is going to attempt, again, to open up the Arctic Wildlife park under the dubious argument that it will somehow help lower fuel prices or help the nation become energy independent. Both arguments are a joke, largely because there just isn’t enough oil their to make a difference. All this bill will do [...]
Never Again . . . Someday
Posted in Culture, General, Politics, Religion, Terrorism on October 19, 2005 | 14 Comments »
PunditGuy has a very powerful post about his visit to Dachau. The camp has been preserved as a memorial. Much of it has been torn down, and the rest looks too clean and too normal, but it is still an overwhelming experience to see it. I visited it briefly, as a teenager on a school [...]
The Oil Drum on Coal to Oil
Posted in Environment, Politics, Science on October 19, 2005 | Comments Off
Governor Schweitzer participated in a conference call with some bloggers, including the folks at the Oil Drum. He spoke mainly about his advocacy of converting coal to oil. The people at the Oil Drum seemed to think that the process is technically and economically feasible. They have strong concerns about global warming, however: One thing [...]
More on the Stem Cell Breakthrough
Posted in Health, Politics, Science on October 19, 2005 | Comments Off
Yesterday, I wrote about a new method of harvesting stem cells that does not require the destruction of the embryo. I speculated abiut what that woukd to the ethical and political debate sourounding stem cells in this country. KTK, who is an honest to God medical ethicist, posted this in the comments and I felt [...]
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