Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Over at Pharyngula, PZ writes about the brain drain and how bad things are in the US … The brain drain is beginning. Nearly 20% of American scientists would like to get out of this country. New data compiled by a coalition of top scientific and medical research groups show that a large majority of scientists … Read more
OK, I’m back and so normal service will now be resumed. Did I really drive 6,000 miles? Nope, it was 6,471 miles to be precise. I really wish I’d had a camera handy to capture the look on the face of the guy at the hire car company when he totted up the miles and … Read more
As I drive north, one big surprise has been the sight of dead trees … not just the odd one or two, but entire forests, mile after mile after mile … millions. Why … what is going on here? Two words sum it up … “Climate change” … or to be more precise, “spruce beetles”. … Read more
Dinosaurs dominated the earth for over 150 million years and it was not until about 66 million years ago that they ceased to exist. Whether this extinction was a gradual process or an abrupt catastrophic end has been subject for scientific and geological discussion for many years. In search for these answers, scientists research beyond … Read more
August will be a rather sparse month for posts because I’m currently on a very long road trip and am heading North to Alaska … yes really. having climbed Ranier with my son and daughter. we are now all driving into the wilderness … (If curious, the following pictures are mine, I took them all … Read more
The title is literal and not simply a metaphor, I’m off today to start a climb of Mt Ranier, so no postings for a few days. Yes, we are going for the top 14,400ft … so it is ropes, ice axes, and crampons as we traverse glaciers and potentially risk Oxygen starvation due to the … Read more