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The stupid thing to me- Treatments based on the idea that HIV causes AIDS work in delaying progression to AIDS, very often to the point where when the person does eventually die, it’s of something entirely unrelated to HIV or AIDS. This is well documented. Denying HIV/AIDS causation is basically saying that these treatments only…
20 Mind-Blowing Easter Eggs Hidden on Famous Albums | Cracked.com. On the Sgt Peppers one, I’m assuming that they are referring to 18 kilohertz. Which is within the standard range for human hearing, which tops out somewhere around 20-22khz, though the upper end tends to go first as you age. Their legions of teenage fans…
At lest they aren’t claiming autism is worse than death this time. But the argument rests on at least as sloppy an understanding of science. I saw this link on my Facebook News Feed today- The Murdering of Our Daughters | Dave Hodges – The Common Sense Show. The blurb on Facebook said 1/912 deaths. That…
snopes.com: Microwaved Water – See What It Does to Plants. This wouldn’t work. Microwaves simply make the water molecules vibrate a lot, and the more they are vibrating, the hotter the water is. Microwaves at the energies present in consumer and commercial grade ovens cannot change the chemical or nuclear structure of water at all,…
This picture is a dumb argument. It equates selective breeding with genetically modified organisms(GMO). While both involve deliberate manipulation of the genome, they are rather different. Selective breeding alters the frequency of alleles(gene variants) that are already present in a population. You aren’t likely to get hairy tomatos, because the genes necessary for…
New laser-printed material is lighter than water, as strong as steel | Ars Technica. Did anyone else immediately want a boat made of this stuff? With strength comparable to steel, it’s going to be able to take a lot of abuse compared to things like wood and at least some types of fiberglass. Being less…
So, I’m doing a Genetics and Evolution MOOC at Coursera. A class forum discussion on the heritability of homosexuality went way off the rails. First, there was hate group evidence brought in. This did lead to a possibly useful discussion of when and how you should consider a sources political stances, and why. It left the…
Scientists Are Searching For Time Travelers On The Internet. The problem is, that without additional information, even a conclusive, no doubt about it, hit could just as likely be proof of precognition as it would be proof of time travel. More likely, IMO. Absent a huge breakthrough, the energy requirements for backwards time travel are…
http://io9.com/5963263/how-nasa-will-build-its-very-first-warp-drive Warp travel was established as possible in the 90s. While using a really big rocket and accelerating past c still looks to be impossible, it’s possible to warp space such that your effective speed is many times faster than c without actually going faster than c. The problem is the energy requirements. Previously, we…