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Adventures in Ethics and Science: The more you know ...
Discussion of the "tension" between theory and experiment. John Dewey would not like some of the viewpoints expressed!
Rhosgobel: Radagast's home
Packed with useful information.
You're a Dim Bulb (And I mean that in the best possible way). The Loom: A blog about life, past and future
Another "everybody knows" -- we only use 10% of our brains. Turns out, the brain only uses enough energy to power about 1% of its neurons at any one time (about 15W). That doesn't mean "we only use 1% of our brains" though -- do we "only use 20% of the
Sociology of Science
Cosma again. Damn. If I had six brains I couldn't keep up with this guy.
EDGE: SPECULATIONS ON THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE By Kevin Kelly
A mixture of utter nonsense and sensible ideas. "Embrace the subjective" my paradigm-shifting ass.
3quarksdaily
Dr Shiban Ganju on the <i>H. pylori</i> story; an excellent short essay.
YoungFemaleScientist: help writing papers.
Should YFS cut a corner in the usual fashion or not? I say no; I wouldn't blame her if she did, I know the pressure she's under, but I hope she'll draw a line in the sand over this.
Visible Proofs: Forensic Views of the Body: Home Page
History and practice of forensic science. Via the spousal unit.
Finger length predicts physically aggressive personalities, study shows - ExpressNews - University of Alberta
The article is available from Bailey's website as a pdf. Mean R:I ratios were 0.947 (M) and 0.965 (F) -- by eye, mine appears to be very close to 1.0 (higher = less prone to physical aggression/more feminine) Update: I measured, because <i>of course</i>
Adventures in Ethics and Science: Fuller on Mooney on science.
More good discussion at Janet's place.
Guardian Unlimited | Science | 'When we turn the current on, the patients report the emptiness suddenly disappears'
Last year, Helen Mayberg, a neurologist at Emory University's school of medicine in Atlanta, published the results of a decade of research which pinpointed a 2.5cm-wide part of the brain called the subgenual cingulate region (SCR) as playing a major role
New Scientist Technology - Device warns you if you're boring or irritating
*snort* All it does is vibrate, though. Lame. I think it should deliver a powerful electric shock.
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