Category Archives: Science

It is Winter Solstice today.

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Chuck Stanley

By Chuck Stanley In the northern hemisphere, the day with the least amount of sunlight and most hours of darkness. The southern hemisphere recognizes today as Summer Solstice, the day with most hours of sunlight. The precise moment of Solstice … Continue reading →

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Open Thread on the Subject of Torture: Does An Eye for an Eye Make the Whole World Blind?

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro I’ve come across some articles on the subject of torture that I thought readers of this blog would find interesting and/or informative. CIA on the Couch: Why there would have been no torture without the psychologists. (Slate) This … Continue reading →

Posted in American History, CIA, George W. Bush, Government, Hypocrisy, Media, Politics, Psychology, United States | Tagged , , , | 109 Comments

WHO (World Health Organization) Admits It Bungled Response to Ebola Outbreak in West Africa

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro The Guardian reported on Friday that the World Health Organization (WHO), the public health agency of the United Nations, admitted to “mishandling the early stages of the Ebola outbreak in west Africa…” WHO said that it had … Continue reading →

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Second Life

Posted on August 29, 2014 by James Knauer

By JAMES KNAUER This is the second of a three-part series dealing with life, its constituency, and some prophesy regarding its future here on Earth. You can read part one here. I am related to a plant pathologist, Dr. Skinner, … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropology, Biology, Courts, Evolution, Government, Health Care, Jurisprudence, Legal Theory, NASA, Science, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , | 105 Comments

Oregon GOP Congressional Candidate Asks Residents to Send Him Their Urine

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Sometimes, I just have to shake my head when I read the news these days. That’s actually what I did the other day when I read an online article about Republican Congressional candidate Art Robinson of Oregon. … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change Deniers, Conservatives, Education, Politics, Science, States, United States | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

First Life

Posted on August 13, 2014 by James Knauer

By James Knauer This is the first of a three-part series dealing with life, its constituency, and some prophesy regarding its future here on Earth. It’s worth checking in on abiogenesis, the self-assembly of life from nonliving matter. Life thrives … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy/Astrophysics, Biology, Countries, Geology, Government, Health Care, Medical Technology, Science, Uncategorized, United States | Tagged , , , , | 12 Comments

Heads Up, Louisiana Voters—The “Sarah Palin of the South” Is Running for Congress in the Sixth District

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Meet Lenar Whitney. A Republican from Houma, Louisiana, Whitney is currently serving as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 53. She is also the Republican National Committee Woman from her state. On May … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change Deniers, Climatology, Conservatives, Louisiana, Politics, United States | Tagged , | 17 Comments

Jet Fuel From Seawater: No longer a pipe dream

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Chuck Stanley

by Charlton Stanley This did not exactly come as a news story to me. I had this discussion with one of my best friends from high school years ago. Normally, a discussion with a former next door neighbor doesn’t amount … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Oil, Biology, Chemistry, Climatology, Education, Energy Policy, Investing, Physics, Uncategorized, USN | Tagged , , , , , | 68 Comments

Science, Conception, SCOTUS, Corporate Personhood, and Some Facts about the Four Contraceptives at the Center of the Hobby Lobby Case…with a Mark Fiore Video

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Hobby Lobby’s Corporate Commandments Back in March of this year—during oral arguments in the Hobby Lobby case—Sahil Kapur (Talking Points Memo) said he thought that the conservative Supreme Court Justices “appeared broadly ready to rule against the … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Courts, Fundamentalism, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Politics, Religion, Reproductive Rights, Science, SCOTUS, Uncategorized, United States | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Loss of Habitat May Be Factor in Giant Anteaters’ Fatal Attacks on Two Humans in Brazil

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Sorry that I’ve been away from FFS for such a long time. I’ve been nursing an injured foot. Yesterday, I read a story on Yahoo News about two hunters in Brazil who were killed by giant anteaters … Continue reading →

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