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Shouldn’t This be a Clue that we Really Need to Revise our Healthcare?
I don’t necessarily mean Obama’s plan, but something needs to change. See here to find out why then click on “enlarge graphic.”
University of Utah Presentation on Cells
Awesome presentation shown by the U of U here. They scale the cells size with a grain of rice and coffee beans.
What I’ve Learned this Past Year — 2009 Edition
Instead of doing New Years Resolutions, I’ve decided to look in the past and see how I’ve learned. To me, if one hasn’t learned things within the past year, then it’s as if one hasn’t gained wisdom. And if that’s … Continue reading
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Frank Schaeffer is “Crazy for God”
In the latest Point of Inquiry, Frank Schaeffer talks about how his father started the Religious Right movement and how it “hijacked” the Republican Party from the late 1970’s to the present. He also explains how the latest rhetoric about … Continue reading
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Peter Singer on Charities
I got this on my philosophy calendar: [Peter Singer] poses a deal to earn money to buy a new TV by “selling” a homeless child to a corporation that will harvest his organs for transplants. Way bad, we agree. But, … Continue reading
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The Known Universe
Simply Amazing. The Known Universe zooms out from Tibet to the limits of the observable universe. Better yet, watch it full-screen in HD. What’s even more amazing is that everything is in scale unlike other models that shown previously. Thus, … Continue reading
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Some Solutions to the Global Warming Crisis
This is an interesting Pascal’s Wager type of bet. So instead of saying if Global Warming is true or not, he’s saying let’s make a bet on how we should act. In fact, the truth about Global Warming becomes moot. … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Global Warming, Logic, Science
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Brain Rules!!
If you go here, you can check out some brain rules. I’ve read the book and it’s a very fast read. I’ll also include it on my blogroll. The point behind all this is that we have an idea how … Continue reading
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The Foreign Policy Top 100 Global Thinkers
Here. I’ll have to look some of them up.
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Book Review: Nudge by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein
Suppose that you were in charge of a school district and you were given the responsibility of making the students healthier. Thus, you have a few options: Take away all of the candy and soda from the vending machines. Serve … Continue reading
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