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Viruses… They Aren’t Just For Making You Sick Anymore!
The first time I ever heard about the idea of a positive virus, I had to double-take. It was a computer reference, and the idea was that someone could theoretically create a self-replicating piece of code that would do something … Continue reading
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Prick-Free Penetration for Pharmaceuticals
Science is routinely criticized for spending billions of dollars on useless and boring things like quantum string theory research or the mundane discovery of hundreds of planets in other solar systems, while neglecting to create anything useful. Well criticize this, … Continue reading
Posted in health, humanitarian, technology, vaccines
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True Lies
Okay, this is just a good read and I had to share it. Letters Of Note is a site I hit up most days because of the interesting content of the site. It’s basically a storehouse of correspondence between public … Continue reading
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And Now For Something Completely Different
All my frustration at militants probably helped me to feel joy at this incredibly awesome story that I hope you too will enjoy. A father has a daughter who has Cerebral Palsy. It is very difficult for her to communicate … Continue reading
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Skepticator
I’m an avid listener of the Edmonton based podcast Skeptically Speaking, not only for the sultry tones of it’s host Desiree Schell, but also for the engaging discussions and interviews. I loaded up Episode 56 in anticipation of the Baba … Continue reading
Posted in computing, technology
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A Great TED Talk On Science Denialism
I was just poking around Skepchick and found this reposting of a TED Talk given by Michael Specter, who is a journalist and a pretty fantastic orator on the subject of scientific denialism. This TED Talk really struck me as something … Continue reading
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Two Interesting Articles About Green Energy
I just read a couple of interesting articles from Science Daily about energy and thought I’d share them. The first article is about a group of researchers who have managed to find a much more efficient means of generating hydrogen … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, environment, pollution, sustainability, technology
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NASA Replicator: Not quite Star Trek, but Scotty would be proud
My dad first introduced me to the world of Star Trek, and opened my mind to a world of communicators, dark matter, and replicators. These days we all own mobile devices so advanced they would make a Cardassian jealous, the … Continue reading