Category Archives: General science

LOLCats can has accuracy?

Posted on April 10, 2008 by skullsinthestars

The girlfriend sent me the link to the following I Can Haz Cheezeburger, which I post without further comment:

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Bradley Steffens’ Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist

Posted on March 27, 2008 by skullsinthestars

A few weeks ago I did a post on the camera obscura and noted that the earliest researcher to really understand its properties was the middle-eastern scientist Ibn al-Haytham (965-1040), who in spite of his impressive achievements is rarely discussed … Continue reading →

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The Linkin’ Log: March 14, 2008

Posted on March 14, 2008 by skullsinthestars

Just thought I’d point out a few interesting science posts around the web, for those who might not have stumbled upon them: Blake Stacey at Science After Sunclipse is doing his best to shed readers with an excellent, but mathematical, … Continue reading →

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The role of cognitive bias in the existence of crackpottery and quackery

Posted on March 3, 2008 by skullsinthestars

A few recent articles got me thinking about the prevalence of crackpot science and medical quackery in modern society, and I thought I’d just write a post with some general thoughts and observations on the subject. The articles that got … Continue reading →

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Science: It’s more complicated than creationists think

Posted on February 1, 2008 by skullsinthestars

The Bad Idea Blog recently contained a report about embarrassing arguments creationists in Florida are using against evolution: “My objection to their proposal is that, at its core, the suggested science standard relative to evolution is a set of beliefs … Continue reading →

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Is it natural, or is it designed?

Posted on January 23, 2008 by skullsinthestars

Creationist quack/hack Ray Comfort has a blog, and he recently argued that the Bible is a science text, and in fact is better than science (h/t Pharyngula). My main response to such drivel is that if the Bible is better … Continue reading →

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