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If Only Central Bankers Would Hit Bottom - (USA)
I'm told that alcoholics and addicts have to hit bottom before they are able to renounce their self destructive ways. Ironically, their personal collapse makes them more capable of change than scientists, who, according to Thomas Kuhn in his landmark, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, were so incapable of abandoning core beliefs that it would take an entire generation for significant advances to become widely accepted. The old guard literally had to die off before the new paradigm could t
http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/08/if-only-central-bankers-would-hit.html
Neusners Theology of the Oral Torah, chapters 4 and 5 - (USA)
We continue here with my reading notes as I make my way through Jacob Neusners The Theology of the Oral Torah: Revealing the Justice of God (McGill-Queens University Press, 1999), chapters four and five. Chapter Four The Political Order: The Gentiles and Idolatry As chapter three covered Israel and the primary feature that defines Israel, the Torah, so chapter four covers the gentiles and their defining feature, idolatry. Gentiles are idolators, and Israelites worship the one, true God, w
http://www.bombaxo.com/blog/?p=760
Rotten Library - (USA)
http://www.rotten.com/library/
power to the people? - (USA)
Power to the People? Conference notes, Birkbeck College, 9th May 2009 [all errors, overly compressed prose and general unhelpfulness mine, of course. Peter Hallward took the photos] Introduction: Peter Hallward Why the question mark in the title of the conference? Shelia Fitzpatrick writes about the July Days, after the Feb Rev, where there was popular discontent and protest was a surprise, one of the protesters said: 'take power you son of a bitch when it's given to you'. How doe
http://www.cinestatic.com/infinitethought/2009/05/power-to-people.asp
NYU about Horava-Lifshitz gravity - (USA)
Keith Chen (click) wrote a rather illuminating story about the fate of Horava-Lifshitz gravity (click and read this text first!) at the NYU. Journal clubs are apparently alive and well over there. I think that they're important for the health of science as seen from a broader scientific community's viewpoint. I found the "[postdoc] journal club" to be one of the most satisfactory formats for creative scientific confrontation. All ideas and criticisms by sensible and quasi-sensible people can
http://motls.blogspot.com/2009/04/nyu-about-horava-lifshitz.html
Energy crisis: a time bomb about to gonuclear - (USA)
By Roland Michel Tremblay featured writerDandelion SaladThe Marginal Sept 1, 2008 One of the main reasons for wars right now in this world is energy related, natural resources, oil, natural gas and pipelines. There are two critical reasons why we have to solve the energy crisis, and both reasons lead to the absolute annihilation of the human race. There will be more pollution as we consume ever more energy, hurrying global warming and our extinction, and as resources become more scarce, wars wil
http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2008/09/01/energy-crisis-a-time-bomb-about-to-go-nuclear/
Why Do Governments and the IMF Enter into Agreements? - (USA)
In response to: J. Vreeland, Download FULL PDF ???Why Do Governments and the IMF Enter into Agreements? Statistically Selected Cases,??? International Political Science Review, 24.3 (2003). Vreeland???s article, ???Why Do Governments and the IMF Enter into Agreements? Statistically Selected Cases,??? questions the reason why governments and the IMF enter into an agreement. He offers the conventional reason that governments need an IMF loan but he also offers an alternative reason: governmen
http://www.theasianeconomist.com/why-do-governments-and-the-imf-enter-into-agreements/
GHOST CHILDREN - Danielle Lee - (USA)
THE SPIRIT GUIDE By, Danielle Lee One of the most incredible ghost story that Ive ever come across came from some nice young lady one evening as I was giving her hair a trim. I often brought up the subject of ghosts, just to get some juicy stories. Hers was amazing. Lets call herSarah, considering I have no idea what her name was, it was like fourteen years ago and I only ever did her hair once, give me a break. But I sure remember the story. Click here for the entire article Come visi
http://alienufoparanormal.aliencasebook.com/2008/06/21/ghost-children--danielle-lee.aspx
News and Commentary - (USA)
Bush Spy Revelations Anticipated When Obama Is Sworn Inby Ryan Singel - Wired / Common DreamsWhen Barack Obama takes the oath of office on January 20, Americans won't just get a new president; they might finally learn the full extent of George W. Bush's warrantless domestic wiretapping.The Bush administration has stonewalled, misled and denied documents to Congress, and subpoenaed the phone records of investigative reporters.(Credit: Monsivais/AP)Since The New York Times first revealed in 2005 t
http://headlines-youshouldknow.blogspot.com/2008/11/news-and-commentary.html
The Amazing Meeting 7: Swiss/Randi, Ouellette, anti-anti-vax panel, Nickell - (USA)
