30/3/2012

He’s got a point…

Filed under: — Bravus @ 7:10 am

Discussion from Mano Singham on the co-optation of the label ‘Christian’ by the religious right. I don’t follow him to his conclusion, but do think there’s a fair bit of work to do in rehabilitating the name of Christ on earth (and I’ve noted before that ‘taking His name in vain’ is much more and different than just verbal blasphemy).

http://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2012/03/29/a-dilemma-for-liberal-religionists/

21/3/2012

This Is (Not) Your Brain On Porn

Filed under: — Bravus @ 9:45 pm

Good article from Salon: http://www.salon.com/2012/03/20/santorums_bad_porn_science/

Like many of the experts consulted, I’m not pro-porn, I’m anti-bad-thinking and anti-bad-science.

18/3/2012

US Education…

Filed under: — Bravus @ 9:38 am

One of the creators sent me the link below, and I think it’s interesting. I’m posting it as a discussion starter rather than because I whole-heartedly agree with all the claims made, but I think it’s interesting.

http://www.onlineeducation.net/education-failure

OnlineEducation.net

14/3/2012

My Love for P Z Myers Grows…

Filed under: — Bravus @ 1:16 pm

(even though I’m not an atheist)

When I read that his ideal society is The Culture: http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/03/13/this-is-not-the-church-of-ftb/ (FTB = Free Thought Blogs)

And, if you don’t know what The Culture is, you clearly have not read enough Iain M Banks. Here’s a short course from the man himself: http://www.vavatch.co.uk/books/banks/cultnote.htm

9/3/2012

I *love* this kind of stuff!

Filed under: — Bravus @ 8:05 pm

…and have probably said so before.

Look at the facts and the data and the evidence, rather than just perpetuate nonsense.

http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/03/08/digit-length-ratios-and-overinterpreting-the-data/

7/3/2012

Excellent Post On Science Journalism

Filed under: — Bravus @ 5:13 pm

http://apps.facebook.com/theguardian/p/36vmx/tw