Scientists have split the atom, put men on the moon and discovered the DNA of which we are made, but there are 10 key mysteries of human behaviour which they have failed to fully explain. vv LOOK DOWN vv Seriously, this is a 100% [u] dupe [/u] of the link about 5 posts below. -sk Look at the links... One links to NewScientist.com, one links to Telegraph.co.uk. Similar subject matter does... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Do you know you can Hypnotize Chickens, you can have an erection once dead?...Stuff you may not have known about science and some of the crazy things you can do, things your body is capable of doing that you may not have known. picked by cjmei 3 years ago

Think you know a thing or two about science? Take our short quiz to determine if you'd pass an 8th grade science test. picked by 2longdogs 2 years ago

A fellow Plimate, Snocrash, has a website called Homebrewed Science that you might find interesting.
It is a new community that encourages discussion and experimentation on science projects you can do at home. Read it for enjoyment, read it for education, check it out today. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

On the 28 June, The Science Education Act was passed as law in the State of Louisiana. This piece of legislature now allows teachers in this US state to present non-scientific alternatives to evolution, global warming and cloning – including ideas related to intelligent design. Opponents fear that Louisiana teachers are now free to present evolution and other targeted topics as matters of de... read full post picked by bingo 1 year ago

Some of Bush's policies held value which was debatable. One that didn't was his administration's disdain for science. Obama's promise to bring back science to its rightful place was music to many ears. Many feel that science should be placed on a pedestal. But why? What is it about science that is so important? It isn't just what nifty gadgets it can provide. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

Sure there are kids that don't take the science fair seriously and end up feeding Mountain Dew to a plant for 30 days to see what happens (yay science!), but there are also kids that go well above and beyond. Here are 10 that won with extremely brainy projects that have real world applications. picked by bingo 8 months ago

They call it resuscitation science. It's a new area of research at the University of Pennsylvania, where a Center for Resuscitation Science opened less than a year ago, and where the line between life and death is shifting. picked by deepchill 2 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

Ejaculation is just one of the aspects of female sexuality that are being demystified by research. In particular, the female orgasm, the subject of so many myths and folk beliefs, is gradually being understood.

Following some intense field research, here are some of the key facts about the female orgasm, as revealed by modern science. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

I knew some of these couldn't be true. picked by Mershaullk 3 years ago

“Explaining Religion”, as the project is known, is the largest-ever scientific study of the subject. Science and religion have often been at loggerheads. Now the former has decided to resolve the problem by trying to explain the existence of the latter. Non-believing scientists look at the advantages of belief.. picked by bearsuit 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

Offering a collection of zines about science. Really an amazing collection. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

As an anthropology professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, the Fulbright honoree has relied on bird's-eye views of the rural French countryside to find archeological excavation sites for over 25 years. Getting these views, however, often required snapping photos through rented airplane windows during low-level flyovers, an expensive process he describes as "extremely ineff... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Scientists give us advances like computers. Lawyers sue scientists on behalf of people who can't operate computers. Here we see seven of the worst offenses of law against science.

From Cracked. picked by hypnotode 11 months ago

Religion is a huge part of science fiction - and it makes the genre better and more fascinating, as Battlestar Galactica proved. But there are seven mistakes SF should avoid in portraying the spiritual realm. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

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

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