Salon, Proud atheists: “Steven Pinker and Rebecca Goldstein, America’s brainiest couple, confess that belonging to one of America’s most reviled subcultures doesn’t mean they believe scientists can explain everything.”
Entries Tagged as 'science'
Steven Pinker and Rebecca Goldstein – Proud atheists
November 16th, 2007
Tags: atheism · language · rebecca goldstein · science · spinoza · steven pinker
Formulae for the 21st century
October 19th, 2007
John Brockman: “I recently paid a visit to the Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens, London to see Swiss curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, a long-time friend with whom I have a mutual connection: we both worked closely with the late James Lee Byars, the conceptual artist who, in 1971, implemented “The World Question Center” as a [...]
Tags: art · edge · forumula · science · serpentine gallery
Biologists Helping Bookstores
July 30th, 2007
Biologists Helping Bookstores. Reshelving pseudo-scientific nonsense since 2007. “I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but some bookstores seem to have a little problem discerning science from non-science. I’m specifically talking about biology books vs. creationist books. Sometimes, you will find psuedo-scientific rubbish such as “intelligent design” books next to such authors as Darwin, Mayr, Gould, [...]
Climate change: A guide for the perplexed
May 18th, 2007
New Scientist: “So for those who are not sure what to believe, here is our round-up of the 26 most common climate myths and misconceptions.”
Tags: global warming · science
Geloven in wetenschap. De invloed van intuïtie en geloofwaardige bronnen.
May 17th, 2007
Noorderlicht Magazine: “Waarom heeft bijna de helft van de Amerikanen een afkeer van wetenschap?”
Tags: evolution · psychology · science · usa
Monkeys hug it out to avoid fights
February 21st, 2007
Nature: “Hugging diffuses the tension when two bands of monkeys meet, say the British researchers who made the discovery. Without these calming embraces, the situation can escalate into aggression and even physical attacks, they report.”
Tags: biology · science · spider monkey
God in de politiek is fataal
February 15th, 2007
Ronald Plasterk: “God in de politiek is fataal.” (via)
Tags: atheism · nl · politics · religion · ronald plasterk · science
Veel steun voor petitie open access
January 31st, 2007
Marie-Jose Klaver: “De Europese Commissie wordt in de petitie opgeroepen om de aanbevelingen uit haar eigen Study on the Economic and Technical Evolution of the Scientific Publication Markets of Europe (pdf) formeel uit te voeren.”
Tags: eu · europe · open access · publishing · science