Category: Eyes Rolling
Oopsie daisy… NSIDC misplaces 500,000 sq. kilometers of arctic ice
| February 21, 2009 | Posted by Dave S. under Eyes Rolling, Global Warming, Off Topic |
The National Snow and Ice Data Center had to pull down its January and February arctic ice extent data because a deteriorating sensor on a satellite was slowly changing ice to water. By mid-February when someone noticed the readings were off by a half-million square kilometers. That’s a lot of ice when you consider that… more
Miller Redefining Design
| January 22, 2009 | Posted by Patrick under Darwinism, Eyes Rolling, theistic evolution |
Originally written by uoflcard. I’d rather not distract from the main point of the other thread: HGT. So I created a separate thread for this topic, duplicating this info. There is ‘Design’ in Nature, Biologist Argues It is one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever read. A biologist says that the ID movement garners… more
Poe’s law: Students cannot form logical position about television’s impact?
| October 13, 2008 | Posted by O'Leary under Eyes Rolling, Poe's Law |
From what I can determine, this is a true story: A Mindful Hack reader writes, The state of Maine gave a test to about 15,000 eighth-graders to assess their writing skills, including their ability to form a logical position. When the state refused to release the results, a newspaper filed a Freedom of Information Act… more
David Deamer’s “Poof” Theory of Information
| September 10, 2008 | Posted by Dave S. under Biology, Eyes Rolling, Self-Org. Theory |
David Deamer, a distinguished professor of zoology at UCSC, in an interview with Susan Mazur gives us his theory of information as it relates to genetics. Deamer: I think genetic information more or less came out of nowhere by chance assemblages of short polymers. Am I being unfair in interpreting the phrase “more or less… more
Humor: Google Trends
| August 24, 2008 | Posted by Dave S. under Eyes Rolling, Humor |
Ever wonder what Science Bloggers do when they’re not science blogging? Wonder no longer. http://trends.google.com/websites?q=scienceblogs.com&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 Top Five Things Science Blog Readers Search For: 1. scotch tape mosquito bites 2. kate beckinsale 3. sponge bob 4. bruce lee 5. britney spears Interesting (if you’re a 12 year old). Top Five Blogs Science Blog Readers Also Visit… more
Hoax, Arthur Spiderwick, or True Chimera
| August 2, 2008 | Posted by Mario A. Lopez under Eyes Rolling, Just For Fun, Media |
In case you missed it in the news or in SciAm: Mystery of the Montauk Monster is making the headlines. Arthur Spiderwick’s Spitting Gargoyle Man Bear Pig Chimera (art) You decide. more
Expelled, despite predictions, has not expired
| June 4, 2008 | Posted by O'Leary under Expelled, Eyes Rolling |
Well, Expelled, now back up and running legally, I guess, is still #5 in documentaries, and has grossed as of May. 29, 2008, $7,614,754. In theory, it can now be shown in Canada. There is much local punditry of the worthless “don’t see it!” variety – which is interesting in view of the show trial… more
Higher Ed is higher on WHAT, exactly?
| May 9, 2008 | Posted by O'Leary under Eyes Rolling, Intelligent Design |
Prof sues disbelieving students. Apparently, they disputed her theories about science … No, in the famous words of Rush Limbaugh, I am not making this up. If I had that kind of imagination, I would be right up there with J.K. Rowlings (rowling in dough, right?) Also just up at the Overwhelming Evidence blog The… more