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The Known Universe

ryan — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:24:21 +0000

I don’t remember where I first saw this, but this is an amazing video in the spirit of the Powers of Ten film frequently shown in science classes.

Here’s the Powers of Ten video.

LHC Down, Again.

ryan — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:07:03 +0000

The Large Hadron Collider has some more problems, according to the NYT.

I’ve posted this before, but it’s getting a little freaky how many problems LHC is having. Maybe it did work… in the future.

Obama's Technology Policy

ryan — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:44:54 +0000

This policy is so full on win, it warms my little electronic heart another 2⁰ C. A partial bullet-point list; click through to see the whole thing with more statements.

Protect the Openness of the Internet (Net Neutrality!)
Safeguard our Right to Privacy
Open Up Government to its Citizens
Invest in the Sciences
Invest in University-Based Research
Make the R&D Tax Credit Permanent
Reform the Patent System
Make Math and Science Education a National Priority

Is there a bold-bold option on this keyboard?

Technology | Change.gov

'Expelled' is a piece of crap

ryan — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:50:35 +0000

How do I know? Because even the Grand Rapids Freaking Press panned, no, outright insulted the movie. This is a newspaper steeped in the Christian orthodoxy which the film touts and published in the heart of Christian Reformed bigotry and ID adherents. A sample:

The film frames scientists who oppose I.D. as hypocrites [...] thus making Michael Moore’s similarly slanted documentary techniques look like objective journalism.

…

But “Expelled” is slick and slimy, and anyone wanting a proper response to the onslaught of leftist documentaries — or harboring a similar viewpoint of man’s origins — likely will be put off by Stein’s smug tone and his disigenuous [sic] suggestion that not just Darwinism, but science itself is a dangerous tool of evil minds.

Ouch.

‘Expelled’ fails to sell intelligent design – MLive.com