I don't follow "I F*cking Love Science" on Facebook for the most transparent, stodgy old guy reason; I don't like the name. Sure, it's edgy and in-your-face and therefore cool to a lot of people who think that sort of thing is cool, it is just a turn-off for me.But being edgy and cool doesn't mean you get to rip people off. The Ellen Degeneres Show is also cool and edgy and hip and...
read moreInstagram, a popular photo-sharing application, is used by millions of people to show photos of their wedding cakes and pictures of themselves they took in the mirror with their cell phones. Or maybe it has a much deeper level, if you look hard enough. And want to take advantage of its popularity and need to talk about something at a conference. read...
read moreThe Emotional Freedom Technique is a kind of psychotherapy, developed in the 90s, that draws on a variety of pseudoscientific bollocks, including accupressure, our old friend NLP (neurolinguistic programming), various kinds of laying-on-of-hands-type ‘energy’ therapies and a good dose of very confused neurobollocks.Essentially, what happens in an EFT counselling session is that you discuss...
read moreWhile the United States is now back at early 1990s levels of CO2 emissions, thanks to a switch to natural gas in the energy sector and a moribund economy, that doesn't apply to Asia. The middle class in China alone has a population that exceeds the entire USA and they all want, and are getting, cars and air conditioners and a better life and the emissions to go along with it. Globally, greenhouse...
read moreIn 2013, stem cell therapy is touted as the future of medicine by proponents in Europe and Asia while scientists in America urge caution. Contrast that to a decade ago, when the concern was that American President George W. Bush was holding back progress because he limited federal funding for one form of stem cell research. In 2012, Governor Rick Perry of Texas not only believed in stem cell...
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