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Knightie Knight
Sheep cloner Ian Wilmut, Knighted. Vision neuroscientist and recent MRC head Colin Blakemore, stiffed for being “too controversial”. I don’t understand these British things… … more »
DrugMonkey
Who needs facts? These vaccine conspiracy pieces write themselves…
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draust wrote 1 month ago: As I write this, Chief PR Man and Publicist of the “New Wave” Vaccines-Cause-Autism-No-They-Real … more »
The "toxins in vaccines" crowd are still with us
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draust wrote 1 month ago: Rather depressingly, the anti-vaccinationists, those Never-say-die Energizer Bunny types of the Alt … more »
The Vote is in
draust wrote 2 months ago: - as of three hours ago. And, for now, the liberal social consensus just about continues to hold i … more »
Over-egged?
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draust wrote 2 months ago: As I sit here, the first day’s votes on the Human Embryo Bill currently before the UK parliame … more »
Experts: hired lackeys - & moon made of cream cheese.
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draust wrote 2 months ago: It is a bit of a tough gig being an “expert” these days. Not so much in what I do, of course. I … more »
What gets children into science? The stuff we're cutting... like Jodrell Bank
draust wrote 4 months ago: Dr Aust is, in case you hadn’t guessed by now, A Grumpy Old Fart. Well, a Grumpy Middle-age … more »
Knightie Knight
bikemonkey wrote 6 months ago: Sheep cloner Ian Wilmut, Knighted. Vision neuroscientist and recent MRC head Colin Blakemore, stiffe … more »
Huckabee on Medical Marijuana
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bikemonkey wrote 6 months ago: I posted on John Edwards views on medical marijuana before, here’s Mike Huckabee fielding a si … more »
Do you use a computer?
bikemonkey wrote 6 months ago: Then you should know a little something about this group of pioneering programmers of the ENIAC. (h/ … more »
Political Science
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drugmonkey wrote 6 months ago: Please excuse a little diversion from the regularly scheduled programming. I thought this would get … more »
On (not) shunning the disgraced
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drugmonkey wrote 7 months ago: He’s baaaaaack. Woo Suk Hwang of faked cloning fame has been publishing new work (Update 1/2/0 … more »
Edwards on Medical MJ
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bikemonkey wrote 7 months ago: John Edwards on both Medical Marijuana and, wait for it, the role of science in public policy. [h/t … more »
Black Like Jim
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bikemonkey wrote 7 months ago: Oh come on now. This is just too good. Almost like the prohibitionist, gay-bashing, pro-family polit … more »
Calls For A Presidential Science Debate
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drugmonkey wrote 7 months ago: Mooney and Kirshenbaum of The Intersection are calling for a Presidential Debate on Science in the 2 … more »
KNOW YOUR ENEMY #1
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jonmyersiii wrote 1 year ago: Today we begin a new feature called “Know Your Enemy,” in which I interview, well, the e … more »
THE BIG SPACE FUCK
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jonmyersiii wrote 2 years ago: The above title is taken from a very dirty Kurt Vonnegut short story, and as a good Christian I rare … more »
PEGGY NOONAN, GLOBAL WARMING & THE CLASH BETWEEN RELIGION AND SCIENCE
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jonmyersiii wrote 2 years ago: Aside from the fact that her politics are a bit too centrist for my tastes, I generally like Peggy N … more »
JOHN McCAIN ON INTELLIGENT DESIGN
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jonmyersiii wrote 2 years ago: John McCain recently spoke out on Intelligent Design, and I couldn’t be happier with what he s … more »
BUSH VETOES STEM CELL BILL
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jonmyersiii wrote 2 years ago: Just as he said he would, President Bush vetoed H.R. 810, “The Stem Cell Research Enhancement … more »