This is part three of my summary of TAM7, still on Friday, July 10. Part 1 is here , part 2 is here , and my coverage of the Science-based Medicine conference begins here . Jamy Ian Swiss and James Randi After lunch on Friday was a conversation between Jamy Ian Swiss and James Randi about Randi's early career, beginning with an old BBC live broadcast of Randi making a radio disappear, and an escape he did in Quebec as the "Amazing Randall." They discussed Randi's early appearances on John
http://lippard.blogspot.com/2009/08/amazing-meeting-7-swissrandi-ouellette.html
Hathaway and the IPCC: both simply ignore contrary evidence - (USA)
Notice anything strange about the solar cycle predictions advanced by NASA solar physicist David Hathaway? Current levels of solar activity lie well below the confidence interval put forward in Hathaway's early 2006 projection of solar activity, but this failure of his prediction scheme has no effect on the confidence with which he continues to predict an imminent and robust take off of solar cycle 24: Hathaway's March 2006 sunspot prediction overlaid with his June 2008 sunspot predi
http://errortheory.blogspot.com/2008/08/hathaway-and-ipcc-both-simply-ignore.html
Applying the Language of Mathematics in the New World Order: Are we just anomalous data within a cen - (USA)
Reposting an article for the wrap-up of politics and economics. Originally posted on 2006-10-01 as Anomalies, Prisons, and Geophysics: How Governments Use Data and How to Stop Them. A common definition of an anomaly is "a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form." This definition, however, can be simplified by stating that an anomaly "is a deviation from specific parameters." The defining characteristic of an anomaly is that it can only exist in a comparative setting, im
http://www.chycho.com/?q=node/1777
SciAm - Skeptic's Take on the Life and Argued Works of Shakespeare - (USA)
Who was Shakespeare, and did he write all the amazing plays and poetry attributed to him? Those questions have been raging for years in the academic world of Shakespeare studies. Scientific American takes a look at the issue. Skeptic's Take on the Life and Argued Works of Shakespeare The anti-Stratfordian skeptics are back, and this time they have a Supreme Court justice on their side By Michael Shermer For centuries, Shakespeare skeptics have do
http://integral-options.blogspot.com/2009/08/sciam-skeptics-take-on-life-and-argued.html
Shakespeare, Interrupted - (USA)
The anti-Stratfordian skeptics are back, and this time they have a Supreme Court justice on their side For centuries, Shakespeare skeptics have doubted the authorship of the Stratfordian Bards literary corpus, proffering no fewer than 50 alternative candidates, including Francis Bacon, Queen Elizabeth I, Christopher Marlowe and the leading contender among the anti-Stratfordians, Edward de Vere, 17th earl of Oxford. And for nearly as long, the Shakespeare skeptics have toiled in relative
http://www.michaelshermer.com/2009/08/shakespeare-interrupted/
The Wholesale Sedation of Americas Youth - (USA)
By Andrew M. Weiss May 6, 2009 In 1950, approximately 7,500 children in the United States were diagnosed with mental disorders. That number is at least eight million today, and most receive some form of medication. Is this progress or child abuse? In the winter of 2000, the Journal of the American Medical Association published the results of a study indicating that 200,000 two-to four-year-olds had been prescribed Ritalin for an attention disorder from 1991 to 1995. Judging by the response,
http://atheonews.blogspot.com/2009/05/wholesale-sedation-of-americas-youth.html
INTERMEX LIBERTY POST (2009-06-19 13:45) - (USA)
Pursuing a Vocation in Austrian Economics Mises Daily by Joseph T. Salerno Left to Right: Joe Salerno, Josh McCabe, Dave Howden, Edward Perry The Summer Fellowship Program has grown by leaps and bounds since its founding by Professor Guido Hlsmann in 2000. This year the program includes eighteen young men and women from the United States, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, Turkey, Denmark, Poland and the Czech Republic. Their disciplines range across the s
http://intermexfreemarket.blogspot.com/2009/06/pursuing-vocation-in-austrian-economics.html
74. Dr. Dean Radin And Dr. Roger Nelson Respond to Global Consciousness Project Criticisms - (USA)
Guest: Roger Nelson , formally of Princetons Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR) lab, joins Alex Tsakiris to discuss how skeptics view the Global Consciousness Project . The episode includes email excerpts from Dr. Dean Radin . Related: Exploring Relationships Between Random Physical Events and Mass Human Attention: Asking for Whom the Bell Tolls Play it: download MP3 Read it: THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED Alex Ts
http://www.skeptiko.com/74-radin-nelson-global-consciousness/
I Said I Wouldn't Even Read This Shit... - (USA)
because in my mind that's giving in to the ridiculous mindset, but at this point I want to hear alternative possible scientific explanations...this is terribly written and clearly by someone for whom English is not a first language...I find the electrical hypotheses particularly intriguing, and I would lean towards that except for the creepy voice yesterday and the fact that last year I was actually touched...and I can't see "electrical anomalies" having anything to do with the door last night..
