A worthy cause...
Thu, 3 Sep 2009 16:20:10 GMT
I see Dawkins has signed up too...
"Thousands call for Turing apology"
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/turing/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8226509.stm
Mark
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Teaching literature
Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:54:34 -0700 (PDT)
NYT
August 30, 2009
The Future of Reading
A New Assignment: Pick Books You Like
By MOTOKO RICH
JONESBORO, Ga. ? For years Lorrie McNeill loved teaching ?To Kill a
Mockingbird,? the Harper Lee classic that many Americans regard as a
literary rite of passage.
But last fall, for the first time in 15 years, Ms ...
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First International Conference on Yawning
Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:33:19 -0700 (PDT)
It is our great pleasure to announce the "First International
Conference on Yawning" to be held in Paris, France, Juni 24-25,
2010.
The FICY 2010 will provide a forum for in-depth assessment of the
challenges involved in the dynamic and fast moving field of research
and conjectures on this intriguing behavior : ...
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Predisposition for religion
Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:45:08 -0700 (PDT)
Pascal Boyer's attempts to explain religious thoughts and behaviours
are interesting I think. In this brief article he suggests normal
psychological processes predispose us to believe.
http://artsci.wustl.edu/~pboyer/PBoyerHomeSite/articles/2008BoyerReligionEssay.pdf
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The Silver Bullet - a cure for obesity, but what are the risks?
Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:14:30 -0700 (PDT)
http://ow.ly/ncpg cure for fat, obesity? Silver bullet? Weight loss,
slimming, with no diet or exercise? True - but dangers - how to avoid.
The article:
A slimming drug that actually works?
Slimming with no diet or surgery ? but not snake oil??
Yes, actually this really is a cure for obesity. It works and i ...
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Re: Tenets of naturalism
Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:50:47 -0700 (PDT)
On 28 Aug, 16:30, n...@webtv.net (Rec Room) wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
> >It seems to me that those who are committed to
> > scientific methods of inquiry are likely to reject
> > supernatural forces and dualism, to be sceptical
> > of the notion of free will, to see problems with
> > the notion of moral respons ...
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Re: Tenets of naturalism
Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:30:15 -0500
Dave Smith wrote:
>It seems to me that those who are committed to
> scientific methods of inquiry are likely to reject
> supernatural forces and dualism, to be sceptical
> of the notion of free will, to see problems with
> the notion of moral responsibility, to doubt the
> existence of souls, and so on.
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Tenets of naturalism
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:22:05 -0700 (PDT)
I've been reading various articles and statements on the
Naturalism.org website recently, and I have found that they express my
own worldview rather well. For instance, here's a summary of the
tenets of naturalism. Comments anyone?
Tenets of Naturalism
What exists: This version of naturalism asserts tha ...
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The unfairness of coin tossing
Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:35:57 -0700 (PDT)
See:
http://www.codingthewheel.com/archives/the-coin-flip-a-fundamentally-unfair-proposition
Some results of real coin tossing experiments:
A. The French naturalist Count Buffon (1707-1788) tossed a coin 4040
times. Results: 2048 heads, or proportion 2048/4040 = 0.5069 for
heads.
B. Around 1900, the Englis ...
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Theology and Science can coexist?
Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:04:06 -0700 (PDT)
NYT
August 23, 2009
Op-Ed Contributor
A Grand Bargain Over Evolution
By ROBERT WRIGHT
THE ?war? between science and religion is notable for the amount of
civil disobedience on both sides. Most scientists and most religious
believers refuse to be drafted into the fight. Whether out of a live-
and-let-live phi ...
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