Facebook for Scientists gets Millions in Funding

In 2008 I listed some Notes to the Obama Administration and in part of that was having research between different organizations or researchers being more publicly and/or centrally located so that work is not repeated and researchers can more closely work together and share insights to allow more rapid scientific advancement. This Facebook for scientists […]

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New Examiner Article: “Science as a method of faith affirmation or spirituality.”

I have just posted a new article for the Milwaukee Examiner titled “Science as a method of faith affirmation or spirituality.“ Article Consider science as a method of pursuing spirituality or affirming your faith no matter what your path – Christian, atheist, or something else. I alluded to this idea in my previous article titled […]

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I have published my first article for the Milwaukee Examiner: ‘Do we have options in the science vs religion debate?’

I have published my first article for the Milwaukee Examiner titled “Do we have options in the religion verses science debate?“. Article If a single entity created the stars, planets, time, space, and life itself then science is the very study of that wonderful and potentially divine creation. Scientists of all sorts have the job […]

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Debate: Is Religion a Force for Good or Evil in the World?

A little about me: I am a 35 year old white married male of the Unitarian Unversalist and Centrist persuasions. I have never been a prostitute, used the services of a prostitute, nor known or known anyone who knew a prostitute. I am writing this post in a response to a debate I am participating […]

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Personal Genome Project??

Introduction I have come upon 2 interesting articles on drug decriminalization while perusing Slashdot: Portugal Decriminalizes Drug Use (Guardian, Jul 2001) and The success of drug decriminalization in Portugal (Salon; Mar 2009) that covers the apparent success in dealing with drugs after decriminalizing it. Now, drug use is a consensual crime and the book Ain’t […]

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Biochar? A method of solving carbon emissions?

Ravenstone Reflections (BLog) UU Poly Minister I will list links to my Social Activist writings here: Prostitution Legalization Gay Marriage (Same Sex Marriage) Support Polygamy Legalization I am sure you will notice that most of these are of the same genre. =O I came upon a link on CNN about Biochar and it looks quite […]

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Gene Therapies Or Genetic Filtering Of Our Reproductive Cells Is Going To Be Necessary

This post ends up being a kind of a follow up to ‘Monogamy and Medical Sciences Bypassing Advantages of Natural Selection‘. First let me define Genetic Therapies and Genetic Filtering in the way that I will be using it in this post: Genetic Therapies I am referring to a branch of medicine in which we […]

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Monogamy and Medical Sciences Bypassing Advantages of Natural Selection

In this crazy and progressive world that we have here where monogamy is the established “norm” and medical sciences are advancing at a rapid pace as it has been for many, many decades, we may find that these two things are having humanity bypassing the advantages that natural selection and evolution would provide. Natural Selection […]

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Follow up to ‘Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters”

I like the answers that the book and evolutionary psychology bring to the table. In many ways I can see how their answers make a lot of sense, especially in light of the empirical evidence they provide. Evolutionary Psychology almost seems Freudian in nature, no – not the you want to sleep with you mother […]

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