So, I'm reading my Freakonomics as per usual, and I come across an energy article. And then, down in the comments, I notice a comment about this new design for nuclear reactors, a much better one. And I think, "oh, that's neat - we could sure use some new designs on nuclear reactors!". And, well...

You're not going to BELIEVE this. This absolutely ( Read more... )

My position on science is difficult for me to explain. And I just saw a video that I thought illustrated one of the bigger issues at play, so I thought I'd share my thoughts.

First, you might want to watch THIS , so you have some idea of what I'm talking about ( Read more... )

The argument is an interesting one: that teaching intelligent design is tantamount to providing welfare support for substandard science.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=E9WnOZb7hl0