» QOTD: Tyranny of Special Interests
07/11/09 23:05 from Federalist
The tyranny of Special Interests is a recurring theme on this blog. Today I decided to create an official category for it. Special interests, even in a democracy, drive a vicious cycle of government expansion to serve themselves at the ex..
» Happy Carl Sagan Day! [The Primate Diaries]
07/11/09 22:25 from ScienceBlogs Select
His birthday is actually on Monday, but today marks the first annual event initiated by Broward College in Florida . In honor of the event, here is Carl Sagan's final interview prior to his death. Amazing isn't it that the science vs. reli..
» And so, driven on ceaselessly toward new shores [Tomorrow's Table]
07/11/09 21:33 from ScienceBlogs Select
I am traveling now far away from home towards a large lake in Zurich. What a perfect time to receive this poem from Jan Visser . Le Lac (written in 1820 by Alphonse de Lamartine) Ainsi, toujours pousses vers de nouveaux rivages Dans la nui..
» Flood tolerant rice soon to be released to Bangladeshi farmers [Tomorrow's Table]
07/11/09 20:08 from ScienceBlogs Select
The Daily Star of Dhaka reports today that flood-tolerant rice will soon be officially released in Bangladesh . The flood-tolerant rice varieties (called Sub1- rice) can help farmers, many who live on less than $1/day, dramatically increas..
» No Health Insurance? Go Directly to Jail.
07/11/09 17:53 from Reason Magazine - Hit & Run
As the
House moves forward with debate on its
trillion-dollar-plus health care bill today, it's worth
remembering what's at stake: The House bill would give the
government the power to require that every ind..
» Jim Hall: Transitions in an open source software project [Collective Imagination]
07/11/09 16:19 from ScienceBlogs Select
This is the third of four guest posts by software and system engineer, and former maintainer of freeDOS, James Hall . Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post...
» Cameras in Every Room on Capitol Hill Will Bring Transparency to the Federal Government, Congressman Says
07/11/09 15:51 from CNSNews.com Headlines
» What does not kill the group, makes it stronger! [Gene Expression]
07/11/09 13:34 from ScienceBlogs Select
I recently finished reading The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures , a new book by Nicholas Wade , a science writer for The New York Times . Before giving it the "full treatment" I thought it behooved me to revisit som..
» Barbara Ehrenreich on the swine flu supply problem [Effect Measure]
07/11/09 11:46 from ScienceBlogs Select
I first read Barbara Ehrenreich in 1971 when she wrote The American Health Empire: Power, Profits, and Politics with her (then) husband John Ehrenreich (Health PAC, 1971). She was by then a PhD in cell biology (Rockefeller University) and ..
» A matter of Life and er... Matter [The Scientific Indian]
07/11/09 06:38 from ScienceBlogs Select
As I was stuffing my face today, I wondered if the Universe cared. The short answer is no. The slightly longer and more depressing answer is: my existence is more marginal than a speck of stray DNA on a grain of sand staring at vast oceans..
» Can We Talk About Science? I Mean, Really? [Thus Spake Zuska]
06/11/09 23:55 from ScienceBlogs Select
You should never, ever criticize something a New Atheist says about science and religion. Never tell them maybe it's not the best idea in the world to just go on about science/evolution + religion in whatever way, at whatever time, in what..
» Iran To Give IAEA More Details On Nuclear Fuel Plan
06/11/09 23:29 from GlobalSecurity.org
Iranian FM Mottaki: Iran is preparing to give IAEA more details of its response to proposals for the supply of nuclear fuel.
» What Does Iran's Green Movement Want From Obama?
06/11/09 23:29 from GlobalSecurity.org
Members of the Green movement opposed to President Ahmadinejad voiced a clear demand to US President Obama this week.
» Physicians Discuss H1N1 Lessons Learned
06/11/09 23:29 from GlobalSecurity.org
Senior medical officials published what they learned in an October article featured in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
» Obama Against 'Jumping to Conclusions' in Massacre
06/11/09 23:29 from GlobalSecurity.org
US Army is dispatching dozens of trauma and grief counselors and military chaplains to Fort Hood in Texas, where a gunman killed 13 people.
» Leaders Promise Fort Hood All Resources Necessary
06/11/09 23:29 from GlobalSecurity.org
The attack that killed 13 people and wounded 30 more at Fort Hood, Texas, yesterday “was a kick in the gut,” not only for Fort Hood, but also for the entire Army.
» Karzai Faces Pressure To Confront Corruption Menace
06/11/09 23:29 from GlobalSecurity.org
Following President Hamid Karzai's reelection on November 2, Kabul's Arg Palace has been abuzz with activity.
» Britain's Brown: Afghan Government Must Deliver
06/11/09 23:29 from GlobalSecurity.org
British PM Brown has warned that Britain will not risk more lives in Afghanistan unless the new Afghan government cracks down decisively on corruption.
» Air Force officials unveil new strategic basing process
06/11/09 23:29 from GlobalSecurity.org
Senior Air Force officials have applied a new basing process to more than 200 sites for training and operational basing of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft.
» Warsaw denies asking for US to defend Poland
06/11/09 23:29 from GlobalSecurity.org
Warsaw denied Russian media reports that Polish FM Sikorski asked Washington to deploy US troops to protect Poland from potential attacks from Russia.