Another warning, to the US, about the risks of Republican Party scientific...
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One example, and perhaps the most convincing example, of psychologists, including neuroscientists, actually concluding from their research that a standard mental event is best understood as, literally,...
View ArticlePhysicists explain why your earphones are always tangled
Well, I'm not the only one who gets upset over the ''spontaneous'' tangling and knotting of ear phone wires, and this would apply to necklaces, as well. It's maddening! At last, a scientific...
View ArticleDilemma: Should we build machines more intelligent than human beings if we...
This is a poll. Thank you to vote before posting comments. It seems plausible, if not rather likely, that one day humans will be able to build machines more intelligent than themselves. This would...
View ArticleCultural exclusivity, genetic diversity & social order in modern developed...
Democratic regimes in most developed countries seem to evolve a cultural selection within themselves. Human beings tend to reproduce according essentially to opportunity and other natural...
View ArticleUseful Links for Science & Society
Science Links — Ethics & Responsibility • The American Journal of Bioethics Main Page AJOB Blog • American Medical Association Virtual Mentor (AMA Journal of Ethics) • Centers for Disease Control...
View Articlegeo thermal
I'm considering replacing my air to air heat pump with a geothermal system. any advice? stray thoughts? drilling a well to tap water source (our community water well is over 280 ft deep near the bottom...
View ArticleA Useful Life and Science Advocate Dies:
James Randi, a MacArthur award-winning magician who turned his formidable savvy to investigating claims of spoon bending, mind reading, fortunetelling, ghost whispering, water dowsing, faith healing,...
View ArticleWomen's Bioethics
Tiassa said: ↑ Women's Bioethics Project WBP BlogClick to expand... Christmas thought(Births Deaths Marriages & family Renunciations etc) ... (im about to post a thread[if i get to it] on sand...
View ArticleThe policy & practice of drug, alcohol & tobacco use during COVID-19
Ethics, Morals, and policies on drug, alcohol, and tobacco addiction An important discussion about drugs policy filmed in South Africa. Medical, policy and civil society experts from at home and abroad...
View ArticleJust wondering, could airplanes (with their superior air filtration) work as...
Could the thousands of grounded airplanes, with their superior air filtration systems and built-in oxygen supply possibly be used as alternative treatment centers, since hospitals are overcrowded and...
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Extinction Rebellion Science Day
The science of the climate and ecological emergency is clear: “we must change how we live” or face “untold suffering” [1]. In exceptional... Extinction Rebellion Science Day
View ArticleDo machines already exceed human intelligence?
This is a poll. Thank you to vote before posting any comment. Question: Do machines already exceed human intelligence? 1. Calculators and computers can do complex maths far faster than humans, and more...
View ArticleAt what age sleepovers stop?
For those who have here grown up kids, at what age the kids stopped sleepovers? When is it not cool anymore? Practically speaking, maybe when they can drive and go home on their own?
View ArticleAnti-Vaxer Nuts, Exploiting the CORONAVIRUS CRISIS:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science...i-vaccine-conspiracy-theories-spread/12145096 5G and anti-vax conspiracy theorists are exploiting the coronavirus crisis: We still have a great deal to learn about...
View ArticleIs 'Progress' Good for Humanity?
Does attributing technological advancement to automatic moral advancement sew the seeds to return humanity to the stone age?...
View ArticleAction Notes v.1.0
This thread will serve as a Moderator Action Log. It is simply an informational record, and will not be open for general discussion. Questions or comments regarding specific actions should be addressed...
View ArticleBook Review: Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
This is an earth-shaking book; it should be required reading. It is not a litany of rhetoric and editorializing; it is a bible of facts and statistics (that will be cited for decades to come),...
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