Category Archives: Science
Correlation vs causation: my recent pet peeve
People not knowing the relationship between correlation and causation has become a recent pet peeve of mine, especially when talking about global warming. So, if you don`t get the comic below, please go educate yourself and read this article. -from … Continue reading
How many raisins are in a box of Raisin Bran? [updated]
One of my biggest pet peeves is numbers without units. Kelloggs claims that every box of Raisin Bran contains two scoops of raisins. This is a stupid claim as the scoops could obviously be any size. A quick google search … Continue reading
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What is New Age?
The term ‘New Age’ is becoming more common. When I think of new age things, I think of magnetized wrist bands with healing power, healing crystals and phony spiritualism. They are all things that put mind over matter and they … Continue reading
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Communicating good science to the public
John Timmer, over at ars technica, has posted a great article about explaining science to the polarized US public. It is a summary of a few talks given at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. … Continue reading
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Innumeracy in Society: specifically the media.
I think that the media should use scientific notation. First of all, scientific notation should ditch the scientific tag. This just scares people away. Instead of using a “trillion”, 1012 is much clearer and is the best method we have … Continue reading
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Mom, I’m Getting a Tattoo.
Ok, I’m not actually getting a tattoo, but I’m pretty tempted after seeing the science tattoos flickr set. These are tattoos from the readers of The Loom. It’s always good to see people dedicated to science. As a spicy food … Continue reading
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What Happened to Flexible Body Armour?
Besides giving Hockey Canada a wake-up call, the Turino Olympics was also the public debut for a promising technology. The substance, d3o, is similar to silly puddy at rest, but instantly hardens on impact, thus creating flexible body armour. This … Continue reading
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Comedy ahead: Creationist Museums in Canada.
I have been aware of creationist museums existing in the states, which is scary but it doesn’t surprise me. Before today, I did not know that 28 exist worldwide, including 2 in Canada. Wikipedia has a list of them here. … Continue reading
