As everybody probably knows, Michael Crichton died the other day. I thought I would take the opportunity to link to a great speech he gave at CalTech in 2003 entitled Do Aliens Cause Global Warming?
My topic today sounds humorous but unfortunately I am serious. I am going to argue that extraterrestrials […]

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XKCD is an awesome webcomic.

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John Tierney has an article up about Ray Kurzweil, futurist and author of The Singularity Is Near. If you agree with his ideas, as I do, it will change the way you view both the future and the present.
Here’s an excerpt to whet your appetite, but by all means, I implore you to read […]

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When an organization I despise does something productive, I have to give props. PETA announced a contest with a $1 million prize for the first scientist to produce and bring to market in vitro meat.
Scientists around the world are researching or seeking the funds to research ways to produce meat in the laboratory—without killing […]

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The speech is from a couple of years ago, but is still as relevant as ever. This is a classic piece, and sums up most of what’s wrong with the current global warming hysteria

Let’s be clear: the work of science has nothing whatever to do with consensus. Consensus is the business of politics. […]

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