Tag Archives: Science

Leonardo Boff : The World Society of Blindness

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Camelia Elias / FRAG/MENTS.The World Society of Blindness These are global problems that transcend our paradigm of specialized knowledge. Life does not fit into a formula, nor caring into a calculus equation. By Leonardo Boff / The Rag … Continue reading →

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Infinite Universes : Death Does Not Exist

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Conscioussness and our perception of space and time. Art by Bruce Rolff / FeaturePics.com / Cosmic Log.Does death exist?New theory says ‘No’ One of the surest axioms of science is that energy never dies; it can neither be created nor … Continue reading →

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Agriculture : The Uses of Biotechnology

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Genetic science in agriculture:The uses of biotechnology By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / November 22, 2009 I recently wrote about GMO’s on The Rag Blog (“The Future of Agriculture: Genetics and the Limits of Oil“) and I want … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker : Debunking the Vaccine Scare

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic by David Dees / deesillustration.comSwine flu vaccine: The facts behind the kerfuffleBy Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / November 5, 2009 Are the big pharmaceutical companies endangering our health with risky things like swine flu vaccine? Maybe vaccines … Continue reading →

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Claude Lévi-Strauss : ‘La Pensée Sauvage’

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss: dead at 100.Anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss:Making sense of la pensée sauvage By Carl R. Hultberg / The Rag Blog / November 4, 2009 In French sauvage means wild, not necessarily savage. In our language savage means aggressive, a … Continue reading →

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‘The Mexican Genome’ : Big Science and Indian Genocide

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

‘Mexican People — Mexico Today and Tomorrow, 1934-35,’ by Diego Rivera. The manipulation of the genetic mapping of the indigenous peoples of Mexico is only one front on which Big Science aids and abets ethnic cleansing. By John Ross / … Continue reading →

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Study : Coffee a Cure for Alzheimer’s?

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Drink coffee: Don’t forget. Researchers at the University of Florida believe there may be an incredibly simple solution to the Alzheimer’s problem — coffee. By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / July 5, 2009 According to the Alzheimer’s Foundation … Continue reading →

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Solar Powered Flight: The Potential of Renewable Energies

Posted on June 26, 2009 by RagBlog

Solar Impulse planeSolar plane to make public debutBy Jonathan Amos / June 26, 2009 Swiss adventurer Bertrand Picard is set to unveil a prototype of the solar-powered plane he hopes eventually to fly around the world. The initial version, spanning … Continue reading →

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Manhattan and a Mouse: Variations on a Single Structural Theme

Posted on May 21, 2009 by RagBlog

Math and the CityBy Steven Strogatz / May 20, 2009 One of the pleasures of looking at the world through mathematical eyes is that you can see certain patterns that would otherwise be hidden. This article is about one such … Continue reading →

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SCIENCE / Next Generation Lighting on the Horizon

Posted on May 16, 2009 by RagBlog

OLED light sources. The devices are flat – another reason they are desirable as light sources.Flat-screen light bulbs switch onBy Jason Palmer / May 15, 2009 Researchers have demonstrated white, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) sources with the same efficiency as … Continue reading →

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‘Climate Hacking’ : The Real Fear of Freelance Geoengineering

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The “Pinatubo option” would involve spewing aerosol gunk into the stratosphere. Photo of Mount Pinatubo from U.S. Geological Survey publications. Freelance atmospheric modification may sound far-fetched, but the potboiler concept was on the agenda last week at an invitation-only, international … Continue reading →

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Farewell to Space Junk? Satellites With Sails?

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Space Junk. Space debris seen from outside geosynchronous orbit. Photo from Wikipedia Commons. With much of our new technologies being dependent upon satellites, a solution to the problem of the proliferation of space junk must be found. By Ted McLaughlin … Continue reading →

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