Science

It probably says something about me that I'm thinking of buying a Geiger counter.It's not that I really have a need to detect radioactivity, exactly. But you know all those CSI shows where they pull out the UV light and shine it around a crime scene to find suspicious stains? If you tried that at home, the ultraviolet light would probably find all kinds of messes -- where … [Read more...] about Considering a Geiger Counter

When word got around that Bill Nye (“The Science Guy”) was going to debate Ken Ham, the founder of the Creation Museum, I was skeptical because just understanding the science of evolution is not good enough, you also have to understand and be prepared for all the creationist criticisms of evolution, and most scientists have no reason to learn about those.Among other things, … [Read more...] about How Bill Nye Debates Creationism

I stumbled across an amusing bit of scientific confusion at Addicting Info ("The Knowledge You Crave") in an article titled "The U.S. Navy Just Announced The End Of Big Oil And No One Noticed." The author, Justin "Filthy Liberal Scum" Rosario, says the U.S. Navy has "achieved the Holy Grail of energy independence – turning seawater into fuel."He's talking about an … [Read more...] about Not Quite the End of Big Oil

My sometimes co-blogger Ken and I often discuss the whole evolution-v.s.-creationism issue, and I've tried a few times to explain to him why I don't write about it much here. I occasionally discuss or speculate about some basic evolutionary science, and I've slammed some really idiotic creationist nonsense, but I just don't want to get into a debate about it.I got to … [Read more...] about Why I Don’t Debate Evolution