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Science and Politics
When scientists and engineers collide with politics -- and, especially, politicians who don't like empirical evidence or who don't understand research.
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 21 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:09 10.03.07
The Military's "psychic warrior"
Well, we all have some ideas about MKultra, remote viewing and the like...
is the military Really exploring the psychic possibilities?
curious...
:: STARTED BY Mr Tricks
:: 14 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:48 01.03.07
Science is Bad for Food. And Health.
Michael Pollan asserts that the scientific approach to food and nutrition actually currently does more harm than good because of the necessary reductionism and isolationist approach required by the scientific method--particularly as it operates under the ideology he calls "nutritionism." Any science-types here want to disagree?
:: STARTED BY alas
:: 18 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:09 28.02.07
Vaccine for Cervical Cancer!
Scientists appear to have created a vaccine to the virus which causes cervical cancer...
:: STARTED BY Fist of Fun
:: 10 REPLIES, LAST AT 01:00 23.02.07
Scientists freeze beam of light
Physicists say they have brought light to a complete halt for a fraction of a second and then sent it on its way.
:: STARTED BY XK
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:19 09.02.07
FMRI scans to read people's intentions
fMRI scans developed to read people's intentions. Debate about ethical, political and social consequences encouraged.
:: STARTED BY Closed for Business Time
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:28 09.02.07
Giant Space Mirrors
The US's new suggestion to reverse the effects of global warming. Said by the IPCC to be "speculative, uncosted and with potential unknown side-effects". However, on the positive side the US seems to be coming closer to recognising that anthropogenic climate change exists...
:: STARTED BY Hydra vs Leviathan
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:11 05.02.07
IPhone
"iPhone is like having your life in your pocket, it's the ultimate digital device" - Steve Jobs
:: STARTED BY ZF!
:: 36 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:02 25.01.07
Big Brother In Your Pocket
Tiny Transmitters in your.....Pennies???
:: STARTED BY Tim Tempest
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:50 24.01.07
World's first womb transplant perfomed in Saudi Arabia
Womb transplant, fertility advances, medical advances, medical world-firsts.
:: STARTED BY Mordant Carnival
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:59 18.01.07
Moore's Law Exceeded
New Computer chip prototype from IBM exceedes Moore's Law.
:: STARTED BY Slate
:: 13 REPLIES, LAST AT 10:30 17.01.07
Enhanced Perceptual Functioning in Autism
A paper by autism researchers suggesting that rather than a core deficit, autistic people have a core strength in the area of particular kinds of perception.
:: STARTED BY quercia
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:03 14.01.07
How Does a Calculator Work?
Wikipedia has failed me, don't you do the same?
:: STARTED BY Our Lady Has Left the Building
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:49 13.01.07
Parthenogenesis
No one move a muscle as the dead come home. Someone finally got it to work.
:: STARTED BY cusm
:: 22 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:07 10.01.07
Apophis the Destroyer
Design an mission to rendezvous with an asteroid that might destroy Earth...
:: STARTED BY calgodot
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:18 09.01.07
Robocop prototype built
Verheiden's man-machine masterpiece, real?! How long before the 'suits' try and stuff an unfortunate 'Murphy' in one? "Can you fly, Bobby?" etc.
:: STARTED BY Molly Shortcake
:: 18 REPLIES, LAST AT 04:57 09.01.07
Luck Survey
From the first post: "Bristol University scientists have started a major study to figure out whether or not luck really exists."
:: STARTED BY Wyrd
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 01:06 27.12.06
Invisibility coming soon...
Boffins in the labs have been theorising over whether they can make a 'Harry Potter' style cloak with new 'Meta Materials'. What would you do with one? Have a bit of fun with it's implications, or maybe get scared, real scared.
:: STARTED BY Slate
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 03:30 19.12.06
Soy Controversy
Is soy a healthy meat alternative or "the next asbestos?"
:: STARTED BY ibis the being
:: 24 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:21 18.12.06
Reaping the whirlwind
Global weather catastrophe and climate change hits the news at last.
:: STARTED BY Quantum
:: 16 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:27 09.12.06
Water on Mars
Water on Mars, China going to the moon, space is sexy again.
:: STARTED BY invisible_al
:: 13 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:41 07.12.06
Scary new Big Brother tech
New technology in development by US government agencies. Its not sci-fi, its under development right now.
DARPA, IAO, Intelligence Awareness Office, smart weapons.
:: STARTED BY cusm
:: 11 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:38 06.12.06
Technological Development
Does Technology 'evolve'?
:: STARTED BY nighthawk
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:11 06.12.06
Stupid Robot Question
Building a better Robot
:: STARTED BY Alex Thoth
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:29 06.12.06
Modern Day Neanderthal?
Do modern day humans have strains of neanderthal DNA?
:: STARTED BY The Ghost of Tom Winter
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:53 05.12.06
Question Regarding Government/Military and Acquisition of Private Technology
No summary available
:: STARTED BY CameronStewart
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:57 04.12.06
The Antikythera Device- world's oldest computer?
Were the Greeks 1,400 years ahead of their time? Is this 2000 year old set of gears and cogs a navigational device?
:: STARTED BY Quantum
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:45 30.11.06
A virus that kills cancer?
Is this for real? And if it is, shouldn't it be, well, a big freakin' deal?
:: STARTED BY MattShepherd: I WEDDED KALI!
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:38 29.11.06
Modafinil / Provigil
Modafinil / Provigil and the 24/7 revolution. Wonder drug my arse, or wonder if it works? What do peeps think of this potential for never having to sleep again?
:: STARTED BY Scrambled Password Bogus Email
:: 14 REPLIES, LAST AT 08:39 25.11.06
New tech, New gadgets.
Useful stuff for personal use, perhaps with an environmental leaning.
:: STARTED BY Unconditional Love
:: 10 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:24 20.11.06
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