http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/-t1.htm What is this thing called 'ínformation' that DNA supposedly carries? Is string theory just another defunct government research project? Why has cancer not been eradicated yet? Global warming or global hysteria? What would we do without carbon? Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:31:26 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/itest/logo/default/default4.gif http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/-t1.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/facial-structure-as-a-predictor-of-personality-t2015.htm youngcynic http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7272664 Quote:Subjects with long, angular faces were found to be more responsive, assertive, and genuine than subjects with short, square faces who were more restrained, conforming, and shrewd. Ain't that crazy? Natural Sciences Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:31:26 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/facial-structure-as-a-predictor-of-personality-t2015.htm#28487 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/facial-structure-as-a-predictor-of-personality-t2015.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/vaccination-information-t1950.htm NonEntity Since KarenX seems to think that vaccinations are pretty good things, and everything I've been reading of late seems contrary to that opinion, I thought I'd post this information which came to me today which seems to be well researched and documented. For those who care to examine the material, go here: Natural News article with copious links and sources. Natural News wrote:Vaccines are the quackery of modern medicine. Mass vaccination programs not only fail to protect the population ... Natural Sciences Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:03:53 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/vaccination-information-t1950.htm#27802 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/vaccination-information-t1950.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/pretty-standard-logic-t1937.htm NonEntity Another great snip from the stream of reality known as FreeTalkLive.com. This podcast of the 081209 show is an amazing tour through the convoluted mind of a human being, or maybe a human ising, or maybe ... shit, I don't know. This is just too good to pass up. Listen to the inner workings of one human mind as it tries to prove that up is down and sanity is insanity and economics is spaghetti. It's really the last part that is why I post this here. This guy's view of economics is ... Natural Sciences Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:06:55 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/pretty-standard-logic-t1937.htm#27643 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/pretty-standard-logic-t1937.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/solving-global-warming-for-a-couple-of-billion-t1805.htm Conrad Re-engineering the Earth
fascinating]]> Natural Sciences Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:36:46 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/solving-global-warming-for-a-couple-of-billion-t1805.htm#25820 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/solving-global-warming-for-a-couple-of-billion-t1805.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/scienetist-who-published-postmodern-nonsense-t1789.htm vichy Can anyone remember the name of the scientist who published a bunch of postmodern nonsense to prove a point? It's hilarious and I was wanting to share it with a friend. I believe it was brought up here in another thread, but I can't remember which. Natural Sciences Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:30:28 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/scienetist-who-published-postmodern-nonsense-t1789.htm#25700 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/scienetist-who-published-postmodern-nonsense-t1789.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/libertarianism-as-a-fundamentalist-religion-t1737.htm NonEntity MUST listen podcast. Brain scientist (neurological anatomist) has stroke. "Watches" her own brain self destruct. Learns a lot. Spends 8 years recovering. Tells us about it. Much to hear. Left brain: structure, engineering, analysis, anger, planning, worry Right brain: joy Can you hear music if you are doing structural analysis of the symphony? Is there any point (religion, spirituality, meaning... crap like that) for the left brain experience ... Natural Sciences Sat, 16 May 2009 16:56:52 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/libertarianism-as-a-fundamentalist-religion-t1737.htm#25173 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/libertarianism-as-a-fundamentalist-religion-t1737.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/brain-enhancers-t1736.htm Conrad here in The New Yorker (full article)]]> Natural Sciences Sat, 16 May 2009 16:53:37 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/brain-enhancers-t1736.htm#25172 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/brain-enhancers-t1736.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/animal-models-not-predictive-for-humans-t1721.htm Conrad this journal article argues (very convincingly according to my philosophy of science professor, who is by no means a veggie or anything. I still have to read it in more detail) that testing drugs on animals has little to no predictive value re the effects of the drugs on people. Here's the abstract: Quote: It is one of the central aims of the philosophy of science to elucidate the meanings of scientific terms and also to think critically about their application. The focus of this essay ... Natural Sciences Wed, 13 May 2009 21:03:23 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/animal-models-not-predictive-for-humans-t1721.htm#25027 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/animal-models-not-predictive-for-humans-t1721.