Watermelons may have Viagra-like effects. Someone tell these guys. [Image from Flickr]
What does male genital mutilation have to do with polygamy?
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Literary criticism … needs a radical change: embracing science.
If God is meant in the Christian/Judaic/Islamic/Bhramanic sense, science eliminates the need to invoke an omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent being to understand the world around us.
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Science answers questions that resolve the unknowns in the natural world. This body of knowledge grows to expose further areas of inquiry, leading to a potentially infinite amount of undiscovered information. Belief in God feeds on this unknown information and thus in my view will always find its followers.
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Nanotubes might pose health risks similar to asbestos, according to a recent study published in latest issue of Nature Nanotechnology.
Asbestos inhalation has been shown to cause the serious lung illness, Mesothelioma. In this study, a group of mice injected with long nanotubes showed lung lesions similar those caused by asbestos. A control group of mice injected with clumps of carbon showed none of these lesions.
This study presents the case effectively for cautious controls on the work conditions in labs and workplaces involved in the nanotech industry. At the same time, it reminds us that the scientific method is what enables us to learn about the risks and dangers associated with living and working at the edge of science. We can choose to use this information and enable safe controls at our science workplaces or be unwise about it and panic.
I might be biased but do hope that we take this information and make prudent choices about how we do our science.
Note to the so-called Intelligent Designer
- Selva, May 10, 2008
Living the Scientific Life tips about the Columbia University Press White Sale. I just bought a few science titles. A bunch of excellent reads at under $10.
