Creating Values in Nietzsche

Nietzsche and creating values. I’ve always assumed the Leiter view of projected values. The alternative presented here is interesting and vaguely Peircean from what I can see.

Star of Bethlehem

The Star of Bethlehem as the confluence of Jupiter and Venus? They were pretty impressive last week, although not that close.

Americans Improve in Math

Americans improve in math education. I’m always a little leery of these things. It’s too easy to teach to the test and not end up with actual abilities. (Feynman has a great essay on that) My guess is a lot of this is due to No Child Left Behind and incentives [...]

Herpes and Alzheimers

Herpes and Alzheimer connection Very interesting if a rather small sample.

Science Blogging

Great bloggingheads discussion between Abigail Smith and Ed Young up. The part I liked best was why they got into blogging and some of the discussion on whether one has to be a scientist to do science I may comment on later. I’d never really read ERV but I’m going to check it [...]

Circonfession

If you speak French well then Derrida’s “Circonfession” is available in audio. One of these days I’m going to refresh my Russian and French so I can actually understand people again.

Theology and Dogs

A theology debate about dogs via church billboards.

Santa and his

Santa and his Asherah. An old parody piece from Bible Review up at FPR.

Intuitional Differences

Intuitions are different between the “smart” and the ordinary. And of course philosophers and regular folk have different intuitions. All of which is a good reason to be skeptical of intuitions.

2008 Coolest of the Decade

2008 coolest of the decade. But it was a hot decade.

Gender Based Cues

People take emotional cues from their own gender. And other interesting connections between peers and your happiness.

Catalysts to Make Hydrogen

A catalyst to make hydrogen from water via light. Of course there’s no clear answer to whether this could scale - the plague of many a promising technology. Scientists who talk this big also send a big warning light to me. (Anyone remember cold fusion?)

Cancer & Stem Cells

Cancer and stem cells not all we thought it was. I’ve long thought stem cells were way overhyped. That’s not to say we shouldn’t be doing research anymore than in the 90’s we shouldn’t have been doing research on genetic therapies. But promises seemed based more on hope than science.

Financial Literacy and Literacy

Financial literacy and literacy. We really need a populace with basic and and reading skills.

Scale and Information

Scale and information.

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