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Ignore Critics, Gen Z, We Weren't Smarter In 1984

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Taking The Book Of The Dead To Heart

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American CO2 Is Below War War II Levels But We Keep Emissions High In Poor Countries

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Chris Mooney Versus P.Z. Myers And The State Of

Chris Mooney Versus P.Z. Myers And The State Of "Unscientific America - Continued

Jul 15 2009 | comment(s)

I'm assuming most of you here have not followed the ongoing board war between ex-Scienceblogs and current Discover bloggers Chris Mooney/Sheril Kirshenbaum and current Sciencblogs tour de force PZ Myers.

To save you all that time it would take to read it, I encapsulated the first two salvos in Chris Mooney Versus P.Z. Myers And The State Of "Unscientific America" but now I'll just include my thoughts on the latest installments.  I got no dog in this fight but it's the kind of train wreck I can't look away from.
Chris Mooney Versus P.Z. Myers And The State Of

Chris Mooney Versus P.Z. Myers And The State Of "Unscientific America"

Jul 14 2009 | comment(s)

Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum, who blog at Discover, have a new book out called Unscientific America.   We got a copy here but I asked them to send it to Dr.
Shark Week On Discovery Channel And The Mystery Of My Untimely Demise

Shark Week On Discovery Channel And The Mystery Of My Untimely Demise

Jul 13 2009 | comment(s)

I've never been a shark guy, I will confess that to you.   Actually, I have never been an animal guy of any kind.   When I was a wee scientist / media guru / journalist / game show host, Disney had a program on Sunday evenings.  If there was one of those live animal shows on, I left the room.   I wanted a cartoon with a talking dog or a mouse or something.   Animals were what we ate, not what we laughed at.
Tangential Science: Geeks At Least Have A Taxonomy

Tangential Science: Geeks At Least Have A Taxonomy

Jul 10 2009 | comment(s)

Tangential Science: it's not necessarily science, but it's still funny.

1.  Dave Deamer wanted to know if we think there is a genetic basis for nerdiness?   Egads, what if it were so?  Worse, what if a nerd marries another nerd and has a baby nerd in some big Lamarckian lovefest of evolution?

Tangential Science: Super Tuna Is The Worst Superhero Name Ever

Tangential Science: Super Tuna Is The Worst Superhero Name Ever

Jul 03 2009 | comment(s)

Tangential Science: it's not necessarily science, but it's still funny.

1. The Japanese have responded to the persistent outrage of Greenpeace over their whaling efforts by seeking to enrage the anti-GMO contingent as well.   Up next; a new line of 'super tuna' that will be possible thanks to the awesome power of genome sequencing.

Super tuna?   That's the best they could do for a name?  It makes Aquaman sound positively masculine.  'Super' and 'tuna' just don't go together.  This is why there are no cool Japanese superheroes.
'Green' Fireworks For 4th Of July - Can You Get The Same Boom With Less Pollution?

'Green' Fireworks For 4th Of July - Can You Get The Same Boom With Less Pollution?

Jul 02 2009 | comment(s)

If you're like us, you are eagerly awaiting those July 4 fireworks displays because you get to blow stuff up using science (not just the US, Canada too, though they picked the wrong day by using July 1 for  Canada Day celebrations) - if only we could have awesome fireworks yet not ruin the planet.

Maybe we can.  A new generation of "green" fireworks is trying to take off.  Hint: that's "green" as in environmentally friendly.  And take off as in ... oh, never mind.