Project Management and Invoice System

The Dashing Fellows

Tag "science" 21 results

Searching For an Afterlife in the Materialistic Universe

By Alex Jenkins Nov 03, 2011 12:04 am

Yesterday I was streaming a debate in which two prominent atheist thinkers and two rabbis discussed the plausibility of an afterlife. In his opening statement, the less erudite of the two rabbis ...

Read more »

Racism and Science - The case of Satoshi Kanazawa

By Colin Ellis Jun 01, 2011 11:23 am

In a recent article in Psychology Today, Satoshi Kanazawa, an evolutionary psychologist at the London School of Economics, argued that black women are objectively less attractive than other races. ...

Read more »

The Inclusion Paradox

By Alex Jenkins Apr 07, 2011 12:28 am

The late British scientist Arthur C. Clarke once famously said that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.  The quote has often been invoked by rationalists ...

Read more »

Where Are All the Aliens?

By Alex Jenkins Oct 21, 2010 1:04 am

This past summer, scientists discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a star situated just 20 light years from our Sun.  The planet, known as Gliese 581g has a mass roughly 3 times that of Earth, ...

Read more »

Science Vs. Religion: The Final Round

By Alex Jenkins Oct 14, 2010 1:58 am

Forward: The Difficulty of Being Black and Secular The conflict between religion and science used to be one of my favourite topics to blog about, but I haven’t touched upon the issue in quite ...

Read more »

The Social Network: A Small Step Toward Equality

By Alex Jenkins Oct 07, 2010 12:25 am

I haven’t seen the new Facebook movie yet, but the reviews and synopses I’ve read thus far have all agreed that Mark Zuckerberg is portrayed as a certified douche.  From what I’ ...

Read more »

Understanding the Cosmos and the Misguided Search for Meaning

By Alex Jenkins Jun 24, 2010 1:40 am

This afternoon I experienced my first earthquake.  Being a first-timer, it took a few seconds to realize what was happening.  Had I lived at a different time in a different place, I might ...

Read more »

Mission to Nowhere: Cosmonauts to Spend 520 Days in Mars Simulation

By Christian Arambulo Jun 02, 2010 9:34 am

On June 3rd, 6 cosmonauts will embark on a 520 day mission to nowhere. Well, close to nowhere: they’ll actually be holed up in a warehouse in a suburb of Moscow as part of a simulated journey ...

Read more »

D-Day

By Alex Jenkins Apr 29, 2010 2:13 am

The sun shone brightly over Arthur’s modest suburban bungalow located in a quiet cul-de-sac on the outskirts of the city.  “How fitting!” he thought to himself, that the ...

Read more »

Is It A Good Idea to Microwave This?

By July Xing Jan 17, 2010 7:51 pm

I've been following a show called Is It A Good Idea to Microwave This? on youtube.  The show is produced by Jonathan Paula, and hosted by Jorey Caron and his side-kick Riley McIlwain.  At ...

Read more »