Science fiction writer Alastair Reynolds is in a prime position to look dispassionately at the present and project into the future, having spent 12 years as an astronomer with the European Space Agency (Esa).

Books apparently blurring the science:fiction boundary as well as the present:future boundary. Has anybody out there read any of these? picked by rambler 3 years ago

In an interview with the Trinity Broadcasting Network, Ben Stein had these insane things to say:

Stein: [...]I was thinking to myself the last time any of my relatives saw scientists telling them what to do they were telling them to go to the showers to get gassed

...Love of God and compassion and empathy leads you to a very glorious place, and science leads you to killing people. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A demonstration of how expectations can be formed, communications directed and patterns established from Bobby McFerrin at the World Science Festival. picked by pocksucket 4 months ago

Researchers at The University of Chicago have published a paper suggesting that in terms of explanations, for most people Science and God are mutually exclusive.

(PDF of the actual paper here) picked by pocksucket 11 months ago

God and science are inherently at odds, or so goes the story with roots that reach back nearly 400 years to the Inquisition's trial of Galileo on suspicion of heresy. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

By 2010, Asia will have 90 percent of the world’s Ph.D. scientists and engineers. Today, when science is more important then ever, the US has fallen far behind. How can we recitfy this? Adam Savage has a few ideas. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

This is just going to be a light-hearted thread about things that science can't explain. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

The 2007 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting concluded in Boston on November 30. This was the first time that the popular Science as Art competition was held at an MRS Fall Meeting. Three first place and three second place winners were selected from the various entries. Some of the images are from the nanotechnology domain but most are micro-scale. picked by leopoldogolba 2 years ago

A regularly updated list of blog entries explaining the basics of science and mathematics. Great list, any of which makes find posts in themselves picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Previously we heard Obama's answers to 14 of the top science questions facing Americans. Here are McCain's answers. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

How far has the United States risen above the gathering storm of global competition in science? Not nearly far enough, warned a succession of luminaries at a symposium held today by the U.S. National Academies. picked by lsojunkie 2 years ago

In announcing four top science advisers Saturday, President-elect Barack Obama set lofty goals for an open and honest scientific process and dialogue in his new administration.
*no more rocket surgery* picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

With Vikings vs. aliens movie Outlander rocking our gauntlets in theaters, it's time to take stock of the long and glorious history of science fiction set in the Middle Ages. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

The science textbook Atomics for the Millions was written by Dr. Maxwell Leigh Eidenoff, co-authored by Hyman Ruchlis, a science teacher at Brooklyn’s Lafayette High School. One of Ruchlis' students was Maurice Sendak, and he offered Sendak $100 and a passing grade to illustrate the textbook. picked by suebe 8 months ago

It's a feast for the eyes: the winners of the 2008 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge have been announced. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Speaking at the National Academy of Sciences, the President paid due tribute to the wonder, history, and inspiration of science in America.
link has article, video, and transcript picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

What happens when you have physics and chemistry professors teach grade school science classes? A whole lot of fun. picked by LSOjunkie 2 years ago

... in UK science lessons.

'Teachers should take the time to explain why creationism had no scientific basis, Professor Michael Reiss said.' picked by Antt 1 year ago

Scientists have made extraordinary strides on how memories are stored and activated, and developed techniques that could someday be used to alter them. But authors like Stanislaw Lem and Bruce Sterling anticipated and in some ways outpaced their work, using fiction to explore how memory alteration might change our lives. picked by sharon22 8 months ago

Most fans of science fiction and comic books just want to enjoy their hobby in peace, or maybe one day don a costume and save the world. But every now and then, a fan turns to the Dark Side instead. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago