Thank God they’re alright. What I find somewhat bizarre is the fact that the passengers were able to watch their fate from televisions within the cabin. What a world we live in.
Space Movie
It’s only ten second long, but you need to check out this movie (mpeg format) taken from MESSENGER: The Mercury-bound MESSENGER spacecraft captured several stunning images of Earth during a gravity assist swingby of its home planet on Aug. 2, 2005. Several hundred images, taken with the wide-angle camera in MESSENGER’s Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS), were sequenced into a … Read More
I Think I Saw This Movie
Scientists are baffled by an unusual bright spot on Saturn’s big moon, Titan. Or something pretty similar….
Physician, Heal Thyself!
Dr. Paul Cameron is the founder of the Family Research Institute, and is cited often and reverently by the anti-gay (and anti-gay marriage) crowd. Recently, he opined on what was at stake in the present controversy. His belief is that in a few generations, homosexuality will become the dominant form of sexual behavior. Some selected quotes, based on his "research": … Read More
Groupthink 101
Okay. You’re President. You have some big decisions to make, and you want the best information possible. So you gather up all the information, hear all sides of the arguments, get all the viewpoints and perspectives, and then . . . you make your decision. Right? Not if you’re GWB . . . President Bush yesterday dismissed two members of … Read More
The Eggheads Speak . . .
In my view, this is pretty bad. The Union of Concerned Scientists has released a report entitled: "Scientific Integrity in Policymaking: An Investigation Into The Bush Administration’s Misuse of Science". The report concludes: 1. There is a well-established pattern of suppression and distortion of scientific findings by high-ranking Bush administration political appointees across numerous federal agencies. These actions have consequences … Read More