Latest FTL signal hype
by gnome » Thu Aug 19, 2004 5:34 pm
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A friend of mine keeps sending me links about radical new technology from slashdot and the like, and some of them seem interesting, but others seem...
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And then I said, 'Huh?!!'
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Last post by Doctor X Sat Oct 09, 2004 9:06 am
X-Prize attempt less than 2 weeks away
by Pyrrho » Sat Sep 18, 2004 5:00 am
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I can hardly wait.
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Xooper, can't you see I'm TRYING to get your goat here?
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Last post by xouper Sat Oct 09, 2004 1:36 am
SkepticJ's Miscellaneous Science Questions
by SkepticJ » Thu Oct 07, 2004 1:03 pm
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How do counter rotating blade axles work? I've wondered this since I was a little kid.
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Thanks Skeptoid. I didn't know that. I stand corrected.
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Last post by ceptimus Fri Oct 08, 2004 10:22 pm
Tech Of The Future
by SkepticJ » Thu Sep 16, 2004 8:22 pm
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Ornithopter backpack?
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Are you referring to the flight tests of an unducted fan (UDF) on a McDonnell Douglas MD-UHB?
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Last post by SkepticJ Thu Oct 07, 2004 12:43 pm
Physics of Acrobatics - help
by tesseract » Sat Aug 14, 2004 9:48 am
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OK, I need some help to resolve an argument.
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It doesn't matter which way you're facing, but it matters which way you're flipping. In other words, it's not position that matters, but rather...
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Last post by tesseract Thu Oct 07, 2004 5:46 am
What is it?
by Nigel » Wed Oct 06, 2004 5:20 pm
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Faded star defies description
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Faded star defies description
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Last post by Nigel Wed Oct 06, 2004 6:03 pm
Private Space Programs
by Pyrrho » Sun Oct 03, 2004 2:21 pm
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For reference:
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I suppose private space flight should fall under the auspices of the FAA. I would hope that any accidents are examined with the same scrutiny as any...
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Last post by Marian Wed Oct 06, 2004 1:19 am
Swimming In Syrup Is As Easy As Water
by Luke T. » Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:34 pm
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It's a question that has taxed generations of the finest minds in physics: do humans swim slower in syrup than in water? And since you ask, the...
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The water remembers. . . .
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Last post by Doctor X Mon Oct 04, 2004 7:55 am
The IGs are coming! The IGs are coming!
by CiDney » Tue Sep 21, 2004 1:20 am
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The 14th First Annual Ig™ Nobel Prize Ceremony
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The statement that ...the rule was proved valid... was taken from the quick description of the paper by the report writer's daughter. It is possible...
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Last post by CiDney Sun Oct 03, 2004 11:02 pm
The entire Universe sucked into a bunch of black holes.
by Brian » Fri Sep 24, 2004 1:55 am
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This is just a thought I had.
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My circle looks asymmetric. Does that make a difference?
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Last post by Brian Mon Sep 27, 2004 11:10 pm
Nuclear Physicist spam
by Philip » Fri Sep 24, 2004 3:20 am
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My girlfriend and I have both recently gotten our Ph.D.'s in physics doing nuclear structure research.
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But more importantly:
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Last post by Philip Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:21 pm
Freefall Pop
by SkepticJ » Tue Sep 21, 2004 12:39 am
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A short movie of a water balloon being popped in freefall in NASA's Vomit Comet
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Have you seen the zero-gravity bar commercial yet? Man, that would be so cool! A whole new way to do shots.
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Last post by SkepticJ Wed Sep 22, 2004 7:17 pm
Genetics: What Do We Know?
by SkepticJ » Mon Sep 20, 2004 10:12 pm
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Do we know why cloned adult cells age so fast? Adult stem cells, what do we know? embryo stem cells, what do we know? How many years until I or you...
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Depends on whether or not that alien probe takes.
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Last post by Doctor X Wed Sep 22, 2004 8:32 am
Genesis is back...............sort of.
by Reginald » Wed Sep 08, 2004 5:10 pm
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:(
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Well, as I understand it (as much as the young master cannon can be said to understand anything), the battery is being implicated in the crash as the...