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/swine-flu-no-reason-to-worry-t1675.htm SteveL 2009 swine flu outbreak Quote:The strain responsible for the 2009 swine flu outbreak in most cases causes only mild symptoms and the infected person recovers fully in a few days. [Wikipedia, accessed 29 Apr. 2009] Quote:Despite the scale of the alert, the WHO stated on April 29 that the majority of people infected with the virus make a full recovery without the need for medical attention or antiviral drugs. [Wikipedia, accessed 29 Apr. 2009] Quote:Most of the previously reported swine ... Natural Sciences Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:34:05 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/swine-flu-no-reason-to-worry-t1675.htm#24496 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/swine-flu-no-reason-to-worry-t1675.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/faster-than-the-speed-of-light-no-problemo-t1588.htm Conrad It's very simple to have light travel faster than the speed of light: Quote:Reichenbach noticed that the central principle that nothing travels faster than the speed of light is ‘violated’ by certain processes. For example, a spot of light moving along a wall is capable of moving faster than the speed of light. (One needs just a powerful enough light and a wall sufficiently large and sufficiently distant.) the solution is to say that the light moving along the superdistant wall is a ... Natural Sciences Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:31:51 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/faster-than-the-speed-of-light-no-problemo-t1588.htm#23335 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/faster-than-the-speed-of-light-no-problemo-t1588.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/snoutbreak-was-swine-flu-t1666.htm Conrad Karen's post got me thinking: my immediate reaction to word about the swine flu was very similar to Jeff Tucker's, dismissing it as yet another government scare-tactic. but at the same time, it could be true, it could be a very serious threat with disastrous consequences. But against that, then the question is about the probability of these events and simply working from a worst-case scenario perspective is deeply problematic too (see political action based on the hype about global warming and ... Natural Sciences Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:21:02 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/snoutbreak-was-swine-flu-t1666.htm#24317 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/snoutbreak-was-swine-flu-t1666.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/schizophrenic-brains-not-fooled-by-optical-illusion-t1598.htm Conrad here Quote:Schizophrenia sufferers aren't fooled by an optical illusion known as the “hollow mask” that the rest of us fall for because connections between the sensory and conceptual areas of their brains might be on the fritz. In the hollow mask illusion, viewers perceive a concave face (like the back side of a hollow mask) as a normal convex face. The illusion exploits our brain's strategy for making sense of the visual world: uniting what it actually sees — known as bottom-up processing ... Natural Sciences Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:11:24 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/schizophrenic-brains-not-fooled-by-optical-illusion-t1598.htm#23547 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/schizophrenic-brains-not-fooled-by-optical-illusion-t1598.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/ufooooooos-t1584.htm sutible4livestok http://hamptonroads.com/2009/03/streaking-lights-explosions-reported-all-along-coast


they are coming! get teh tin foil hats and the UPB books! we must be prepared!]]> Natural Sciences Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:12:49 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/ufooooooos-t1584.htm#23210 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/ufooooooos-t1584.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/the-great-tantra-challenge-t1562.htm Conrad here Quote:On 3 March 2008, in a popular TV show, Sanal Edamaruku, the president of Rationalist International, challenged India’s most “powerful” tantrik (black magician) to demonstrate his powers on him. That was the beginning of an unprecedented experiment. After all his chanting of mantra (magic words) and ceremonies of tantra failed, the tantrik decided to kill Sanal Edamaruku with the “ultimate destruction ceremony” on live TV. Sanal Edamaruku agreed and sat in the altar of the black ... Natural Sciences Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:28:05 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/the-great-tantra-challenge-t1562.htm#23033 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/the-great-tantra-challenge-t1562.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/a-question-for-vichy-what-about-mirror-neurons-t1556.htm NonEntity This article on mirror neurons got me to wondering what vichy's perspective on the whole subject might be. Quote:Dissolving the “self vs. other” barrier is the basis of many ethical systems, especially eastern philosophical and mystical traditions. This research implies that mirror neurons can be used to provide rational rather than religious grounds for ethics (although we must be careful not to commit the is/ought fallacy)…… I am also curious about how they ... Natural Sciences Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:24:09 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/a-question-for-vichy-what-about-mirror-neurons-t1556.htm#22950 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/a-question-for-vichy-what-about-mirror-neurons-t1556.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/way-older-and-more-sophisticated-than-stonehenge-t1466.htm Conrad interesting archeological discovery

(I especially like the photo of the shepard who discovered the site: his pose is great)


