Wine is a new to Taiwan. At least, western-style fermented grapes are. Five or six years ago it could be found, but only in a few places, mostly high-end grocery…
Suppose we have collected data on some measure deemed important to society. Examples are fireman entrance exams, standardized test scores in mathematics, income, IQ, and so forth. Higher measures are…
All of Germany wants them damn kids off their lawns. According to the Times of India, the "German government on Friday said it was working on a bill aimed at…
Daryl Bem, Cornell professor of psychology, once again believes he has proven the validity of ESP (extra-sensory perception). Bem is a long-time researcher of the paranormal who once found notoriety…
It All Started With Rousseau 'The General Will is always righteous.' Moreover, provided the State is 'well-intentioned'...interpretation of the General Will can safely be left to the leaders since 'they…
A recent article at Real Climate (linked from BoingBoing) informed its faithful that they, the writers and site leaders "Michael Tobis and Scott Mandia with input from Gavin Schmidt, Michael…
It seemed to some that Pope Benedict claimed in this year's Epiphany sermon that modern science helps explain God's existence. "Contemplating [the universe] we are invited to read something profound…
As requested by Richard Drake and J Ferguson, who began a conversation on a similar topic last week, this new post asks what is the best "opinion poll-ready definition of…