In the May 18, 2007 edition of Science (available only to subscribers online), Paul Bloom and Deena Skolnick Weisberg consider why so many adults resist science. They cite a 2005 Pew Trust poll finding that 42% of people believe that humans have existed in their present form since the beginning…
It’s called the International Journal for Creation Research. I would call it The-Draw-The-Curve-Then-Plot-The-Data-Journal. After all, the end result is already guaranteed. It’s just a matter of getting out into the field to drum up evidence to support this foregone conclusion, no matter how tenuous. The Journal is sponsored by the Institute…
You've got to read this description of the new American embassy under construction in Bagdad (the title: "The Colossus of Bagdad"). This monstrous construction project is unbelievably arrogant and excessive. It will be the largest embassy on the planet. As an outpost, this vast compound reeks of one thing: imperial impunity.…
Why are CD sales down? Rather than blaming piracy, this article in Business Week suggests that there are only so many hours in a day, and we are increasingly busy entertaining ourselves in ways other than listening to CDs: There are only so many hours in a day for each of us…
I didn't think so. It's a lot to ask of another human being. Then again, if we were "lowly" army ants, we would readily serve as pothole plugs for each other. According to Dr. Scott Powell: Broadly, our research demonstrates that a simple but highly specialised behaviour performed by a…