Archive for May, 2009
The Pseudo Science of the Spoken Word: Part 3
Continued from Part 2
From campaign speeches to tent revivals to late-night talk radio, countless orators throughout human history have influenced, cajoled, inspired, and galvanized the ...
California Throws H8 Back to Voters
In 1780 in the Massachusetts constitution, John Adams said we are "a government of laws, not men." This is what the California Supreme court effectively restated today when it went ...
Singularity: The Sum of All Fears
The Singularity is a concept first discussed by Vernor Vinge in the 1980s. Later, Ray Kurzweil became one of its ...
Astronauts Begin To Drink Recycled Water
According to NASA, the astronauts on the International Space Station are now beginning to drink water purified from their own urine, sweat, and exhalations. While it's been possible for ...
Energy Lies, Damn Lies
It used to be that the most rancorous online debate was reserved for questions about religion, especially how and what to ...
Limbaugh Can Dish It Out…
The right is in a holy froth because President Obama laughed at a joke by Wanda Sykes saying she hoped Rush Limbaugh's kidneys would fail. Drudge immediately picked up the ...