http://joebrainardspyjamas.blogspot.com/2008/11/i-said-i-wouldnt-even-read-this-shit.html
Benoit B. Mandelbrot: How Fractals Can Explain Whats Wrong with WallStreet - (USA)
?ημο?ιεύθηκε α?? ?ή?α-?έλ?α ??ο 10/10/2008 ?δού και ένα ανε?ίκαιρο άρθρο ?ο? καθηγη?ή Benoit B. Mandelbrot. ?ί?ε δημο?ιε?θεί ?ο μακριν? 1999. [?εν ανα?έρ? ?ην ?ηγή για ε?ν?η?ο?? λ?γο??. ?ρί?κε?αι ?ανεύκολα, κάνον?α? κλικ?...] Τ?ρα, θα μο? ?εί?ε, ?ι ??έ?η έ?ο?ν ?α ?ράκ?αλ και οι α??ομοι??η?ε
http://theamapati.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/mandelbrot/
When The Music Died:NASA - (USA)
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. Albert Einstein How many times can a man look up before he can see the sky Bob Dylan NASA planetary space programs as theyre designed now are so boring and unadventurous --except when water is found-- that few follow them. Try to find anyone who keeps up with our space program --except NASA groupies. For instance, Im betting not many of you ever checked back on whats happening
http://ufomedia.blogspot.com/2008/09/when-music-diednasa.html
Commissioner Rosch, Rhetoric, and the Relationship Between Economics and Antitrust - (USA)
Economic theory is essential to antitrust law. It is economic analysis that constrains antitrust law and harnesses it so that it is used to protect consumers rather than competitors. And the relationship between economics and antitrust is responsible for the successful evolution of antitrust from its economically incoherent origins to its present state. In my view, which Ive expressed in greater detail elsewhere, the fundamental challenge for antitrust is one that is created by having too m
http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2009/06/12/commissioner-rosch-rhetoric-and-the-relationship-between-economics-and-antitrust/
Sample About Environmental Reports of Australian Firms Essay - (USA)
Sample About Environmental Reports of Australian Firms Essay Introduction This paper discusses and analyses articles. It also shows a case study about environmental reports of Australian firms and its development during 1997-2006. Combining theories and the case will be useful in evaluation tool to describe the decade change in environmental disclosures of Australian firms. For reference, the significant turn-around in disclosure practices of Australian firms is pre
http://ivythesis.typepad.com/term_paper_topics/2008/09/sample-about-en.html
10 Strangest Surgical Procedures - (USA)
The present compilation excludes surgical procedures that have become obsolete or are in the process of being phased out. Cosmetic surgical procedures have also been kept out of the list. Hemispherectomy Strange as it may seem, this surgical procedure aims to disable an entire half or hemisphere of the brain and finds application in the treatment of a range of intractable seizure disorders, particularly in those cases where the source of the epilepsy is centered in a broad region of a sing
http://healthy-lifestyle.most-effective-solution.com/2009/08/01/10-strangest-surgical-procedures/
the world in the eye of a needle - (USA)
Universcale - Presented by Nikon What a fascinating use of visualization to show how things compare against each other in terms of scale. One minute youre looking at a germ, the next a person, the next a mountain, then a planet. All very smooth and intuitive. This really helps to put things in perspective It also shows that we are spending too much time on our small world view. We think about things that happened a week ago, an hour ago, or just now. We also think forward a day,
http://sean808080.com/blog/the-world-in-the-eye-of-a-needle/
Time Travel: A Philosophic Study (without the Math) - (USA)
Image via Wikipedia We are all scientists in our own right; especially while whittling away an evening sitting in a dark corner of a local public house and debating with friends over a few pints of the usual. We each have our own theories and explanations for all questions of life the universe and everything The concept of time travel is one spawned from mans regret an elusive ambition and notion of fantasy that has plagued mankind since the first wish to take back or do t
http://scienceray.com/physics/time-travel-a-philosophic-study-without-the-math/
If Only Central Bankers Would Hit Bottom - (USA)
If Only Central Bankers Would Hit Bottom Delicious Digg Facebook reddit Technorati Yves Smith | Aug 26, 2008 I'm told that alcoholics and addicts have to hit bottom before they are able to renounce their self destructive ways. Ironically, their personal collapse makes them more capable of change than scientists, who, according to Thomas Kuhn in his landmark, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, were so incapable of abandoning core beliefs that it would take an entire generation for s
http://www.rgemonitor.com/globalmacro-monitor/253406/if_only_central_bankers_would_hit_bottom
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