Daily Archives: January 28, 2009

The Obama Era

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Nothing is Real, and [There’s] Nothing to Get Hung About

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Don’t Walk, SPRINT?

Physorg.com, a science website, reports that cardiovascular fitness can be improved, and the risk of diabetes reduced, by brief, high intensity workouts: A regular high-intensity, three-minute workout has a significant effect on the body’s ability to process sugars. Research published … Continue reading

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Do Scientists Need the Ten Commandments?

Where do the ethical sensibilities and VALUES of scientists, in doing their work, come from? In other words, why do scientists (for example) value such things as VIGOROUS DEBATE and SEEKING OUT CONTRARY LINES OF EVIDENCE? In a science essay in the NY Times … Continue reading

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Weird But TRUE: Flying Spaghetti Monster Sighting in Germany

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