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Last post by neutrino_cannon Sat Sep 18, 2004 4:54 am
Star Trek Here We Come!
by SkepticJ » Wed Sep 08, 2004 3:12 pm
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A wireless 'taser' with a 2km range. To cool.
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I was under the impression that the various animals with infrared vision only saw the near infrared, and not the heat sensing far infrared. Do snakes...
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Last post by SkepticJ Fri Sep 17, 2004 1:20 pm
Shelf life of antibiotics
by SquishyDave » Thu Sep 09, 2004 2:11 am
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If I bought a nice broad spectrum antibiotic, or even just some penicillin. how long would it last my shelf? weeks? months? years? decades? millenia?
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Apparently the antibiotic of choice for survivalists is powdered (or soluble) terramycin, which can reportedly be stored (at optimal conditions) for...
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Last post by SquishyDave Fri Sep 17, 2004 12:08 am
Stephen Hawking admits he was wrong
by Bearguin » Fri Jul 16, 2004 3:50 pm
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Found this interesting, not that I understand the theory behind any of it.
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This is the eighth reply, so I think it's about time for a thread de-railment.
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Last post by SkepticJ Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:27 am
Fold Up, Up, And Away!
by SkepticJ » Mon Sep 13, 2004 12:23 am
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These feats of engineering are amazing. Isn't science so cool!?
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You should see some of the other toys he has designed.
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Last post by SkepticJ Tue Sep 14, 2004 9:21 pm
Two Math Topics I Am Woefully Ignorant Of
by Beleth » Sat Sep 11, 2004 8:38 pm
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Not blissfuly, woefully.
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An old Diophantine problem here, discussed once upon a time by Martin Gardner:
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Last post by whitefork Mon Sep 13, 2004 1:06 pm
Platypuses and the Bible
by Hexxenhammer » Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:46 pm
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Check this out, Abdul.
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I wonder why these animals have the features they do?
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Last post by exarch Sun Sep 12, 2004 9:54 pm
Existence of Immaterial Things
by Yahweh » Fri Aug 13, 2004 7:07 pm
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A few quick questions:
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Is there anything which is known to exist, but isnt made of matter*?
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Last post by Bruce Sun Sep 12, 2004 7:36 pm
Living without a pulse
by Bearguin » Fri Jul 30, 2004 3:03 pm
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Saw this on /. this morning.
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The pulsatile flow of blood through the veins depends on where they are located. The arterial pulse comes from the pumping of the heart and the...
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Last post by bjornart Sat Sep 11, 2004 10:01 am
creationism in serbia
by Geni » Thu Sep 09, 2004 9:17 am
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Serbia's education minister has ordered schools to stop teaching the theory of evolution for the current school year, a leading newspaper has...
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No, no, he's pinin' for the fjords!
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Last post by Morwen Fri Sep 10, 2004 1:41 pm
At last, transparent aluminum. Really.
by Sentzeu » Thu Aug 26, 2004 6:33 pm
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That's actually quite amazing. I didn't know that they could be so clear. The only crystaline form that I've ever seen aluminium in before is ruby,...
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I'm still working on kryptonite
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Last post by SkepticJ Thu Sep 09, 2004 4:17 pm
What's wrong with Human biology?
by Segnosaur » Wed Aug 04, 2004 4:39 pm
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In one of the other threads here (the Looking for anti-creationist arguments thread), I suggested one of the arguments against creation science...
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Thanks Exarch again! Yes, I can see that one can not disprove intelligent design. Even if the design is not favorable, doesn't mean that it wasn't on...
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Last post by Denise Wed Sep 08, 2004 8:01 pm
Score one for SETI@home!
by Hexxenhammer » Thu Sep 02, 2004 4:05 pm
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Story Here.
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Oh great!
