scitech
Predicting El Niño, and “Climate Change,” Might Be Rocket Science After All

For much of the past year I've been reading headlines in the LA Times (where I was bor...

religion
Modern Science Makes Belief in God More Plausible Than Ever

I came across an article today entitled, "The Astounding Truth About the Hubble Space ...

higher-education
Throwback Thursday — “In the Hope of Escaping the Miracle”

Despite decades of instruction (some would say "indoctrination") in America's government-r...

commerce
FCC’s OTT Reclassification Portends More Trouble for Cable, Satellite Providers

As I mentioned here a couple of weeks ago, a variety of factors is breaking down the cur...

economicspolicy
Poll: U.S. Public Happy with Internet Service, Want Government to Keep Hands Off

If you like your Internet service, can you keep it? President Obama says no, and that migh...

economicspolicy
Obama Goads Senate, Presses Net Neutrality Issue

As I noted here last week, the Republican takeover of the U.S. Senate ensures that Cong...

commerce
The World-Changing Possibilities of Apple Pay and Other Electronic Payment Options

Advances in information technology have not only transformed the media and the nation's cu...

commerce
Google Introduces Encryption by Default, Protecting User Data

Quickly following the lead of Apple, Inc., Google has announced that it too will encrypt i...

commerce
Apple’s New Security Policy Is Great News for iPhone, iPad Users

Apple Corp. last night announced that it is implementing a new security protocol that will...

religion
Metaphysical Scientists and ‘Particle Fever’

Science, properly understood, answers empirical questions, not philosophical or metaphysic...

scitech
Curry Interview Indicates State of Climate Debate

The Australian magazine Quadrant has an excellent interview with climatologist Judith Curr...

religion
“Blood and Soil”: Making the World Greener for National Socialism

NAZI OAKS: THE GREEN SACRIFICE OF THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW IN THE HOLOCAUST — By R....

philosophy
‘Why Orthodox Darwinism Demands Atheism’

In his decision in the controversial 2005 Dover Area School District case, a clueless dist...

philosophy
Free Will vs. Determinism and the Unborn

Dominic Statham at CMI calls our attention to a recent NAS paper that trips over the ancie...

scitech
Evolution—You’d Think That After a Century of Torture Somebody Would Admit the Truth

Brian Thomas at ICR reports that "100 Years of Fruit Fly Tests Show No Evolution": Fruit f...

journalism
Can What We Read about Scientific Matters Be Trusted?

If you think scientists and the media that "report" their findings are somehow "objectiv...

scitech
Is It Too Soon to Worry about an American Police State—or Too Late?

By Mike Gray On The Freeman Online weblog, Wendy McElroy sees something profoundly un-A...

commerce
Wish Upon a Star—The Chimera of Cost-effective Solar Power

According to Jeff Perren at Pajamas Media, the President is wishing upon a star—the su...

commerce
Is Google Obama’s Halliburton?

I'm not prone to spreading conspiracy theories, but the recent story referenced in the pos...

culture101
‘Avatar’—A “Push for a Return to Neo-pagan Animism/Pantheism”

In his January review of James Cameron's latest effort, "Avatar and the 'New' Evolutionary...

omniculture
‘James May’s Toy Stories’ a Fun Show with Good Ideas

Premiering tonight on BBC America is a very entertaining and informative documentary serie...

books
Convincing a Book-Loving Luddite to Pick Up a Kindle

Hi. My name is Daniel Crandall, and I’m a Biblio-holic. When I go into a bookstore I of...

journalism
‘Story of Stuff’ Is Outrageous Classroom Propaganda

The brilliant documentary filmmaker Ann McElhinney (Mine Your Own Business; Not Evil, Ju...

commerce
iPad Debuts to Mixed Reviews

Did you get up early to stand in line to buy an iPad today? If not, you might want to wait...

philosophy
Shroud of Turin ‘Decoded’ on History Channel

Whatever else the Shroud of Turin might be, it is certainly a fascinating artifact of puzz...

commerce
E-Readers Will Save Magazines, Not Harm Them, ‘Wired’ Editor Says

Magazines have a bright future on e-reader tablets, and they have nothing to fear from the...

books
E-Bibles Lead the Way

"If you want to see what a 21st century reading experience should look like, . . . the mar...

commerce
Consumer Electronics Show 2010

The future of the web, and thus in many ways the future of the American culture, are b...

scitech
Alert:: FCC Accepting Comments on Proposed Net Neutrality Rules

        You can make your voice heard on whether t...

commerce
The Marxist founder of ‘Free Press’ and the group’s agenda to impose socialism on the Internet

 Far-left groups that specialize in technology policy — the most prominent of w...

manners-and-morals
Do you prefer Facebook over MySpace? Then you’re a racist

   According to a story at The Inquisitr, it reflects very poorly on American so...

scitech
Microsoft’s ‘Natal’ System Has Significance Far Beyond Gaming

 We are truly entering the era of virtual reality: Microsoft has announced "Nata...

commerce
‘Sims 3’ Piracy Rampant Before Game’s Release

There's more disturbing news today for those who respect property rights and understan...