"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."
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
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?
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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."
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Saturday, January 16, 2010
The Intelligence² Debate - Stephen Fry (Unedited)
Click where it says SD to change it to HQ (High Quality)
Labels:
atheism,
atheist,
religion,
Stephen Fry
Friday, January 15, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
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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Labels:
atheism,
atheist,
Christopher Hitchens
Monday, January 4, 2010
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