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Last post by Reginald Wed Sep 08, 2004 4:38 pm
Math trivia - e
by Skeptoid » Fri Sep 03, 2004 3:55 am
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I just read this in an endnote of a book I'm reading:
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I just read this in an endnote of a book I'm reading:
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Last post by Skeptoid Tue Sep 07, 2004 9:51 pm
Which @home project are you involved in?
by Sentzeu » Thu Sep 02, 2004 8:17 pm
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We have all seen the various distributed computing projects which exist:
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I have seti@home on two computers at work, being the tech guy I will probably sneak it on a few more later. None at home, I use my PC for games and...
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Last post by SquishyDave Tue Sep 07, 2004 1:29 am
Dicynodont vs ceratopsian question
by neutrino_cannon » Fri Sep 03, 2004 7:10 am
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As some of you who follow such things may know, fossil remains collected some time ago were fairly positively identified as dicynodont, i.e. they had...
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Based on bone texture and some other stuff I can't remember, Robert Baker (and perhaps some others, baker IIRC is a bit of maverick) concluded that...
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Last post by neutrino_cannon Sat Sep 04, 2004 7:53 pm
Probability
by Marian » Thu Sep 02, 2004 10:27 pm
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I need to sign up for MIT's at home study courses in mathematics. :( My foundation in math isn't the greatest, and unfortunately it bogs me down at...
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I also must note that it makes a great deal of difference whether you put the ball back in before selecting the next... the term used is usually with...
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Last post by gnome Fri Sep 03, 2004 3:20 pm
Life & Death
by Nyarlathotep » Mon Aug 30, 2004 7:45 pm
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I am unsure whether this more porperly belongs here or in philosophy, because it was actually something Interesting Ian said that got me thinking...
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exarch :
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Last post by Doctor X Fri Sep 03, 2004 8:43 am
largest prime number less than 10,000
by xouper » Sun Aug 29, 2004 7:29 pm
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Before we begin, let me introduce a shorhand notation here.
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To check your answer, simply multiply.
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Last post by xouper Wed Sep 01, 2004 11:34 pm
Scoping out the occult...
by CiDney » Tue Aug 31, 2004 5:42 am
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...man, these play-on-word-titles are a hoot, ain't they?
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The path of the occultation will cross parts of Africa, Europe, Canada, much of the US, and Mexico. In the US the states of Maine, New Hampshire,...
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Last post by xouper Tue Aug 31, 2004 3:54 pm
Will Scaled Composites win the X prize?
by Pyrrho » Sat Jun 12, 2004 6:32 pm
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Whether they win it or not this year, I think it's a great effort and a testament to human ingenuity. Anyone wanting to see it in person should...
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I will admit that there is always the chance of sudden surprise; however I agree that they appear to be the ones, who are most likely to succeed....
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Last post by Sentzeu Thu Aug 26, 2004 6:31 pm
Checkers opening solved...
by Folly » Tue Aug 24, 2004 4:38 pm
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Over the past few years, I've been working on a research project to formally prove that checkers is a draw. A few weeks ago, we got our first result:...
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Because of that, a number of people have suggested to Jonathan that he should work on 10x10 checkers too/after. ...
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Last post by Folly Thu Aug 26, 2004 4:58 pm
Franco-American canned spaghetti
by Skeptoid » Fri Aug 13, 2004 11:28 pm
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The great new spaghetti
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While we're at it, could someone please tell me what this is made of?
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Last post by Nigel Thu Aug 26, 2004 12:45 pm
Let's get down with death...
by CiDney » Tue Aug 24, 2004 10:41 pm
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Recent items of interest concerning The Eternal Dirt Nap...
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Have you ever read Dead men do tell Tales ?
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Last post by neutrino_cannon Thu Aug 26, 2004 7:27 am
Any CE's in the house?
by ebola » Wed Aug 25, 2004 1:00 pm
I just had my basement finished, and I am about to stain and polyurethane the stairs. As I currently have three sons three and under ( not to mention...
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Last post by ebola Wed Aug 25, 2004 1:00 pm
Military technology "PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH"
by Nigel » Sun Jul 18, 2004 2:35 pm
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That certainly was Reagan's credo throughout his administration- Peace Through Strength. Or Might Makes Right, or If You Aren't Peaceful Now, We'll...
