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I've been thinking about creating a blog to identify common arguments against scientific topics such as evolution and ways to answer and educate for people who find themselves arguing with creationists, anti-vaccine people, etc. If I did I like for people to post questions or arguments that commonly (or even not so common) come up that they may have trouble addressing. I was just wondering what the feelings are towards something like that are. Would it be worth the effort and time or would it just be a waste? Input would be much appreciated.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=is-quantum-reality-analog-after-all Last year the Foundational Questions Institute's third essay contest posed the following question to physicists and philosophers: “Is Reality Digital or Analog?” The organizers expected entrants to come down on the side of digital. After all, the word “quantum” in quantum physics connotes “discrete” —hence, “digital”. Many of the best essays held, however, that the world is analog. Among them was the entry by David Tong, who shared the second-place prize. I'd say both. You?

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/09/study-castration-adds-years-to-mens-lives/262778/ the above article suggests that there is a trade-off between reproduction and longevity. Men pay a big price for male hormone. Anybody got any other alternative suggestions why this is the case?

Great solution to a difficult problem in marine aquarium husbandry... http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/nitratecontrol/a/Reducing-Nitrates-In-Your-Marine-Aquarium-With-The-Vodka-Method.htm

hi, im planning on starting my own personal private blog just for myself, sorta like a diary to keep track of what I have done throughout the day. I plan on spending about 30 mins a day on it starting tomorrow. gonna try it out for 30 days and if I enjoy it, it might become a continuous future hobby of mine for many years to come. Does anyone have any tips/advice on whether I should include spelling mistakes/incorrect grammar in it? Its just that it might make it seem more personal if I read/write it like that but secretly a small person inside of me secretly disapproves of when I do things purposefully incorrectly. thanks guys, your opinions. also, no …

Who are all these people? They come for the very first time, post a question and never post anything else. What is that all about?

Would anyone like to discuss the TV show Primeval? I just finished watching the entire series again and i liked it quite a bit. The first time i watched it i completely turned off my disbelief and just watched it as if I believed it all. The second time i watched it with a more critical eye. I found it to be fairly internally consistent and the obvious cultural differences between British and American styles of TV shows was also interesting. Anyone up for a episode by episode discussion of the show?

I sat here tonight, after running the battery down on my cell phone arguing with the power company that i hadn't asked for the power to be turned off, and i noticed a glowing streak on the floor. Very very dim, glowing blueish streak on the hardwood floor. it was about 3 centimeters long and maybe 1 centimeter wide. very blurry borders, the brightest area was the center. very hard to see, any light at all kept me from seeing it for several minutes. The house was built in 1936, the floors are from that first construction. Not a damp place or anything like that, i investigated it until the power came back on. No trace of anything once the lights came back on. …

Of course, I would not do it there. I was just indicating it is necessary. Whatever I said in the thread I did it to show what is necessary. I was not going discuss there, why & how it is necessary. I was indicating the necessity where the necessity arose. When the inconsistencies in a Mainstream theory are made obvious by an offbeat thought isn't it appropriate to appraise the inquirer of it. If not done, would it not amount to concealing the Truth in order to protect the Mainstream theory, and eventually be injustice meted out to the inquirer? How I love your honesty, Swansont. You are a sweetest guy I have met in my life. But, Won't the world…

Can you help a high scholler out? Okay, here's the deal: I like this girl. She's a senior, and I'm a freshman. I don't know if she likes me back. I don't really know if she has a boyfriend or not. Her facebook says no, but I figure she does. I don't know wether to tell her how I feel or not. I'm always in perpetual fear of being rejected. I figured I'd ask fellow nerds, because most think the way I do. Please help.

3 years ago i was bitten on the big toe on my right foot when i figured out i have been bit i stood up and my legs was very unstable feed-feel-feet i had a sore on my toe and the blood had been sucked out of my legs they were very skinny after a while i figured out what have bit me it was a horned space traveler from neptune he eyes the color of ice the code that was put ages ago speaks about it feed-feel-feet- food-fool-foot-

Having, at one time at least, been an audiophile I have done little but play my stereo in so long I can't remember if this will be a problem but in my new house I am having problems getting my turntable close to my control amplifier, feedback due to the speakers vibrating the floor has become a problem. All my other components are happy near my speakers but the turn table is getting feed back pretty bad. Can the RCA type connectors from my turntable be any arbitrary length or is there a maximum length? Anyone know?

