Nobel Prize 2018 – Physics

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This is about the 2nd of 4 prize announcements this week. Physics is perhaps the most popular of the Nobels. Many past physics winners are well-known names … Pierre and Marie Curie, Marconi, Planck, Einstein, Bohr, Hertz, Schrödinger, Fermi, Pauli, Bothe, Feynman and many more. Marie Curie won because Pierre Curie refused to accept unless full credit was also shared with Marie. She later went on to … Read more

Nobel Prize 2018: Medicine

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Once again the time of year when the most prestigious award, the Nobel Prize, spotlights individuals who have contributed to our understanding. Yesterday, Mon 1st Oct, kicked off the proceedings with the following press release details … The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2018 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2018 was awarded … Read more

Poll: 48% of white evangelicals would support Kavanaugh even if allegations true

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Vox has the details of a Poll that was run a week ago by Marist and sponsored by NPR/PBS NewsHour. It reveals that many white evangelicals simply do not give a damn about the victims of sexual abuse… Forty-eight percent of white evangelicals say that embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh should be confirmed even … Read more

Weird Religious News – #SoWhat?

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It is inevitable that within this week’s edition of weird religious news, Brett Kavanaugh is very much the focus. An understanding of what is going on starts with this question – Why have evangelicals tossed their values under the bus? The answer is that they want a supreme court that is populated with right-wing candidates … Read more

Climate Change impacting Arctic sea ice across all seasons

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For those living in the arctic region, there is no debate regarding the reality of climate change. Each and every year they can see the ongoing decline of sea ice. Every season marks another data point. NSIDC Update If you check out the National Snow and Ice data centre then you can find very precise … Read more

Mythology – Dr Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh

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Much has been said and no doubt much more will be said, yet I can’t hold back and do need to point out the rather glaring elephant that sits in the room. The Dr Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh hearings are generating quite a lot of Alternative Facts,  we can see this happing in real-time … Read more