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Only 13 F-14 squadrons left.
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Last post by Guy Noir Mon Aug 23, 2004 3:21 pm
The Elevator That Climbs 62,000 Miles Into Space.
by Carlos » Sun Jul 04, 2004 9:23 pm
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I was reading my local news about this new project of NASA based on the idea of scientist Bradley C. Edwards.
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Low orbits kicked a little north or south (I assume you mean into a polar type-ish orbit, one focus of the orbit still has to be the center of mass...
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Last post by neutrino_cannon Sat Aug 21, 2004 4:57 am
Alien Invasion
by Grammatron » Fri Aug 13, 2004 7:55 pm
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A giant colony of ants stretching 100km (62 miles) has been discovered in the Australian city of Melbourne, threatening local insect species.
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The ants, which were imported from Argentina, are ranked among the world's 100 worst animal invaders.
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Last post by Grammatron Thu Aug 19, 2004 8:03 pm
How Do You Do A Patent Search?
by Sock » Wed Aug 11, 2004 6:55 pm
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A coworker's wife has come up with what I think is an outstanding idea for a commercial product. For obvious reasons, I don't want to say what it is,...
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If we get our skeptic's reference library going we've been talking about, I think Dagon's thoughts on this subject would make an excellent addition....
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Last post by Nigel Wed Aug 18, 2004 3:09 pm
Stem Cel Research Sources
by Andonyx » Tue Aug 17, 2004 3:50 pm
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Can anyone here is up on the topic recommend a good source for relatively un-biased coverage of the Stem-cell debates?
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Can anyone here is up on the topic recommend a good source for relatively un-biased coverage of the Stem-cell debates?
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Last post by Segnosaur Tue Aug 17, 2004 5:37 pm
Mathematics for pilots
by Skeptoid » Sun Aug 08, 2004 11:44 pm
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A friend of mine is interested in obtaining a general aviation pilot's license and is concerned about the mathematics he may have to endure. What...
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...and no clipboard.
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Last post by Generalisimo Mon Aug 16, 2004 12:26 pm
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Last post by Skeptoid Mon Aug 16, 2004 8:48 am
Looking for anti-creationist arguments
by Vitnir » Wed Jun 23, 2004 6:58 am
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I read the letters to the editors column i my local paper and there was a creationist making fun of evolution again. It was the chance argument he...
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Well, to even start taking some shots at the bible and why it cannot be any authority on knowledge of any sort, especially evolution and anything to...
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Last post by Eos of the Eons Mon Aug 16, 2004 12:18 am
Listel to Mark Steele on the Theory of Evolution
by iain » Sat Aug 07, 2004 9:23 pm
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Mark Steele is a British comedian who does (mostly) factual shows on a number of subjects.
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Fid recommended this to me, and several of us just listened to it in PalTalk. It wasn't to everyone's taste (some people left) but I enjoyed it...
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Last post by ceptimus Wed Aug 11, 2004 11:33 pm
The Boomerang Thread
by SkepticJ » Tue Aug 03, 2004 5:48 pm
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How do boomerangs work? How were they first invented? How can I make the hunting version and the toy version(the one that comes back)?
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I can tell you that if you want to upgrade your normal boomerang to the magical boomerang, you have to throw it in the pool under the Waterfall of...
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Last post by Quester_X Tue Aug 10, 2004 7:14 pm
Holy Anthropic Principle, Batman! Our solar system unique?
by Sundog » Thu Aug 05, 2004 5:42 pm
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Our solar system may be unique after all, despite the discovery of at least 120 other systems with planets, astronomers said...
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Of course our Earth is trivially unique in the sense that there is surely none exactly like it. Or one where the South won the Civil War, or anything...
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Last post by Sock Tue Aug 10, 2004 1:26 pm
Space Is Our Home, Not A Program
by Electric Monk » Sat Jul 10, 2004 7:08 am
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I agree with the general thrust of the article, that putting humans into space is a reasonable extension of a long history of exploration and...
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10 points for quoting from the radio episodes instead of the book!
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