Apparently if you go to the EU to study science, you’ll have parties like this. See if you can find all the elements:
I bet we could do a better job here in the states. After all, our techno is way better!
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Feb
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2009
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2009
Controls are Sweet!
posted in Chemistry, Media, Science & Society, Skepticism 4 CommentsIn science you always.
Always.
Always use controls.
That is the very basis of science, for without a control running next to your experiment, you have no isolated variables, no conclusions that can be drawn from it, and no theories that it can support.
So when I was reading the Ethicurean, as I regularly do, I was simply flabbergasted at this post: Mercury in HFCS. Apparently, a research paper came out proclaiming that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS)-containing products had detectable levels of mercury. The explanation given was that HFCS is made using alkali soda, from plants that use mercury in the process of synthesizing it. (Except this has been for the most part phased out)
I took a look at the paper, and the first thing that I noticed was Read More…
Mar
20
2008
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2008
Episode 78: Science Debate 2008!
posted in Astronomy, Chemistry, Evolution, Genetics, Mindcast, Politics 5 CommentsEpisode 78 of the Mindcast is up!
Download it here. Or subscribe to the Podcast (iTunes).
Update: 4-11-2008: Science Debate 2008 is hosting an edited copy of the interview, with just the stuff about the debate. You can download it here.
Show topics: Read More…
Nov
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2007
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2007
Monday Madness: Household Hacker Hoax
posted in Chemistry, Monday Madness, Science, Skepticism 9 CommentsThe internet is a wonderful thing - it puts information at everyone’s fingertips. What it also does is enable complete idiots to put out information and make a whole lot of people think that it is true. Have you seen the video about how to charge an iPod with just Gatorade and an onion? Well, sit down my friends, watch a couple quick videos, and get ready for some Monday Madness.
Oct
12
2006
12
2006
Who you gonna call? Skeptic’s Circle #45
posted in Carnivals, Chemistry, Creationism/ID, Education, Evolution, Health, Pseudoscience, Religion, Skepticism 11 CommentsWelcome to the 45th Edition of the Skeptic’s Circle at The Inoculated Mind. Podcast-style. Read More…
I just watched the longest Rube Goldberg machine I have ever seen. Read More…