Theology and evolution can coexist?
Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:02:05 -0700 (PDT)
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 philosop ...
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Rationalising our beliefs
Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:40:08 -0700 (PDT)
Study Demonstrates How We Support Our False Beliefs
August 21st, 2009 in Other Sciences / Social Sciences
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a study published in the most recent issue of the
journal Sociological Inquiry, sociologists from four major research
institutions focus on one of the most curious aspects of the 2004
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Dogs and mind reading
Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:32:22 -0700 (PDT)
Dogs Are No Mind Readers
By Lucas Laursen
ScienceNOW Daily News
17 August 2009
Despite thousands of years of domestication, dogs have a hard time
figuring out what humans are thinking. That's the conclusion of a new
study, which shows that dogs continue to trust unreliable people and
therefore lack a so-calle ...
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Lockerbie tragedy
Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:31:21 -0700 (PDT)
I don't know much about the Lockerbie disaster, but this article by
Robert Fisk suggests there is a lot of dirt under the carpet.
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-for-the-truth-look-to-tehran-and-damascus-ndash-not-tripoli-1775813.html
Robert Fisk
For the truth, look to Tehr ...
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Psychology in the service of the environment
Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:24:50 -0700 (PDT)
How psychology can help the planet stay cool
19 August 2009 by Peter Aldhous
"I'M NOT convinced it's as bad as the experts make out... It's
everyone else's fault... Even if I turn down my thermostat, it will
make no difference." The list of reasons for not acting to combat
global warming goes on and on.
This ...
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Autonomous machines
Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:53:47 -0700 (PDT)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2009/aug/19/autonomous-machines-systems-report
If an autonomous machine kills someone, who is responsible?
The Royal Academy of Engineering has published a report exploring the
social, legal and ethical implications of ceding control to autonomous
systems
Within a deca ...
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Science writing and freedom of speech
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:59:01 -0700 (PDT)
Don't sue the science guys
Nilanjana S Roy / New Delhi August 11, 2009, 0:56 IST
http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=366588
Simon Singh authored the first book about mathematics to become a
number one bestseller in the UK, Fermat?s Last Theorem. His next two
books, The Code Book and Th ...
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The Effect of Obama's Victory on the American Right
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:56:30 -0700 (PDT)
Something strange has happened in America in the nine months since
Barack Obama was elected. It has best been summarized by the comedian
Bill Maher: "The Democrats have moved to the right, and the
Republicans have moved to a mental hospital."
The election of Obama -- a center-left black man -- as a successor to
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Gordon Brown
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:26:26 -0700 (PDT)
I found these two articles in today's papers interesting. They discuss
Gordon Brown's political motivation and how he has lost his way:
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/sean-ogrady-empty-words-return-to-haunt-brown-1774042.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/aug/18/gordon-brown-ph ...
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GA Cohen's obituary
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:25:20 -0700 (PDT)
The obituary is here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/aug/10/ga-cohen-obituary
I'm interested by the phrase ;acquired the technique of analytical
philosophy', that's used in the obituary. It comes from Cohen's book
'History, labour, and freedom: themes from Marx' where he argues that
his background ('ste ...
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