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I guess I should pack this thing with mothballs, huh ( Read more... ) -
First self-replicating, synthetic bacterial cell created
ROCKVILLE, MD and San Diego, CA (May 20, 2010)- Researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit genomic research organization, published results today describing the successful construction of the first self-replicating, synthetic bacterial cell. The team synthesized the 1.08 million base pair chromosome of a modified ( Read more... ) -
Retarded Kitten FAQ
A few weeks ago I mentioned mendaciloquent's retarded kitten, and some of you were curious. To clear things up for you, I sent him some questions via e-mail which he was kind enough to answer ( Read more... ) -
zero emissions
Somehow I missed this:
I'll give you a brief synopsis. Bill Gates-third richest person in the world and head of the largest philanthropic foundation in the world-is saying we need to get to zero carbon emissions by 2050 ( Read more... ) -
Does subjectivity have a future?
I think Heidegger's challenge still stands. What he's asking isn't all that controversial. It's something like, "Is human experience a kind of computation of the mind on basic inputs?" He doesn't ask that question explicitly, but that's the position he's challenging all throughout the first part of Being and TimeIt's not a wild question. There' ( Read more... ) -
"He's a pure science man!"
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the libertarian part of me
I don't relate to most of academic leftism. I don't mean the heavy theoretical stuff, because I don't know much about it aside from the little chunk I focused on. I mean the worldview people come away with after they attend a small liberal arts college or major in English or Women's Studies. I find the focus on privilege and political correctness ( Read more... ) -
elitism
British MP won't travel second class because "there's a different type of person there"Can't access an original article on this from work, but I did find that quote ( Read more... )