to be sure, I don't buy the whole Garden of Eden connection]]> Natural Sciences Sun, 01 Mar 2009 11:04:39 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/way-older-and-more-sophisticated-than-stonehenge-t1466.htm#21602 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/way-older-and-more-sophisticated-than-stonehenge-t1466.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/suddenly-he-saw-a-whole-new-world-t1397.htm Conrad From Arthur Diamond's blog Quote:December 8, 2008 Amateur Leeuwenhoek Made Huge Contribution to Science (p. 40) Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was a scientific superstar. The greats of Europe traveled from afar to see him and witness his wonders. It was (p. 41) not just the leading minds of the era---Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, and Christopher Wren---but also royalty, the prince of Liechtenstein and Queen Mary, wife of William III of Orange. Peter the great of Russia took van Leeuwenhoek ... Natural Sciences Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:59:49 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/suddenly-he-saw-a-whole-new-world-t1397.htm#20898 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/suddenly-he-saw-a-whole-new-world-t1397.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/ets-t1359.htm mole I'd heard on my local news that they were going to talk about some "interesting signals" that NASA had received from deep space. I got sidetracked and missed it. And after googling and checking all the news sites, including the locals I can't find any info on this. Did any of you guys hear anything? Maybe they were talking about Voyager II but damn, it would be cool if we finally got in contact with some aliens. Natural Sciences Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:51:07 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/ets-t1359.htm#20510 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/ets-t1359.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/blizzard-t1283.htm Zebra Foal It is really blizzarding here-- and flights and roads and whatnot all messed up. My windows are opaque with snow and ice. In this "natural sciences" context, I report a first: My big cat, Japeto, who was originally a stray and therefore has issues-- food, freedom, territory, etc.... *ALWAYS* p...ps outside. He used to do this in my neighbours' yards, so they told me, but with increasing age and heft, he maintains a midden under my back steps. Today, though, for the *First* ... Natural Sciences Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:43:44 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/blizzard-t1283.htm#19788 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/blizzard-t1283.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/google-is-my-doctor-t1254.htm Admin
See here]]> Natural Sciences Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:43:39 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/google-is-my-doctor-t1254.htm#19053 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/google-is-my-doctor-t1254.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/was-einstein-the-last-great-genius-yahoocom-t1217.htm Conrad Is Einstein the Last Great Genius? e=mc2: 103 years later, Einstein's proven right AFP/File – People walk past a giant sculpture featuring Albert Einstein's formula "E=mc2" in front … Major breakthroughs in science have historically been the province of individuals, not institutes. Galileo and Copernicus, Edison and Einstein, toiling away in lonely labs or pondering the cosmos in private studies. But in recent decades - especially since the Soviet success in launching ... Natural Sciences Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:00:45 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/was-einstein-the-last-great-genius-yahoocom-t1217.htm#18552 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/was-einstein-the-last-great-genius-yahoocom-t1217.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/flu-shot-t1085.htm Conrad I got one last Friday, but after listening to this Lew Rockwell podcast, reading this Lew Rockwell article and after having experienced some mildly freaky shit with my liver* after the flu shot, I'm not so sure anymore. Should probably start taking vitamin D. * I had a liver transplant when I was a kid. A couple of hours after last week's flu shot I started to feel a slight pain in my liver that lasted for a couple of hours. Probably the flu shot triggered immune system responses that ... Natural Sciences Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:34:25 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/flu-shot-t1085.htm#16448 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/flu-shot-t1085.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/entrepreneurship-and-neuroscience-t1117.htm Conrad http://organizationsandmarkets.com/2008/11/18/entrepreneurship-hot-and-cold/ interestingly enough at the end of thr week I'll be attending a conference on neuroscience and economics: Neuroeconomics: Hype or Hope? below the article Entrepreneurship: Hot and Cold 18 November 2008 | Peter Klein | imagesThe current issue of Nature features “The Innovative Brain” by a team of Cambridge researchers, suggesting that that entrepreneurs (defined here as proprietors or founders) ... Natural Sciences Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:11:25 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/entrepreneurship-and-neuroscience-t1117.htm#17023 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/entrepreneurship-and-neuroscience-t1117.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/wild-animals-use-drugs-too-t1063.htm rosefaerie im a nerd and watch animal planet every chance i get and i had seen this cool show about drug use in the animal world i need to find what i was called, but this was one of the most interesting bits from it about lemurs intoxicating themselves in a creative way. i found it pretty interesting Natural Sciences Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:45:01 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/wild-animals-use-drugs-too-t1063.htm#16043 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/wild-animals-use-drugs-too-t1063.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/global-warming-t980.htm NonEntity



From HERE

