The cephalopods can hear you
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8095000/8095977.stm
The Chronic Dependence of Popular Religiosity upon Dysfunctional Psychosociological Conditions
http://www.epjournal.net/filestore/EP073984414.pdf Gregory Paul’s paper based on his study, which links religion to immoral behavior.
Science Cookies
http://notsohumblepie.blogspot.com/2009/12/science-cookies-atom.html http://notsohumblepie.blogspot.com/2010/02/science-cookie-roundup-2.html
Stuff I think about when I’m laying in bed at night:
via Strange Maps
Fate of Science Teacher With a Bible Divides an Ohio Town
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/education/20teacher.html From the page: “After an investigation, school officials notified Mr. Freshwater in June 2008 of their intent to fire him, but he asked for a pre-termination hearing, which has lasted more than a year and cost the school board more than a half-million dollars. … Last June, he filed a federal lawsuit against the school board seeking $1 million
A Bitter Rift Divides Atheists
http://www.npr.org/ From the page: “The new atheists counter that they believe in reason, science and freedom from religious myth.” …As opposed to the OLD atheists who believed in reason, science and freedom from religious myth.
Charles Darwin film too controversial for religious America
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6173399/Charles-Darwin-film-too-controversial-for-religious-America.html Because Christian America doesn’t know how to intelligently defend it’s mythology, the obvious alternative is to censure.
DIY Tornado
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_g/17289789/in/set-412209/
Single molecule
Chemical structure of a single molecule.
Mysterious Tubular Clouds Defy Explanation
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/morninggloryclouds/
Sexual Activity May Protect Against Endometriosis
http://www.aphroditewomenshealth.com/news/20020430023512_health_news.shtml From the page: “Statistical analysis revealed that women who sometimes or often engaged in sexual activity during menstruation are 1.5 times less likely to have endometriosis than women who do not engage in sexual activities during menstruation.”