Masthead
One of my photos

Entries Tagged as 'Science'

Richard Dawkins. Again

January 27th, 2006 · Comments Off on Richard Dawkins. Again · Life

I caught the end of Horizon tonight. It was all about the Dover school board case where concerned parents fought to keep intelligent design off the syllabus. I had only been watching for a few minutes when Richard Dawkins popped up doing his irate atheist bit, and it occurred to me that he could be […]

[Read more →]

Tags: ····

Do Amazon sell tin-foil helmets?

January 12th, 2006 · Comments Off on Do Amazon sell tin-foil helmets? · Technology

I have always liked to think of myself as rational and level-headed, but I am beginning to think I should be joining the tin-foil helmet brigade as I am starting to have suspicions that something with no confirmed scientific explanation is actually happening.

[Read more →]

Tags: ·

Mobile phones and health. And other dangers.

November 21st, 2005 · Comments Off on Mobile phones and health. And other dangers. · Technology

According to this story there is to be another study on the effects of mobile phones on the health of children. Scientists in Australia are to measure effects on 300 children aged 12 and 13 for 3 years. The only problem I can see is that a proper scientific study requires a control group, or […]

[Read more →]

Tags:

Here comes the science…

November 12th, 2005 · Comments Off on Here comes the science… · Life

I am not a scientist. I don’t have any pretensions towards being a scientist. I did OK at school, but never followed that path. However, I do have a respect for science and scientists and (I hope) an appreciation of the scientific method. What makes me despair is the general mistrust of scientists, almost as […]

[Read more →]

Tags: ··

Intelligent Design

September 9th, 2005 · Comments Off on Intelligent Design · Life

Last week’s Guardian had an article by Richard Dawkins and Jerry Coyne refuting any suggestion that ‘Intelligent Design’ deserves to be taught in schools alongside Darwinian evolution. It was obviously a heart-felt piece, but while I totally agree with the thrust of the argument I have to say that I found a follow-up article this […]

[Read more →]

Tags: ···