- NonE]]> Natural Sciences Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:54:44 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/global-warming-t980.htm#14104 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/global-warming-t980.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/autism-t958.htm Dylboz The discussion around AS in that other thread made me think about Autism, so without further ado, here are my rumination on the matter. I have some experience with real brain disorders and the Autism label, and I find that Autism is a real money maker for some folks in education and medicine, but rarely is it useful as a diagnosis for the patient or their family. Sometimes, real and serious conditions are overlooked because the symptoms are confused for the disease, and by the time the mistake ... Natural Sciences Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:25:51 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/autism-t958.htm#13528 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/autism-t958.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/homeopathy-is-quackery-t724.htm Dylboz My new blog, Homeopathy Challenge. Nothing rankles me more than psuedoscience, except maybe 9/11 "Truthers" (Conrad, I'm still gonna get you those links, I have been SUPER busy). This guy had the nerve to suggest that the surgery that saved my life was unnecessary, and sugar pills and "memory" water could have corrected severe congenital cardiovascular defects. Anyway, in our less than pleasant early exchanges, he suggested I take the remedies, because they would actually cause the maladies they ... Natural Sciences Wed, 07 May 2008 23:04:17 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/homeopathy-is-quackery-t724.htm#9345 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/homeopathy-is-quackery-t724.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/the-other-side-of-hiv-aids-t257.htm Conrad dear contrarians*, are there people among you who have studied the HIV-AIDS controversy in some detail? you know, the view that HIV (if it exists at all) is not the cause of AIDS, and that AIDS may not be a seperate disease at all, but that other causes (heavy drug use, irresponsible sexual behaviour, poor sanitation, polluted drinking water, malaria, etc.) are to blame for the depletion of the immune system. unlike controversies in say economics or political philosophy there is no ... Natural Sciences Sat, 03 Nov 2007 18:38:11 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/the-other-side-of-hiv-aids-t257.htm#2327 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/the-other-side-of-hiv-aids-t257.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/data-vs-symbols-t838.htm NonEntity Quote:The entire literary canon may be smaller than what comes out of particle accelerators or models of the human brain, but the meaning coded into words can't be measured in bytes. It's deeply compressed. Twelve words from Voltaire can hold a lifetime of experience. interesting ideas from Wired. - NonE Natural Sciences Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:22:32 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/data-vs-symbols-t838.htm#11128 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/data-vs-symbols-t838.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/lost-or-should-i-say-found-amazonian-tribe-t782.htm Dylboz What do the pictures tell us about the Amazonian tribe? That these people have just been found bodes well for an off-the-grid "Galt's Gulch," should we ever put one together, but it is fascinating to me that here in 2008, and the age of Global Satellite coverage where our government can read your license plate from 30 miles up, they have never been seen or contacted before. The Amazon is still quite a frontier, despite the rapid deforestation occurring at the margins. One wonders what ... Natural Sciences Fri, 30 May 2008 18:56:44 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/lost-or-should-i-say-found-amazonian-tribe-t782.htm#10305 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/lost-or-should-i-say-found-amazonian-tribe-t782.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/string-theory-as-a-failed-government-program-t700.htm Conrad like it says in the description of the 'natural sciences' category, string theory may just be another defunct government program. on FDR there's a discussion about the same topic and for once I agree with Stef wholeheartedly. And yeah, it does matter whether even the natural sciences are funded by governments or by private parties. those interested in the topic of the effects of gov't funding of science, send me an e-mail and I can send you the text for my conference presentation on the subject Natural Sciences Thu, 01 May 2008 11:42:46 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/string-theory-as-a-failed-government-program-t700.htm#9050 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/string-theory-as-a-failed-government-program-t700.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/facts-truth-about-drugs-nutrition-health-t635.htm Nielsio
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It's more about the biological effects than the psychological btw, still very important things to know and teach your children.]]> Natural Sciences Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:39:24 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/facts-truth-about-drugs-nutrition-health-t635.htm#7928 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/facts-truth-about-drugs-nutrition-health-t635.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/read-my-mind-t625.htm mike barskey Similar to "Color my thoughts" thread, here is an article describing how scientists using customized FMRI scanning can tell what a person is looking at - not just the direction they are looking, and not what they are looking at based on the direction of their gaze, but actually the content of their sight. Quote:Earlier decoders could only tell whether someone looked at a general type of image -- at a dog, for example -- but couldn't identify more specific photos, such as a small ... Natural Sciences Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:40:26 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/read-my-mind-t625.htm#7819 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/read-my-mind-t625.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/color-my-thoughts-t615.htm NonEntity A new view of how brains work may open doors to understanding language. This Wired article sticks it's toe in the water: Quote:Over the course of our lives, it appears that an unfiltered perception of color gives way to one mediated by the constructs of language. Does this mean that adults and infants see the same colors differently? "We don't know," said study co-author Paul Kay. But might adults see colors differently? That seems plausible. "As an adult, ... Natural Sciences Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:40:23 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/color-my-thoughts-t615.htm#7743 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/color-my-thoughts-t615.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/the-idea-that-we-are-alone-in-the-universe-t566.htm Nielsio
