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The Imprecision of Language in Science, especially Neuroscience

Posted on November 25, 2009 by

A friend recently sent me this nifty article. Here are some of my favorite snippets. On “knowledge”: “Knowing is not an activity of the brain but of human beings, and knowledge is not contained in the brain but in books … Continue reading →

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Short Term Business Vision Dominates

Posted on August 30, 2009 by

Business Week has a really great article about the value of basic research in R&D Labs to future economies. Many of the classic scientific research labs, such as Bell Labs and RCA Labs (now Sarnoff Corp.), were started and funded … Continue reading →

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In Free Will, It’s the Free that’s Problematic

Posted on June 24, 2009 by

So it’s not that will doesn’t exist; it’s that the free part is problematic — a lot of people see free will and say, “Well, you’re showing there’s no free will; therefore, people have no intentions or will.” No. There … Continue reading →

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Darwin & Viktor Deak vs. Jindal, Huckabee and booga-booga

Posted on February 28, 2009 by

In the 6th edition of “On the Origin of Species” Charles Darwin lamented over the power of “steady misrepresentation” of the facts and observations of his work 150 years ago. Those were days when God’s grace meant you could be … Continue reading →

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Darwin and experimental analysis of the behavior of markets

Posted on February 11, 2009 by

Please run this blog through the Baloney Detection Kit that was published here in the last 90 days. I recommend you do it for every media byte but, a guy off the streets writing about our global financial crisis may … Continue reading →

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Christakis, Rube Goldberg and Mythinformation

Posted on January 27, 2009 by

They’re at it again. Yes they are… As part of the Rube Goldberg contingent from Mythinformation Central. From the people that brought you “you’re fat because of your friends” you are now presented with: “your genes influence who will become … Continue reading →

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Lie to Me* FOX debut

Posted on January 21, 2009 by

I am so disappointed. Mysticism returns to prime time TV with this inane crime stopper series “LIE to ME*” heralding the star (Tim Roth) and his team’s ability to read people’s faces to tell when they are lying about what. … Continue reading →

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CNN and Evil – Snivil…

Posted on December 19, 2008 by

Use your head! Not even the term “wet” is binary. Continue reading →

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Should Scientists (Complexity Dudes At That) Help Solve The Economic Woes?

Posted on December 16, 2008 by

Now here’s a MEATY discussion on Edge.org about the role scientists should play in helping improve the economic conditions.  Chew on this awhile. Here’s one of my favorite chunks of the discussion lifted from George Dyson’s comments: Brown, Kauffman, Palmrose, … Continue reading →

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Why The Speed of Light is Finite

Posted on November 23, 2008 by

I do wonder why the speed of light is 299 792 458 m/s instead of 400 000 000 m/s or 50 billion m/s.  I know it’s constant and like other constants the universe just sort of has them and299 792 … Continue reading →

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