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Superhero Science
How can they...?
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 04:34 19.07.08
Bananas, blight, and what we're going to do about our food.
Specialized diseases are wiping out our industrialized, single-variety farms and orchards. Can diversity save us? How?
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 10 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:57 17.06.08
New Developments in Alternative Energy
I decided this is sort of a hot topic, if a bit broad - alternatives to fossil fuels and things that make electricity without contributing to global warming (one way or another).
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 22 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:42 16.06.08
The <$100 Laptop
An MIT professor has created a durable, wi-fi-ready laptop that costs less than $100 and uses a hand-crank to recharge. He's distributing it to developing nations.
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 58 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:03 25.05.08
The Bates Method of Vision Improvement.
A controversial method for improving your vision, no matter what your problem is.
Keyword: Myopia, Presbyopia, Eyes, Consciousness, Memory, Alexander Technique.
:: STARTED BY Sam T.
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:07 16.04.08
Bigotry and reality
What if bigoted views were substantiated by science?
:: STARTED BY JOY NO WRY
:: 110 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:53 16.04.08
CERN and the Large Hadron Collider - a primer for beginners.
An appeal to friendly nuclear physicists to explain the science behind and significance of the whopping great particle gun underneath Geneva.
:: STARTED BY Ron Stoppable
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:05 09.04.08
Schizophrenia: What it is and where it comes from.
Looking at the mechanisms of a much-discussed but little-understood mental illness.
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 48 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:00 09.04.08
Cities at Night
Sharp, full colour and beautiful images of the earth by night.
:: STARTED BY I scream for ice cream
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:02 06.04.08
Human Fertilisation and Embryology or HFE Bill
What are your thoughts on the HFE Bill?
:: STARTED BY grim reader
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:58 02.04.08
DigitalDownloadDay - crap
Experiences with Digital Download Day, the piece of corporate propaganda masquerading as generosity to the consumer. Download music slowly and erratically to listen to for a bit! No thanks.
:: STARTED BY fridgemagnet
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:26 31.03.08
Probiotics and the Intestinal Ecosystem.
A thread to discuss the usage and percieved benefits of probiotic supplements and foods, as well as looking at intestinal health and the smelly smelly wonders of gut flora and fauna.
:: STARTED BY Evil Scientist
:: 63 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:00 12.03.08
Influence of belief on health
Branching off from a point made by grant (topic/28224) I am seeking scientific evidence (ie published in peer-reviewed journals) that the mind can influence disease progression/prognosis.
:: STARTED BY DrJab
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:26 11.03.08
God, Mathematics and 'Intelligent Design'
No summary available
:: STARTED BY Elisha's Slippers
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:33 11.03.08
The drugs don't work?
How useful are SSRI's?
:: STARTED BY Peach Pie
:: 12 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:54 11.03.08
Nikola Tesla
Earthquake machine! Death Ray! Coil!
Power for all without gas, coal, or oil!
Serbian genius! Electrical saint!
Some called him wacko: we sez he ain't!
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 27 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:08 14.02.08
Psychotechnology.
Think our thoughts, and we'll think yours. How Homeland Security is investing in Soviet mind control technology.
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 13 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:50 11.02.08
Environmental Science and Conservation Discussion Thread.
A general purpose thread for drawing attention to, and discussing, topics to do with environmental science and conservation. Keywords: Global warming debate, endangered species, pollution, waste management, sustainable energy.
:: STARTED BY Evil Scientist
:: 22 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:37 31.01.08
Bisexuality [SBR]
Studies on sexual identity are relatively rare; studies on bisexuality are even rarer. Why?
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 05:36 27.01.08
I-Doser
I-Doser: Hoax or Real Deal?
:: STARTED BY Zir Ipol
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:45 16.01.08
Interesting/obscure areas of knowledge about dinosaurs
Leftfield dinosaur stuff.
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:51 09.01.08
Subterranean Tokyo
Beneath Tokyo, there is a second Tokyo, made of secret tunnels, possibly built as nuclear shelters. Apparently, there's a London under London, too. Under the Underground. File under: urban exploration, subterranean society, hollow earth.
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 41 REPLIES, LAST AT 10:10 16.12.07
Atkins diet
Views on Atkins low-carb diets, versus traditional weight loss system.
:: STARTED BY gingerbop
:: 74 REPLIES, LAST AT 09:46 16.12.07
IQ testing
The impartiality and lack thereof of IQ tests, what they actually test, and various posters' experiences with having their IQ tested.
:: STARTED BY Tom Coates
:: 65 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:57 14.12.07
Gender and race inequality in science and its wider effects
How do sexism and racism get embedded in science talk and propagated in society through science talk? What can be done about it? Assume feminist/anti-racist stance.
:: STARTED BY aim for joviality (gone)
:: 56 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:09 12.12.07
Intelligent Design and Evolution. How do you decide?
Evolution and Intelligent Design. Where do you stand on the debate and why? To be entirely upfront, I should say that I don't think it is so much of a debate as an ideological struggle between science and perhaps secularism with religion, and in particular some forms of christianity.
:: STARTED BY Lurid Archive
:: 180 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:00 03.12.07
Essay on Reich online
Wilhelm Reich Lecture online
:: STARTED BY Rex Feral
:: 36 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:25 28.11.07
The Virtual Conference Room
NASA moves onto Second Life to share data.
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:40 21.11.07
Science & the Mass Media: A conversation
A conversation about science and the mass media, their many-faceted relationship and what was, is and will possibly be good, bad, right and wrong about that relationship.
:: STARTED BY Closed for Business Time
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:36 14.11.07
Clone Warriors - the Businessplan for a new level of carnage
Who needs robots, anyway. The follwing is a quite real and serious proposition of the feasability of the quasi-industrial artificial population possibilities.
Of course, the military´s going to be first to use that, if possible.
:: STARTED BY el d.
:: 10 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:05 07.11.07
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