We are constantly inundated with a bleak picture of the future. Current levels of greenhouse gasses are driving up the average earth temperature of the earth....
... Sorry Sidney, I guess you failed 1st grade science. Archimede's principle says that when something floats it displaces its weight, so the level stays the...
Please accept my humble apology for my major mistake of the floating ice analogy. The level of the liquid water would stay the same according to Archimedes...
I find this to be an interesting method of calculating the number of possible contacts from an alien civilization. The interactive sliders give you a quick...
For fun try this scenario with the drake equation interactive at: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/origins/drake.html The interactive has Drakes numbers as a...
I thought the following article was interesting: http://content.health.msn.com/content/article/94/103067.htm?printing=true THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SUPERSTITION: IS...
(3) Complaint Registered The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint about a cancer cure pamphlet distributed with the AA Directions magazine....
I wish I could go this year: Subject: Amazing Meeting with James Randi in Las Vegas THE AMAZING MEETING 3 Las Vegas Jan 13-16 2005 Mark your calendars for...
here is a good email list from the president of the American Physical Society ... From: What's New whatsnew@... Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 13:18:15 -0500 ...
Exploding Toads Puzzle German Scientists 'We Have a Really Unique Story Here in Hamburg' BERLIN (April 27) - More than 1,000 toads have puffed up and exploded...
fyi - Scientology is a vicious controlling cult. They are known for all kinds of suppression tactics about people who speak out against them. Please help get...
“We are all entitled to our own opinions, but we are not necessarily entitled to our own facts.” - Daniel Patrick Moynihan Scientists and Skeptics are well...
concerning the following post attempt to the list: From: "seneca4y2k" <seneca4y2k@...> Date: Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:48 am Subject: Question from a newbie...
... There is a distinction to be made between religion and belief in God. One can believe in God, but not as he is described in any religion. Some brilliant...
People, Krieg's rule of crack pot theories goes: "you can no longer have a big event without a conspiracy theory rise up to confuse it" The following events...
... http://www.theonion.com/content/node/32640 This tongue in cheek story reports: "Ghost Of Carl Sagan Warns Against Dangers Of Superstition August 12, 1997 |...
This report has been withdrawn. http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/07-01-17.html Cathy ***** Catherine A. Fiorello, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Program...
