Neural buddhism, and software/hardware

nemo — Sat, 17 May 2008 00:58:11 +0000

Scienceblogs links to ‘Neural Buddhism’, see also Douthat & other links there.

David Brooks’ essay was a fishing expedition (more…)

Our ‘Managed Democracy’

nemo — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:55:32 +0000

Chalmers Johnson on Our ‘Managed Democracy’By Chalmers Johnson
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Rockumentary

nemo — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:49:34 +0000

Caroline Crocker on YouTube

Richard Dawkins Interview on TVOntario

nemo — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:47:46 +0000

Richard Dawkins Interview on TVOntario
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Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing, ed. Richard Dawkins

nemo — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:46:38 +0000

The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing, ed. Richard Dawkins
by Independent UK
Thanks to SPS for the link.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-oxford-book-of-modern-science-writing-ed-richard-dawkins-828939.html
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Academic freedom bills

nemo — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:45:20 +0000

Evolution Academic Freedom Bill Submitted in South Carolina is Sixth this Year

South Carolina Senator Mike Fair has submitted an Academic Freedom Bill into the South Carolina State Legislature. This is now the sixth academic freedom bill submitted this legislative session, as other bills have been submitted in Florida, Missouri, Michigan, Alabama, and Louisiana.

Parallel Olympics

nemo — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:35:18 +0000

Let the 2008 Tibetan Olympics begin
Phayul[Friday, May 16, 2008 20:47]
By Phurbu Thinley
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Rumors of war

nemo — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:57:24 +0000

Bellicosity and Hypocrisy in Tel Aviv
Lies of Aggression
By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS

On May 15, the White House Moron, in a war-planning visit to Israel, justified the naked aggression he and Olmert are planning against Iran as the only alternative to “the false comfort of appeasement, which has been repeatedly discredited by history.” (more…)

Propaganda machines

nemo — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:55:31 +0000

via Common Dreams
Published on Friday, May 16, 2008 by the McClatchy Newspapers
Propaganda and the Media
by Joseph L. Galloway
Once upon a time, it was widely believed that one of the greatest sins the U.S. government or its temporary political masters could commit was to turn a propaganda machine loose on the American people.
(more…)

Regime-Quakes

nemo — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:53:42 +0000

via Common Dreams
Published on Friday, May 16, 2008 by The Nation
Regime-Quakes in Burma and China
by Naomi Klein
When news arrived of the catastrophic earthquake in Sichuan, my mind turned to Zheng Sun Man, an up-and-coming security executive I met on a recent trip to China. Zheng heads Aebell Electrical Technology, a Guangzhou-based company that makes surveillance cameras and public address systems and sells them to the government.
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Obesity and common chemicals

nemo — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:49:45 +0000

Exposure in the womb to common chemicals used to make everything from
plastic bottles to pizza box liners may program a person to become
obese later in life, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080514/sc_nm/obesity_chemicals_dc;_ylt=AuAfiia0B2DYRXDZxnywjOAhANEA

Genetics and prostate

nemo — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:48:54 +0000

Genetic differences may explain why white men have a higher prostate
cancer risk than Hispanic men, information which may help doctors
identify men who are more likely to develop the disease, U.S.
researchers say.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/15/AR2008051502365.html

Monkey climb

nemo — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:48:05 +0000

Using a rope treadmill, researchers have revealed that tiny species
use no more energy climbing vertically than they do walking on the
ground, a find that bolsters theories about the earliest primates.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/05/080515-primates-climb.html

Pandora’s box of flies

nemo — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:47:14 +0000

Rather than just six, a group of tropical flies contains at least 52
species, suggesting that tropical environments are even more diverse
than thought

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13913-dna-tests-open-a-pandoras-box-of-flies.html

The orgasmic mind

nemo — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:46:20 +0000

Achieving sexual climax requires a complex conspiracy of sensory and
psychological signals—and the eventual silencing of critical brain areas

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-orgasmic-mind

Tortured law on torture

nemo — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:45:20 +0000

From R-G
by Robert Scheer
truthdig.com (May 13 2008)
Ah, yes, those torture confessions have proved so useful. (more…)

Oil strike in Brazil, peak oil still inevitable

nemo — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:44:14 +0000

From R-G
Big Oil Strike in Brazil has Tongues Wagging, but We Continue Towards
Peak Oil
By Pedro Prieto, Tlaxcala. Posted May 7, 2008.

Since the 1980’s, the world has discovered less oil than it has consumed
every year.
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SW news

nemo — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:41:15 +0000

Here’s what’s new at SocialistWorker.org…
http://socialistworker.org
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