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The Science Equivalent of Religious Nutters

Apparently Michael Reiss , the first ever director of education at the prestigious Royal Society, has caused an uproar with his comments about creationism and science classes. And what did he say? The complaints of his critics make it sound like he wants creationism taught in science class. Just listen: Richard Roberts : "I think it is outrageous that this man is suggesting that creationism should be discussed in a science classroom. It is an incredible idea and I am drafting a letter to other Nobel laureates - which would be sent to the Royal Society - to ask that Reiss be made to stand down." Rowan Hooper : "to the dismay of many scientists in the UK, the director of education for the Royal Society, Michael Reiss, has called for creationism to be taught in biology classes in the UK." The only problem - these claims are false. False and easily disproven. These critics seem to have binary lenses on: viewing anyone who talks about this issue as either for creationi...

Rat's Neurons ( in dish ) learn how to fly an Aeroplane

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Tacoma Narrows Bridge And here is some great footage with a wine glass.

20 Percent of Americans believe that the sun orbits the earth?

I find this statistic hard to believe, but according to this article: ... over 40 percent of Americans do not believe in evolution and about 20 percent, when asked if the earth orbits the sun or vice versa, say it’s the sun that does the orbiting ... Ok, I can believe the evolution statistic, but seriously, 20 percent think the sun orbits the earth?? That's 1 in 5 American adults. No way.... HEY, geo-centrists, are you really out there?

Saturn's Hyperion

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Rabbits Bread as Big as Dogs Used to Feed North Korea

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A fascinating article here . I'm a bit confused about how this is supposed to alleviate hunger, though. According to the article, one rabbit feeds about eight people. Ok, but couldn't a LOT more people be fed merely with the food given to that one rabbit through the course of its life? Compare the following two quotations in the above mentioned article: Each of his rabbits produces around seven kilograms of meat, says Szmolinsky, who was so keen to help alleviate hunger in the impoverished country... and The 12 bunnies he sent can produce 60 babies a year -- if the North Koreans find enough food to feed them properly. Another random thought: I wonder if and when they will be sold as pets.