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Category Archives: Science
What if it’s really global cooling?
It snowed all day yesterday. This morning we have freezing fog and whiteout conditions. It’s April. What the heck happened? Are we going to have a Spring at all? Or since we live in Scandinavian settled territory, is this the … Continue reading
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It’s 2018, where’s my flying car?
Oh my goodness it’s 2018. I used to read science fiction set in 2018! Who am I kidding, I used to read science fiction set in 1970. Wasn’t I supposed to have a flying car by now? And 2001 was … Continue reading
Posted in On Thinking, Science, Social Science & History
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The windows of the soul
I’m on a road trip in New Mexico right now, enjoying the incredible scenery, the mountain air, and occasionally NPR. That’s how I caught a program on neuro-opthamology, which is something I’m growing more and more familiar with but only … Continue reading
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Go see Ex Machina
Alex Garland’s Ex Machina is one of those movies that’s very hard to review without spoilers. It’s got a conclusion I kind of didn’t see coming, though I did guess some of the twists and turns before the end. I … Continue reading
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Hubble telescope discovers oldest galaxy
z8_GND_5296 is not what you call a real exciting name, but the reality is exciting enough. Observations by the Hubble Space Telescope and Keck Observatory in Hawaii have confirmed the galaxy with that unexciting moniker is the oldest and most … Continue reading
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Review: Home Run
Note: This appeared in the print-only TV Guide of the Marshall Independent. I ran into this film quite by accident on Sunday. I was pressed for time, had to have something to review and I really didn’t want to see … Continue reading
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Google hires Kurzweil, Singularity nears
Note: Cross-posted from my blog at The Marshall Independent. A couple of weeks ago Google hired Ray Kurzweil to be its new director of engineering. Google is best-known for its Internet search engine. In fact, the chances are good if … Continue reading
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Hurricane Sandy and World War II
Note: cross-posted from my newspaper blog at The Marshall Independent. I just came across a fascinating article on a device currently in development that might have kept the New York subway tunnels from flooding. (Well, fascinating for infrastructure geeks like … Continue reading
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Deadly decisions
Researching and writing the article “Deadly force decisions” for Monday’s paper was the most intense experience I’ve had at the Independent to date – and that includes donning harness and climbing a 70 foot ladder to the top of the … Continue reading
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Am I a Neanderthal?
Wonderful news! My pet crackpot theory may be viable after all. Some time ago in my post “Can you think?” http://rantsand.blogspot.com/2006/10/can-you-think.html I posed this question: “How often have you, after examining the evidence reached a conclusion that was uncomfortable, unsettling … Continue reading
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