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthread.php?t=120643]]> Natural Sciences Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:51:35 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/the-idea-that-we-are-alone-in-the-universe-t566.htm#7081 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/the-idea-that-we-are-alone-in-the-universe-t566.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/my-problems-with-evolution-theory-t264.htm Conrad Quote:Why are you having doubts regarding evolution's current explanatory power? so far it is mostly a hunch, a vague feeling that something is wrong with the modern synthesis (Darwin & Mendel). I am no expert (although I was a huge Dawkins and Dennett fan up until a couiple of years ago) and may simply not know or understand enough about the theory, so pls feel free to correct me where I go wrong. Let me very briefly list a couple of concerns that I currently have with the modern ... Natural Sciences Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:32:44 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/my-problems-with-evolution-theory-t264.htm#2452 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/my-problems-with-evolution-theory-t264.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/new-stem-cell-breakthrough-t447.htm mike barskey From this article: Quote:Researchers in November announced they were able to turn the clock back on skin cells and transform them into stem cells, the mutable building blocks of organs and tissues. Then just earlier this month a different team announced it had cured sickle cell anemia in mice using stem cells derived from adult mouse skin. "This is truly the Holy Grail: To be able to take a few cells from a patient -- say a cheek swab or few skin cells -- and turn them into ... Natural Sciences Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:21:26 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/new-stem-cell-breakthrough-t447.htm#4989 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/new-stem-cell-breakthrough-t447.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/creating-artificial-life-t192.htm Anonymous I keep up with Scientific progress, and I'm particularly interested in how close we are currently from bridging the gap between the inanimate and the animate. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/oct/06/genetics.climatechange Highlights: Quote: Craig Venter, the controversial DNA researcher involved in the race to decipher the human genetic code, has built a synthetic chromosome out of laboratory chemicals and is poised to announce the creation of the first new artificial life form ... Natural Sciences Sun, 14 Oct 2007 18:09:25 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/creating-artificial-life-t192.htm#1246 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/creating-artificial-life-t192.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/a-complete-list-of-things-caused-by-global-warming-t361.htm Conrad
http://www.numberwatch.co.uk/warmlist.htm]]> Natural Sciences Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:59:41 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/a-complete-list-of-things-caused-by-global-warming-t361.htm#3631 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/a-complete-list-of-things-caused-by-global-warming-t361.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/fascinating-global-warming-e-mail-exchange-t276.htm Conrad

http://www.climateofdenial.net/?q=node/5]]> Natural Sciences Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:06:30 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/fascinating-global-warming-e-mail-exchange-t276.htm#2590 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/fascinating-global-warming-e-mail-exchange-t276.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/alternative-cancer-treatments-t269.htm Conrad I don't trust the government, FDA and Big Pharma and have no doubt that they would work together to keep successful anti-cancer treatments off the market if they didnt serve their purposes. There are many ways to do this: e.g. in order to get approval as anti-cancer treatment you'd need years and years and billions of dollars to get FDA approval. Suppose somebody discovers that high doses of vitamin C were very effective against acncer, then it would never get FDA approval cuz no company can ... Natural Sciences Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:23:59 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/alternative-cancer-treatments-t269.htm#2495 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/alternative-cancer-treatments-t269.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/very-interesting-short-exchange-on-string-theory-s-problems-t151.htm Zebra Foal http://www.wired.com/culture/geekipedia/magazine/geekipedia/string_theory_smackdown I've long since suspected that string theory is just another defunct government research program, although I know next to nothing about it. But fundamental theoretical research (far away from practical applications) in physics is largely funded through governments, and if this is the case then there is a self-reinforcing effect where the leaders in the field get to decide through (directly or indirectly ... Natural Sciences Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:04:57 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/very-interesting-short-exchange-on-string-theory-s-problems-t151.htm#883 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/very-interesting-short-exchange-on-string-theory-s-problems-t151.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/wonderful-science-podcast-t6.htm Conrad The BBC's In Our Time is an extraordinary radio show where two or three guests (scientists, philosophers, professors, artists, writers and so on) in a quiet and open atmosphere talk about one subject for about an hour. Very informative, terribly interesting and inspiring for expert and layman alike. Their episodes on science include: The Permian-Triassic Boundary - when 95% of life was killed off Gravitational Waves - a new window on the universe Symmetry - the pattern ... Natural Sciences Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:17:04 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/wonderful-science-podcast-t6.htm#6 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/natural-sciences-f20/wonderful-science-podcast-t6.htm