Category: Science
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Watermelon Tuesday Open Comments
If there remains any doubt of the aims of the Anthropogenic Global Warming crowd, news from Cancun should dispel them. Global warming is now such a serious threat to mankind that climate change experts are calling for Second World War-style rationing in rich countries to bring down carbon emissions. [emphasis mine] We know better than…
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Nature vs. Nurture vs. ???
One of the most hotly debated topics of human psychology has been the relative effects of nature (our genetic makeup) and nurture (the environment in which we are raised) on human behavior. It is clear, at least to me, that each has at least some effect on our current mental and emotional state and how…
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Space Matters
I was so excited when my sister, who works at NASA (whom I will refer to as NasaSis), invited my Handsome Son and I to watch the astronauts perform an Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA, aka “space walk”) this morning. Joining the three of us was the first sibling of our very large family, whom I’ll…