- 08:00:32 PM Wednesday, June 18th, 2014
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The League of Nerds №29 - Physics Woo
This week the league of nerds welcomes to its ranks Jon of The Gentleman Physicist to discuss what he calls physics woo.
Duration: 43:21
via The League of Nerds.
- 05:30:31 PM Monday, June 16th, 2014
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Debunking the AIDS Denialist Movie House of Numbers - Part 9 - Final Thoughts
In this video Myles discusses why he made these videos and some of the things that have happened over the past 6 months.
via Myles Power.
Website: www.mylespower.co.uk/
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- 09:00:49 PM Friday, June 13th, 2014
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Global Warming- Where Do We Go From Here?
Philosopher and Green activist Dr Rupert Read speaking on global over-heat, the end of denialism, and the self-destruction of libertarianism in relation to this issue - and a possible way forward, in terms of guardians for future people.
Filmed and edited by Jon Bagge - www.jonbagge.net/
Duration: 49:14
via British Humanist Association.
- 04:00:53 PM Tuesday, June 10th, 2014
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Have Scientists Debunked the Myth of the Blonde Ditz?
“Researchers discover that being blond does not make people ditzy,” reads a recent NY Daily News headline. That’s not actually true, but there is evidence to suggest a correlation between lack of intelligence and being a writer for the NY Daily News.
Journalist David Harding goes on to ask, “Is the end of jokes about “blond moments?” I’m not sure, David, IS THE END?
Here’s what actually happened: molecular biologists at Stanford School of Medicine identified a single mutation in the DNA that regulates the KITLG gene that changed the color of the stickleback fish from dark to light.
Full transcript here
The actual study
The breakdown
The bad science:
www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10868532/Why-having-blonde-genes-will-not-make-you-ditzy.html
www.nydailynews.com/life-style/researchers-discover-blonde-people-ditzy-article-1.1813821#ixzz33VuYzyQc
via Rebecca Watson.
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- 04:30:14 PM Monday, June 09th, 2014
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Hurricanes: Is the Female of the Species More Deadly Than the Male?
No, probably not.
Articles of interest:
www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/06/03/are_hurricanes_named_after_women_more_dangerous_not_so_fast.html
phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2014/06/02/why-have-female-hurricanes-killed-more-people-than-male-ones/
via Rebecca Watson.
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