Twenty-First Birthday of the World Wide Web

It was Tuesday, actually. But interesting, in any case. At Wired, " Aug. 7, 1991: Ladies and Gentlemen, the World Wide Web ." When...

Global Warming in U.S. Wildly Overestimated, New Study Shows

I posted Anthony Watts' announcement at my sidebar a week or so ago. Watts Up With That? released a major research paper on Sunday, July...

Neuroscience Ph.D. Program Can Be Isolating, Competitive, and Highly Demanding

At the Los Angeles Times, " Colorado suspect's field of study was rarefied and rigorous ": AURORA, Colo. — James Holmes inhabi...

Progressives Attack Professor Mark Regnerus Over Same-Sex Parenting Research

This is a must-read article from Andrew Ferguson, at the Weekly Standard, " Revenge of the Sociologists ." Folks should read the w...

Suspect James Holmes No Easy Fit for Mass Murderer Profile

Okay, there's a couple of new articles that relate to Colorado suspect James Holmes' acadmic difficulties (which I discussed here  a...

Elton John Praises President George W. Bush and Conservatives for Saving Lives of More Than 8 Million Africans With AIDS

Well, he really goes against the grain, doesn't he. From Peter Wehner, at Commentary, " The Human Drama of Saving Lives ." BON...

Ho-Hum, Sally Ride Was Lesbian

I cracked open the hard-copy version of the Los Angeles Times this morning with my coffee. Sally Ride's obituary is front page news, ...

'Replace the Stigma With Compassion' — Elton John at International AIDS Conference

I love Elton John. And I'm so glad he's not dead. At Telegraph UK, " Elton John tells Aids conference 'I should be dead...

Suspect James Holmes' Rapid Descent

The Wall Street Journal reports, " Suspect's Rapid Descent: Holmes Bought Rifle, Bullets During Month After School Exit ": AUR...

Released: First Video of Alleged Colorado Theater Shooter James Holmes

ABC News has the report, " ABC News Exclusive: First Video of Colorado Shooting Suspect James Holmes Emerges " (via Memeorandum a...

James Holmes' Academic Frustration and Social Isolation

Folks can make what they want out of this New York Times piece, " Before and After Massacre, Puzzles Line Suspect’s Path ." Most o...

Using Twitter to Identify Psychopaths

From Kash Hill, at Forbes (via Instapundit ): People’s nasty traits have a way of revealing themselves on social networks: in writing. Or r...

Mysteries of Saturn: New Photos From the Cassini Spacecraft

A fascinating piece, at London's Daily Mail, " Mysteries of Saturn revealed: Nasa probe captures clearest views of planet's rin...

Psychology Isn't Science

Just plug in "political science" for "psychology" at the piece, and Alex Berezow might as well be explaining some of the...

The 'God Particle' and God

From Dennis Prager, at National Review : They found the “God particle.” That was the headline splashed all over America’s news media. It tur...

Huge Glaciers in the Area Between Pakistan and China are NOT Melting — Flies in Face of Predictions of Climate Activists

The "climate activists" are idiots and liars, like, for example, Susie Madrak at the aptly-titled Crooks and Liars . See London...

Why Conservatives Are Happier Than Liberals

From Arthur Brooks, at the New York Times : WHO is happier about life — liberals or conservatives? The answer might seem straightforward. Af...

What is the Higgs Boson?

It's one of the biggest scientific breakthroughs in generations, for one thing. But what is it? Well, it's a hypothesis in theoretic...

South Africa Chimp Attack on Texas Grad Student Called 'Territorial Defense'

The alpha chimps are said to be six times stronger than humans. What's amazing is that these two pulled the victim, Andrew Oberle, under...

Prediction in Political Science is Doomed to Fail

If you study political science, and especially the more fundamental philosophies of social science that underlie professional political scie...