i’m not a huge one for sports, mostly because i think all the money and hoopla that goes with them is unnecessary. i do, however, enjoy participating in them once in a while. anyone who considers herself an athlete, or at least follows the sports world knows there are some players who standout because they [...]
back in the day, before dvds and pocket-sized cell phones, before myspace and youtube, before ddr and wow, kids used to participate in after school activities such as sports, band, orchestra, theatre, debate, various clubs, and a little known international, multidisciplinary competition known as odyssey of the mind.
when i was but a wee lad, knee [...]
granted it will take us at least 50 years to go anywhere in space, but i think there is enough enthusiasm about it to actually make some real progress. it is entirely probable that we will reach the limit of capacity and renewable resources on earth in the next 100 to 200 years. with the world’s [...]
so many things have happened lately, my brain is still processing it all.
the virginia tech tragedyhas been weighing heavily on academic minds lately. security measures have been increased around jcc’s campus, and a few ’suspicious’ or ‘unruly’ individuals have actually been removed from campus. again people are talking about kids in trench coats and those [...]
not anna nicole smith. but that’s not the point really. the more important question is, when did science become the enemy?
this image is real. i had a friend in high school who would make posters that looked like this, the sort of ideal vision of space. but this one is real. did anyone see this [...]
from the article on wired.com: bush budget funds nasa, cuts epa
the president’s budget proposal, explained.
after the announcement that humankind certainly is responsible for at least part of the recent rise in global temperature, you’ve got to be asking yourself, what can i do? stop driving my car? use candles instead of electric light? recycle my fecal matter for use as natural gas?
well, yes. you could do that. but you [...]
no matter how many times i’ve heard someone assert their theory that injecting ‘undesirable’ people with chemicals or sending them to a special camp will ‘cure’ them of the tendencies that make them an outcast in traditional society, it never seems to work.
as part of possible crime prevention tactics in the uk, the british government [...]
since fossil fuels are so yesterday, and no one really cares about the giant renewable energy source at the center of our solar system, let’s mine another non-renewable resource from the moon! all that talk about alternative fuels from corn or water or algae? nonsense. there’s no money in that. how can you expect to [...]
science nips at vampire myths
while the scientific assertions in this article are sound, the claim that people, especially americans, are easily convinced of the existence of ghosts, goblins and the undead is a touch left field.
take for example, religion. the holy ghost? spirits? angels? medicine men? possession? human culture is rife with deep belief in [...]
