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On another message board I read that the NOVA program on PBS is going to show something on intelligent design, to comply with their wish that it should treated "fairly" on such shows designed to inform the general public about science. Unfortunately for the ID'ers, this upcoming show is intended to DEBUNK them yet again, and this time in front of the masses. It is going to primarily cover the events that happened in 2004 when a town in Penn, known as Dover, the science teachers refused to promote ID as a science or an alternative theory. Of course, this sparked a lawsuit from the fundamentalists and everything became a big mess. Needless to say, they lost and ID …

Hi there everyone, its been a long time since i posted;kinda taking a rest from the forums and trying to enjoy the holidays. I was just chatting with someone the other day and he told me that you can actually build a trailer for 300 GBR pounds. Although i was not convinced I couldnt help but ask anyone here if that is possible. lets say its a wooden trailer. is this possible to build it that cheap? feel free to tell me of your experiences. Thanks.

When I was reading a blog today, I saw a post about a sweater which had the complete periodic table on it. The only problem is that it was an ugly colour. It's my housemate's birthday coming up, and he's doing a PhD in genetics. Does anyone know of any sciencey/geeky gifts online that I could get him along these lines? Also, if I saw something cool enough, I would probably get something for myself. Oh, and I should probably note that he already has just about every one of those Giant Microbe toys! Many thanks!

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had to pass on this gem: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3766303,00.html Kind of puts the Birthers in perspective!

So, i've had this idea of a live debate between members of this forum. not on the forum or IRC but on skype or teamspeak. seeing as we haven't had many decent debates in a long while. the debate would have to have a science angle at the very least(purely scientific would be prefferable) and should try to avoid political debate as much as possible(a debate about some governments policies on science would be boring as hell to people not from that country). we'd have to appoint a moderator and a panel of judges to decide on the victor. the debate would be open for everyone to listen in on(and ask questions if we have a section allowing questions from the floor).…

Alight i have been wanting to start one of these for a long time:-) For all of you that are not familar with The Good The Bad and The Ugly... heres how it goes, first some one posts a good such as "My son just got into college." the the next person does a bad "He had an affair with his english teacher." and then the next person does an ugly like "So did I." and it repeats over and over and over until a moderater finds a reason to close the thread. So let the threading BEGIN. Good: I just got a new laptop.

How about a $23 quadrillion bill? http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/15/quadrillion.dollar.glitch/ I love how Visa added a $15 "Negative Balance Fee" to the bill.

I mentioned to bascule in the SFN chatroom that there a few songs I find absolutely beautiful, like feeling like falling in love everytime I hear it. I dont know how to define "beauty" in music, but I'll share my short list of songs anyway: Tiesto: In My Memory JEM: Amazing Life Shakira: Dia de Enero Shakira: Obtener un Si Bascule suggested Depeche Mode: Enjoy the Silence, but then again he doesnt have taste in music Share your list of songs you find beautiful

Even though i never paid attention to catastrophic Armageddons...however , the 2012 franchise i hear everyday is scientifically well based,since even NASA said things bout that year along with the underground shelters etc..dunno ,sounds to much to be just a superstition doomsaying .

Hey guys, New member here. I wasn't sure where to post this learning resource. But it has helped me a lot, so I thought other students can benefit from it. Please move to the appropriate section if needed. Its a great supplement to my studies. Free Engineering Online Cheers

Just out of curiosity, how many people on here consider themselves.. 1. Moderates or 2. Liberals or 3. Conservatives And why do you consider yourself that?

Yes, it's time to post your pictures. Just attach it to the post if you don't already have it on the web.

Specifically in the areas of: Medicine, Biology, Biochem, Organic Chem, Physics, and Astrophysics? I know there are several universities that post their journals and what not. (I already know about MIT's online courses.) Could you provide me with some links? I'm mostly interested in Peer-reviewed material for research papers and out of interest. Thanks

Found this and thought it may be of interest to some of us here: http://www.hellofromearth.net/ I would have posted in "Astronomy and Cosmology" but I figured this is really more pop culture with a astro-sci twist than anything pertinent to the discussions there. Would "Congratulations on banging the rocks together, guys" be appropriate? Anyone who needed that tip would miss it.

Fun idea. They basically project the game onto a big board, on which are attached some accelerometers, which they use triangulate the point of impact using LabVIEW. Funny bit at the end. WNZCS-coZjY

Hello everyone, so i been working on how i can self-improve in my learning. Sometimes i find my self having a hard time solving a problem that some people can solve very easily. So i ask how can i improve my self, i train a lot at the gym to have a healty body, as well for the fun of it, but yeah a healty body gives the brain some more action, figure of speech. I eat right, i get a good sleep, i am googeling, trying to research some good techniques, i am kinda lost on some search words, so if you could help me out, & if you know any extra information on the subject. It would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance, Codefreak.

and don't give me any smartass answers.

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Please can I have some opinions on this. Its real http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3333992194168790800&q=water+powered+car

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1107938 As I'd love to have done the same at that age (for the same reason. )

I guess this will be the official post your class schedule thread. This only applies to people who are currently in school; high school, college, grad school, etc. Alternatively, if you are a professor or teacher, you can post which classes you are teaching. Anyways, here is mine for this coming semester (In my school, most classes are term based): A-Term: PH2201 Intermediate Mechanics I MA4451 Boundary Value Problems CS1101 Intro to Program and Design B-Term: PH2202 Intermediate Mechanics II PH3401 Quantum Mechanics I CS2102 Object-Orientated Design For next semester (assuming I don't change my mind between now and later): C-Term: PH3402 …

hey folks, i've started writing this story (granted, its quite likely that i won't get round to finishing it because i'm like that but hey) and basically there's a character who is stuck in the wilderness with not much on him and a cut on his little 'pinky' finger gets infected and he has to cut it off. i've been thinking about different ways that he could cut it off and i remembered that farmers use rubber bands to cut lambs tails off and i thought maybe he could have a rubber band in his pocket or something. i was just wondering how long it would take for a little finger to drop off if the rubber band was tight enough and if it would be painful and what kind of wound…

This was a rather interesting article, especially in the light of the recent flurry of activity involving "skeptics" in certain other threads on these boards: http://www.nolanchart.com/article6621.html The article continues beyond that but I found the lead captures the issue quite elegantly in a nutshell. I have seen many people self-apply the label "skeptic" when expressing doubt about the mainstream scientific opinion on climate change. However, there seems to be a common prevailing attitude among many of these people: they seem to have started with the assumption that there is something fundamentally wrong with the way climate science research is bein…

An article appeared on BBC News this morning highlighting a report which argues that so-called prestigious professions such as law and medicine are still largely reserved for people from wealthy backgrounds. I've read a lot of articles similar to this one. But what has struck me is that being a scientist is not ever mentioned as a prestigious profession alongside law and medicine. Do you think that science ought to be regarded as a prestigious field, alongside the more common ones? (I know that this is more problematic than law for example, as "science" is more open-ended as to what your career actually is). But should being a scientist be as well respected as be…