For some scientists, most notably and loudly professor Richard Dawkins, belief in God is a “delusion“. For at least one professed scientist, though, science is a “delusion”. That professed scientist is Dr. Rupert Sheldrake. Dr. Rupert Sheldrake’s new book is called The Science Delusion: Freeing the Spirit of Inquiry. It will be officially launched at […]
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Ten Tops List [videos of spinning tops] — 2011
There are lots of top ten lists, but this is the first Ten Tops List. Here are ten videos of spinning tops that scientists find interesting and or amusing. [Want to take a whirl at learning the science of spinning tops? Download (free) Professor John Perry’s 1890 book Spinning Tops— The “Operatives’ lecture” of the British […]
How forensic investigations left the kitchen
Katherine Ford, in the History of Science Centre’s blog, writes about the history and advantages of science laboratories: I came across an unnamed manuscript dated c.1859, discussing the various effects of certain solutions on worms and other small things. What caught my eye, though, was the reference to a worm, post-dunking in a chemical solution, […]
Ingenious disingenuity?
“Robert V. Kail, editor of Psychological Science, says he’s never heard of the likelihood of press attention being used as a reason to publish a researcher’s work.” So says a November 13, 2011 report in the Chronicle of Higher Education. You might enjoy browsing through the press releases issued by Psychological Science over the past […]