Science:
- Woot, anti-vax lost in court today. This ruling makes no difference on reality (science figures that out, not lawyers), but it's nice to see the law (and, judging from the stories I've been seeing in the last few days, public opinion) matching reality.
- Speaking of anti-vax, the jackass who started it all may have done so to try to sell his own vaccine. This is a very special kind of evil.
- Um. Stem cells may have cured AIDS. Holy shit.
- A biologist has conducted another study of the "25 Random Things" meme on Facebook. I love memetics, it's awesome to see it becoming a thing.
Atheism:
- The LA Times has a pretty good editorial about atheism today by Sam Harris. It's worth a read.
Politics:
- Obama has dumped Republican Senator Judd Gregg as potential Secretary of Commerce. The statement about it is beautiful.
- Iowa is considering a bill to send all of its electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote, with the bill only going into effect if 270 electoral votes worth of states enact similar measures. It's a neat way to get rid of the electoral college without a Constitutional amendment, but it's weird to be coming out of Iowa. If all you needed was the majority of votes, would you bother visiting the state ranked 30th in population? Weird.
Random:
- Lifehacker has a tip on reducing rent. Interesting.
Technology:
- An MIT team has developed shocks that recharge car batteries, thus saving fuel for hybrids. Neat.
As always, leave your comments on these or anything else below.
2 comments:
This is the only place I've heard that Obama dumped Gregg. Everyone else is reporting that Gregg withdrew. NPR had audio of him withdrawing.
People *always* withdraw their name. Harriet Myers withdrew her name. That doesn't mean it was Harriet's idea, and it doesn't mean it was Gregg's idea.
The original press release--since toned down by Rahm Emmanuel, but put out there all the same--makes it pretty clear that the dumping was at least mutual, if not purely on the Obama side.
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