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Interesting/obscure areas of knowledge about dinosaurs
Leftfield dinosaur stuff.
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:51 09.01.08
Subterranean Tokyo
Beneath Tokyo, there is a second Tokyo, made of secret tunnels, possibly built as nuclear shelters. Apparently, there's a London under London, too. Under the Underground. File under: urban exploration, subterranean society, hollow earth.
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 41 REPLIES, LAST AT 07:10 16.12.07
Atkins diet
Views on Atkins low-carb diets, versus traditional weight loss system.
:: STARTED BY gingerbop
:: 74 REPLIES, LAST AT 06:46 16.12.07
IQ testing
The impartiality and lack thereof of IQ tests, what they actually test, and various posters' experiences with having their IQ tested.
:: STARTED BY Tom Coates
:: 65 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:57 13.12.07
Gender and race inequality in science and its wider effects
How do sexism and racism get embedded in science talk and propagated in society through science talk? What can be done about it? Assume feminist/anti-racist stance.
:: STARTED BY Saturn's nod
:: 56 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:09 12.12.07
Essay on Reich online
Wilhelm Reich Lecture online
:: STARTED BY illmatic
:: 36 REPLIES, LAST AT 08:25 28.11.07
The Virtual Conference Room
NASA moves onto Second Life to share data.
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:40 21.11.07
Science & the Mass Media: A conversation
A conversation about science and the mass media, their many-faceted relationship and what was, is and will possibly be good, bad, right and wrong about that relationship.
:: STARTED BY Closed for Business Time
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:36 13.11.07
Clone Warriors - the Businessplan for a new level of carnage
Who needs robots, anyway. The follwing is a quite real and serious proposition of the feasability of the quasi-industrial artificial population possibilities.
Of course, the military´s going to be first to use that, if possible.
:: STARTED BY el d.
:: 10 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:05 07.11.07
There's something about UNIX
Bring your computery passions to this thread, and pour forth your love for unix/linux operating systems. What is it that makes unix so lovely?
:: STARTED BY Saturn's nod
:: 30 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:41 27.10.07
Science Explains Near Death Experiences?
NDEs and OBEs, the science of the white light at the end of the tunnel and floating around the room
:: STARTED BY Quantum
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 07:27 24.10.07
Wireless Power Transmission
Beaming power to devices through the aether and the suppression of that technology
:: STARTED BY Quantum
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:34 12.10.07
The Kraken! Aaargh!
They exist. Please discuss on how to fit them with laser eyes and armor padding. (Very important for Evil Scientists)
:: STARTED BY el d.
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:01 04.10.07
Wonder Drugs, Panaceas, etc
Rhodolia and other herbs/plants/substances which attract superlative claims of medicinal properties, often ranging over huge numbers of unrelated conditions. Hype or reality?
:: STARTED BY Hydra vs Leviathan
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 01:47 04.10.07
Slavery and American Sport
Did the pressures of slavery result in a more athletic population among African-Americans?
:: STARTED BY Atyeo
:: 55 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:03 02.10.07
Reticence and Science Communication
Is it ever excusable to downplay the uncertainty involved in a result if you believe the risks are large enough?
:: STARTED BY Lagrange's Nightmare
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:28 28.09.07
Burning Water
A man developing a novel cancer treatment using an RF generator decides to try to use it to desalinate seawater - and instead, the water catches fire.
:: STARTED BY Mirror
:: 12 REPLIES, LAST AT 04:39 21.09.07
Hobbits!
Scientists in Australia have found a new species of hobbit-sized humans who lived about 18,000 years ago on an Indonesian island in a discovery that adds another piece to the complex puzzle of human evolution.
:: STARTED BY subcultureofone
:: 18 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:04 21.09.07
Genpets
"Say Hello to the all New Genpets™ from Bio.Genica!
The Genpets™ are Pre-Packaged, Bioengineered pets implemented today! That’s right, Genpets are not toys or robots. They are living, breathing genetic animals."
:: STARTED BY -
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 05:02 20.09.07
Anyone get some cool photos of spaaaaace lately?
Spurred on by the Aurigids this morning. Let's have your cool photos of space, stars, meteors, planets. Please not to be moving this to creation; we'll discuss stuff too, we promise.
:: STARTED BY *
:: 12 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:02 06.09.07
"Non-Lethal" Weapons
Inspired by rumours of a 'gay-bomb'. Thoughts on the actioning and implications of various non-lethal weapons.
:: STARTED BY Haloquin
:: 29 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:03 01.09.07
WNYC's RadioLab
The best documentary series ever, or the best THING ever?
:: STARTED BY wicker woman
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 03:39 27.08.07
The Future is Now: Personal Portable Computing
A spot to talk about PC's that are also phones, cameras, et al. The next world of computers that go anywhere...
:: STARTED BY Digital Hermes
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 07:03 18.08.07
Marijuana
Mm. Pot, grass, reefer, tea. The good, the bad, the beautiful and the ugly about Cannabis sativa - particularly, but not exclusively about the suggestion that it might affect children in the womb.
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 91 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:36 16.08.07
Java Programming Tips Corner
HOW TO?
:: STARTED BY lille christina
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:25 13.08.07
Homeopathy gets scientific boost
Scientific evidence for Homeopathy
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 33 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:46 10.08.07
Invasive species
Biological pollution or inevitable force of (someone's idea of) nature? Is there anything to be done?
:: STARTED BY Tsuga
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:12 08.08.07
Would You Like to Delete Bad Memories?
Researchers say a new drug could delete bad memories. This is a thread to discuss the benefits and ramifications of this drug and the whole idea of deleting memories.
:: STARTED BY Jot Evil Rules During Weddings
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 07:11 06.08.07
Hidden Tunnels under Tokyo?
A journalist claims he is shut out of media and government channels by a cover-up of a complex of tunnels under Tokyo, Japan.
:: STARTED BY Perfect Tommy
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 06:53 06.08.07
Project: Intelligence Amplification
Let's combine our know-how and give ourselves enormous over-sized "The Leader"-style brains
:: STARTED BY sine
:: 8 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:09 05.08.07
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