Sunday, January 31, 2010

QI - The Great Disappointment


Saturday, January 30, 2010

The Human Brain: How We Decide

"When Jonah Lehrer was in town to talk about his latest book, “How We Decide”, Calacademy snagged the opportunity to interview him for “Science in Action”.

He took the Visualization Studio through a tour of the brain as we make decisions whether in the cereal aisle or piloting a plane. Then the artists went to work, creating the brain visuals."


God, Your Animals Are Stupid...



(Thanks to Ritchie for the link)
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Darwin Awards: Evolution In Action


Q and A: Does Prayer Work?


Thursday, January 28, 2010

The Atheist Experience - Do Your Beliefs Reflect Reality?


Wednesday, January 27, 2010

reddit.com Interviews PZ Myers



List of questions from redditors:

1. What should scientists be doing (that they aren't doing now, or aren't doing sufficiently) to combat anti-science theories like intelligent design?

2. Do your academic relationships ever suffer from your outspoken atheism?

3. How do you respond to people who claim that "evangelical" atheism is just as bad as evangelical Christianity?

4. Do you think mentioning morons like Ray Comfort and Ben Stein on your blog is just giving them exposure and feeding the trolls?

5. Do your neighbors and coworkers realize that you are a web-celebrity and outspoken atheist and does it affect their daily interactions with you?

6. What do you think of relativism and postmodernism being used as a way to attack Science?

7. What role should the university play in society? Do you have any concerns about the corporatization of research?

8. Do you think the current resurgence in atheism and backlash against religion is likely to maintain momentum, or will it fade in time once balance between secularism and religiosity has been restored? After all, atheism/naturalism/deism has been popular at various other points in the past.

9. I am 25 years old with a bachelors in Bioengineering. The company I work for, a well known medical device developer, is run by a gaggle of nutjob born-agains with AiG pamphlets strewn about their offices. I often flirt with the idea of returning to school for a PhD in Evolutionary Bio or at least an MS in Bioeng. My biggest fear is letting time get away from me as I cash checks and read pharyngula at work. What were you up to when you were 25? Do you have any words of advice for aspiring scientists torn between a lucrative career in the private sector and a potentially meager yet more emotionally rewarding life in academia? Do you have any plans or desire to leave Morris? Will a practice midterm be posted online?

10. What can I do to help combat the spread of pseudoscientific nonsense in my daily life without turning into a mad pariah and getting into fights?

Blasphemy Channel: Origin of Religion


Sunday, January 24, 2010

Blasphemy Channel: An Honest Catholic Advertisement


Intelijunt Dezine


The Atheist Experience - Consequences Of False Beliefs


Saturday, January 23, 2010

The Atheist Experience - How To Test God Scientifically


Friday, January 22, 2010

Cthulhu vs. Christianity


Wednesday, January 20, 2010

The Hubble Heritage: A Legacy of Images from Deep Space


The Beauty Of Stars Being Born


Tuesday, January 19, 2010

MicroEvolution vs MacroEvolution

"Has MacroEvolution really never been observed? Have scientists really never seen one "kind" evolve into another "kind"? Surely information can't ever been added to the genome by unintelligent processes."


Hitler reacts to the Global Atheist Convention



(Via Pharyngula)

Christopher Hitchens on Mother Teresa



(Via Atheist Media)

Blasphemy Channel: Blasphemy Catastrophe


U.S. Military Rifle Scopes Inscribed With Bible Verses



(Via Atheist Media)

Monday, January 18, 2010

BBC Horizon - Why Do Viruses Kill? (2010)

Aired 1-16-10

"Series exploring topical scientific issues. Just months ago, a new disease threatened to kill millions. In the UK alone, 65,000 deaths were predicted. Yet dire warnings about new flu variant H1N1 have not materialised. If this latest pandemic has taught anything, it is just how little is understood about the invisible world of viruses. Horizon follows the leading researchers who are attempting to unravel the many secrets of viruses to understand when and why they kill."


Playlist

Download: 474MB avi
http://rapidshare.com/files/337148713/Horizon_S48E09_-_Why_Do_Viruses_Kill_.thebox.hannibal.part1.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/337162072/Horizon_S48E09_-_Why_Do_Viruses_Kill_.thebox.hannibal.part2.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/337165876/Horizon_S48E09_-_Why_Do_Viruses_Kill_.thebox.hannibal.part3.rar

Sunday, January 17, 2010

AronRa - Turns out we DID come from monkeys!


Monkey tool usage: Flint knife and probe


Bonobo chimp plays Pac-Man


Saturday, January 16, 2010

BBC - The Secret Life of Chaos (2010)

"Chaos theory has a bad name, conjuring up images of unpredictable weather, economic crashes and science gone wrong. But there is a fascinating and hidden side to Chaos, one that scientists are only now beginning to understand.

It turns out that chaos theory answers a question that mankind has asked for millennia - how did we get here?"


Playlist

Download: 550MB avi
http://rapidshare.com/files/337223367/The_Secret_Life_of_Chaos.WnA.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/337244583/The_Secret_Life_of_Chaos.WnA.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/337257152/The_Secret_Life_of_Chaos.WnA.part3.rar

The Intelligence² Debate - Stephen Fry (Unedited)

Click where it says SD to change it to HQ (High Quality)


Blasphemy Channel: Jesus Beer


Friday, January 15, 2010

Children's Guide to Religion


Thursday, January 14, 2010

Pat Robertson Blames Haiti's "Pact To The Devil" For Catastrophe


What Would Jesus Do?


Pat Condell - Thank God for Andy Choudary


Wednesday, January 13, 2010

IMAX Hubble 3D: Trailer



(Via RichardDawkins.net)

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BBC - Roboshark Swimming with Whale Sharks


Tuesday, January 12, 2010

TheThinkingAtheist - Set Yourself Free


James Randi Speaks - Chemotherapy


Sunday, January 10, 2010

NonStampCollector Special Investigation - Evolution


Saturday, January 9, 2010

The Atheist Experience - The Argument from Ignorance


Al Jazeera - One on One with Richard Dawkins

Aired 1-9-10 on Al Jazeera


Playlist

(Thanks to Madperson for the link.)

Thursday, January 7, 2010

RDF TV - "Teach the Controversy" - A.C. Grayling


Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Symphony of Science - 'The Unbroken Thread' (ft. Attenborough, Goodall, Sagan)


Tuesday, January 5, 2010

reddit.com Interviews Christopher Hitchens



"Christopher Hitchens answers the top questions from reddit.com. See questions: http://budurl.com/hitchens

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The Daily Show - Religions Battle For Tiger Woods


Monday, January 4, 2010

VS Ramachandran: The neurons that shaped civilization


BBC The Big Questions - Do Miracles Happen?

Aired January 3rd, 2010


Playlist

Saturday, January 2, 2010

The Richard Dawkins - Thunderf00t discussion


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