Current Events / Opinions in Science http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:21:16 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Friday night philosophy. http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a470100a7e98fa2000e.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Snowy) http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a470100a7e98fa2000e.html?_c=feed-rss http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a470100a7e98fa2000e.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:21:16 -0700 I've been thinking about the meaning of life. And I really don't know what all the fuss is about. Philosophers go on and on, but never get there. Neither do the religious people. Oh, they'll tell you that they do, but like the philosophers, they'l... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a470100a7e98fa2000e.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142cb7986a470100a7e98fa2000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> god What Stratfor has to say about Iraq. Good read for those interested. http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a470100a7e91e1f000e.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Snowy) http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a470100a7e91e1f000e.html?_c=feed-rss http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a470100a7e91e1f000e.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:09:08 -0700 www.stratfor.com Now for the Hard Part: From Iraq to Afghanistan July 15, 2008 Related Special Topic Page U.S. Military Involvement in Iraq By George Friedman The Bush administration let it be known last week that it is prepared ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a470100a7e91e1f000e.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142cb7986a470100a7e91e1f000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> iraq From Crikey today. No wonder the conservatives are getting edgy. http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fa9685b9d70002.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Snowy) http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fa9685b9d70002.html?_c=feed-rss http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fa9685b9d70002.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:23:35 -0700 http://www.crikey.com.au/ 2 . Rundle08: Obama's eye-wateringly cute family interview US correspondent Guy Rundle writes: You write a story in the morning on a dead news day, you go to lunch, you come back and the whole world's gone haywir... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fa9685b9d70002.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fa9685b9d70002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> obam Freedom of expression, McCain/Bush style. http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fa9685b4550002.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Snowy) http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fa9685b4550002.html?_c=feed-rss http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fa9685b4550002.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:05:33 -0700 http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/90700/ Woman Arrested at McCain Event for "McCain=Bush" Sign Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise at 5:46 PM on July 7, 2008. 61-year-old librarian single-handedly proves that McCain=Bush. A 61-... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fa9685b4550002.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fa9685b4550002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> bush freedom mccain Denialococcus evolureus http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00cdf7e640dc094f00fa9683e5390003.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(dox^2) http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00cdf7e640dc094f00fa9683e5390003.html?_c=feed-rss http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00cdf7e640dc094f00fa9683e5390003.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:49:16 -0700 The sad thing is that this (also see this) comes from the same people that don't believe in anthropogenic contributions to planetary warming (even in the face of the evidence). See... no matter what, whether it is evidence of bacterial evolution ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00cdf7e640dc094f00fa9683e5390003.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e640dc094f00fa9683e5390003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> science evolution atheism What are the odds of life having arisen by chance? http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d414323b44685e00fae8c9864e000b.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Erik) http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d414323b44685e00fae8c9864e000b.html?_c=feed-rss http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d414323b44685e00fae8c9864e000b.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:45:34 -0700 It's been a long time since I've blogged, not for any particular reason. It may be a long time before I blog again, as I tend to only write when a thought kicks around in my noggin long enough that I feel it's worth sharing and I'm pretty confiden... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d414323b44685e00fae8c9864e000b.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d414323b44685e00fae8c9864e000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> universe god atheism intelligent design probability Hitchens, you fat fraud, you supported the killing, maiming and displacement of millions of people. http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fad697a7200004.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Snowy) http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fad697a7200004.html?_c=feed-rss http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fad697a7200004.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:23:42 -0700 http://www.alternet.org/rights/90292/?page=entire Warmongerer and neocon Christopher Hitchens just noticed that waterboarding is torture! Stop the presses! Christopher Hitchens just noticed that waterboarding is torture! Hitchens announced ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fad697a7200004.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fad697a7200004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> hitchens Very, very interesting read. Not another anti US rant, but telling it like it is from (gasp) Murdoch http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fa968488be0002.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Snowy) http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fa968488be0002.html?_c=feed-rss http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fa968488be0002.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:21:23 -0700 http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23968711-7583,00.html Nirvana out of American reach Paul Kelly, Editor-at-Large | July 05, 2008 THE energy, financial and political woes that grip the US signal a decisive shift in wor... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fa968488be0002.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fa968488be0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> u.s. politics Really? Oh no, I just couldn't believe Rupert's stooges would be guilty of this. Oh well, maybe... http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fae8c88625000b.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Snowy) http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fae8c88625000b.html?_c=feed-rss http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fae8c88625000b.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:15:03 -0700 http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=591496 Fox News caught altering rivals' photos 17:00 AEST Thu Jul 3 2008 2 hours 8 minutes ago New York Times editor Steven Reddicliffe (original on left). By ninemsn staff VIEWS: 0 | FLOCKS: 0... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fae8c88625000b.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fae8c88625000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> fox news ICH today http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fa96847ca00003.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Snowy) http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fa96847ca00003.html?_c=feed-rss http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fa96847ca00003.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:33:09 -0700 'Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime": Ernest Hemingway === "How many does it take to metamorphose wickedness into righteousness? One man must not kill. If he does, it is murder.... But a state or na... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://eventhorizon.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fa96847ca00003.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142cb7986a4700fa96847ca00003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> ich