http://youtu.be/qj-Lhd-U_o0 the universe is killing people with a halo ring they use the attacks i have experienced so far is mindreading when mindreading happened it felt like time slowed down and i almost died from my chest they still use mind reading on me but does not have the same affect of time attacking--the next attack was aether an element found in space when they was using aether my neck would get tense and i would have trouble breathing and my throat would close up and i would have the death feeling on my chest again i found a way to ease the feeling and open up the airway in my throat to help me breathe i would find a tender spot on my leg and hit it and c…

Killer Whales vs Witty Otter - Youtube I will be starting my degree is ecosystem restoration soon and needed a break from lurking in the math forums. Most recent animal video I saw today, pretty cool footage of an otter escaping from killer whales by hopping on a boat. Think she lost her pup though . But anyway, seen a lot of the popular nature documentaries, but any interesting and recent videos you would like to share post in here, cheers!

I figured that the Lounge is as good a place as any to post this thread. Having a biopharmaceutical lab career, I recently had interesting talks with a friend who works in a doctor's office, specifically a gynecologist's office. In biopharma labs, we must properly label and store all substances. The label must show the substance's name, its lot number, its concentration, its expiration date and its storage requirements. In my friend's office, liquid substances are decanted into simple jars and cups with simple labels that give only the name of the substance (such as "Ferric sulfate" and "Lugols") — without any lot number, concentration, expiration date or storag…

I keep trying to tell myself I'm delusional, but it's not working... To the extent of my experience, I'm under the impression that most of my schooling, formal study and education, as far as my effort has pushed, has only been corrosive to my intellect. Isn't there something wrong with my perception? Am I doing something wrong? I don't want to believe myself ... but I can't help it. I feel like some of my intellectual skills I believe I was once exceptionally good with, such as intuitive (mathematical) problem solving, have dulled. I (delusionally?) see a possible connection with this degradation to my formal education, because as I've relearned how to mechanically ha…

What is the next generation launch vehicles for NASA after the shuttle program

I take the ACT test on the 27th of this month. And I'm sure it's not as difficult as I think it is, but i could be wrong. I'm really stressing about it because I plan on applying for FAFSA, and of course a higher score means a better chance of getting financial help. Any advice? any at all..

Dear Forum Members –Especially Seismology & Geology Enthusiasts San Francisco State University (SFSU) will be decommissioning a three axis seismograph station (using the traditional style of a recording drum on paper) and all the equipment can be made available Free to any person or agency –yes that's right for Free!!! The station was originally built by me and donated to SFSU back in the late 80's. The system uses a telemetry link over a conditioned phone line from seismometers at a site 5 miles from the campus. However the phone connection costs about $100/month and budget constraints prohibit further expenditure for operation of the system. Because th…

Hi, I was wondering if anybody new of good (representative) practice sets of GRE questions particularly the Quantitative Portion to supplement the miserly materials offered on the ETS site. Preferably online and free with answers and explanations. Thanks

Did you see a comment in a topic which surely, had you been the person to do it would have been called flaming or trolling, but staff or moderators had put their name to it. Go on, tell us about it, don't be afraid in this topic to say who the member of staff was and what the person said. Are you afraid, don't be, you can only be banned! Isn't that correct, Phi for all!

Is it possible to have a flowing current of positive particles? Hydrogen ions are basically protons, can protons flow in a current?

In the DVD edition of Star Wars III "Revenge of the Sith", George Lucas and his associates provide a running commentary to the movie as a separate audio track. On that track he explains the philosophy and motivation behind the Star Wars motion picture saga. He makes a statement that Richard Nixon, when he was President, wanted to get the Constitution amended so that he could serve a third term. This was evidence of a power grab on Nixon's part similar to what Lucas believes is embodied in the Star Wars Republic Chancellor's plot to become Emperor. The problem is that I am not familiar with any documentation that Nixon ever entertained the notion of getting the Constitutio…

Is it possible to calculate the greenhouse effect of an atmosphere? Consider the Earth except with 10 times the air pressure, would the greenhouse effect be 10 times as much? Is there a way to figure out a good approximation of the greenhouse effect? The greenhouse effect of the Earths atmosphere raises the temp 36C I am trying to use this site Planet Designer to calculate a planet 3 AU from the Earths sun that would be inhabitable. I am looking at an atmosphere of about 150 psi at the surface. I need close to 300C in greenhouse effect to do this. So far I have found out that adding helium to the planets atmosphere lowers it's specific heat capacity, i would …

This is probably in the wrong forum, but I don't see a general science forum. Let me ask a question: Which comes first and what is the relationship between observation and theory.