Expertise and ignorance 21 Mar 2008 On the one hand you have Jake Young discussing the role of expertise in public debates, concluding that maybe experts shouldn’t expect that information from knowledgeable folk will automatically influence the uneducated. On the other hand, this… General Science Humor
Administrative Icon for Blogging Peer Reviewed research 15 Aug 2007 Dear readers, Dave Munger of Cognitive Daily has suggested that we have a universally available icon to indicate that the blogger is blogging about peer reviewed research, and he has created a discussion blog at BPR3. Please go make suggestions and add to the discussion. Muggins here will implement it… Read More
Evolution Cleesing the God Gene 14 Sep 2008 If I weren’t such a reductionist mechanist, I’d probably find this very very funny. And what Cleese does to things deserves its own verb. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M-vnmejwXo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1] Read More
General Science Congrats to Phil Plait 4 Aug 2008 Phil, of Bad Astronomy fame, has been offered and accepted the chairmanship of James Randi’s Educational Foundation. I think that’s a great choice by Randi and a great honour for Phil. Couldn’t happen to a better guy. Read More