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Worth Mentioning This Week
Here’s my (somewhat) weekly wrap-up of stories that caught my attention but didn’t get blogged.
- MIT researchers have discovered an interesting new way to split water molecules which could lead to new advances in solar energy.
- The Birmingham City Council decides to block its employees from atheist & occult websites.
- You can’t walk your cute pets around Saudi Arabia anymore because they might attract women.
- Karl Giberson rants & PZ Myers responds.
- Disney gave us a glimpse into their planned sequel to Tron at Comic Con. io9 got the (crooked but still awesome) video.
Posted August 2, 2008 with 0 Comments
Worth Mentioning This Week
Incredibly busy this week and loads of surprise complications, so blogging will continue to be slow for a bit. However, I’m leaving you with a few stories I’ve found interesting ove the last week.
- The LA times have an interesting article on the Jefferson Bible and our founding father’s views on religion.
- LOST executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse have created the Lost Book Club to share books that have inspired, tie in with, or appear on the TV show.
- Richard Dawkins and John Lennox discuss the scientific evidence for God in an informal sit down.
- The British Board of Film Censors have approved Passio, a pornographic film featuring a homosexual Jesus.
- Some atheists want to battle the religious majority by raising money to buy bus ads.
And when you’re done reading those, watch this…
Posted July 8, 2008 with 0 Comments
Worth Mentioning This Week
With Memorial Day AND Towel Day both coming up, it’s been a very busy week at work and at home and the blog has suffered as a result. Here are some links worth mentioning that I most likely would have written blog posts about had I not been so busy.
- Mike the Mad Biologist posts about why Tenure is so important.
- The International Space Station (ISS) is visible in the sky all this week. Phil Plait has the scoop.
- The Texas State Board of Education is in very big trouble.
- The deepest living organisms on Earth have been discovered at temperatures reaching 100 °C.
- A new study shows some human traits aren’t so unique to humans after all.
Posted May 24, 2008 with 0 Comments
