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  • science is inherently self contradicting

    The author states that obesity is almost entirely genetic in nature, and that dieting, exercise, etc, do little to change that. The author also states that poor people are more likely to be fat than the ''skinny elite''. Are the rich genetically superior to the poor, then? -Dan
    Posted to Green Room by ChaoticGhost on July 10, 2008

  • Hazardous Waste in Subduction Zones

    OK...If Volcanoes are not a good choice for disposing of nuclear waste, HOW ABOUT.... Disposing of hazardous waste in a geological subduction zone? In this area waste materials would sink into the earth below the volcano to be taken down in vacuum cleaner style to the crust of the earth and not to be seen but in diluted form several hundred ...
    Posted to Explainer by mitteemo on January 31, 2008

  • Bullshit

    Rational choice theory is the most overrated crap ever inflicted on humanity by fools. For any choice there exists a value function maximized by that choice. All that pundits like the undercover economist do is cherry-pick social problems where there exist convenient post-hoc rationalizations that validate social prejudices. Note how fragile ...
    Posted to The Undercover Economist by Adam on January 16, 2008

  • Cattle Disease

    Why has the U.S.D.A. not recalled the beef in the US? Bovine disease affects 70% of our cattle, yet, nothing is done to stop it from reaching consumers. Some symptoms are Alzheimer's in adults and ADD in children. I guess a pill will be needed to treat the symptoms instead of the cause. The Egyptian medicine scrolls have been revived by the ...
    Posted to Explainer by DJINNI on October 2, 2007

  • Mad Cow Disease is A Nutritional Deficiency

    The mad cow scare is just that. In sheep during the 40ties and 50ties it was called Steely Wool disease and they cured it in New Zeland by giving copper supplements to the sheep. In the north east America the deer population had it and the hunters not the goverment stopped the spread by puting out mineral salt blocks containing selenium and ...
    Posted to Explainer by Rodger on October 2, 2007

  • What a horrible woman

    How can anyone write such nonsense? All you've succeeded in doing Ms. Tsai is reinforce the uncivilized and damaging notion that the human body is something to be ashamed of. How could you promote this? For the mental and emotional wellbeing of children (and adults for that matter) I hope you choose not to have children and are never given ...
    Posted to Explainer by jrr on September 24, 2007

  • Re: ...are directly proportional ...

    The ''biggie on September 11th'' was not anything to do with Muslim PEOPLE (why do people use the word ''Muslim'' the same as they use cancer?) There is so much evidence out there that Sept. 11th was planned far in advance of that date. Your ''president'' knew about it and he said so, on camera, when he said he ''saw the first plane go into the ...
    Posted to Explainer by WriterWriter on September 23, 2007

  • So meteorologist actually say...

    This seems to be the most random idiotic article that I have read in a very long time. So what was it a slow news week. Did you go out last night and was so wasted that you just said hey 8yr old nephew can you write me an article. So because meteorologist typically measure temperatures in an open breezy area, the temperatures that the troops ...
    Posted to Explainer by AreYouSerious on September 16, 2007

  • Re: CFC's

    Danwill:Yes , the CFC based foam was far superior .First, there have been problems with foam loss since almost the beginning: http://www.astronautix.com/articles/thespace.htm Second, CFCs were replaced with HCFCs, but not for parts of the tank that are manually sprayed, which is where most of the problems are. NASA has a waiver to use CFCs in ...
    Posted to Explainer by waldo on September 11, 2007

  • Sloppy numbers & science- Wake up

    ''On the surface, engineers can use high-powered transmitters to boost a signal and help it to get through physical obstructions like walls or doors. But this would be impossible in a methane-filled mine, where communication devices need to operate on very little power—say, 1,000 to 2,000 times less energy than an average cell phone. Otherwise, an ...
    Posted to Explainer by SteveninBirmingham on August 22, 2007
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