Interesting Stuff Thread

ShooterSF

Galvasean wrote: »

Scientists plan to launch assault on the outer rim of hell:
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-03-scientists-drill-earth-mantle.html

Lazy bastards! Wish I could get paid for the next 7 years while "scouting" around the pacific!

stevoslice

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx0CXmagQu0

Dades

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM

You can FF a bit, but basically the entire Buffalo herd come back in force to rescue one of their calves.

Who says 'morality' is for humans alone?

liamw

Dades wrote: »

You can FF a bit, but basically the entire Buffalo herd come back in force to rescue one of their calves.

Who says 'morality' is for humans alone?

And another recent example of 'moral' behaviour..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3TM9GL2iLI

Agonist

thebhoy wrote: »

Just out of interest, what's the most distant relationship between two humans on earth? The only info I found after a quick search was from a Musim site

http://www.therevival.co.uk/voice-muslim-youth-cousin-marriages wrote:

the most distant relation ship between two people on earth currently is 16th removed cousins.

Turtwig

Brian Cox, presenter of some excellent BBC documentaries, discusses the benefits, drawbacks and challenges of TV Science documentaries and how he thinks we can use them to progress scientific understanding.
He mentions some truly shocking statistics, iirc, he said that over 80% of the population of over 16s and above get the majority of their information on science from tv news, documentaries and other mainstream media. He explains how the bbc was inundated with complaints about his comments on Astrology and how they responded by merely stating it was his own personal opinion. Anything that is deemed controversial science (even if it is consensus) is deemed personal opinion.:( Well worth a watch imo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPrdK4hWffo

cavedave

First homosexual caveman found

MagicMarker

cavedave wrote: »

First homosexual caveman found

Was his name Dave? :pac:

cavedave

If they were transgender is it correct to say he?

an archeologist friend says you have to be really careful with interpreting graves. He once thought he'd found Ireland first sheep shagger

liamw

cavedave wrote: »

First homosexual caveman found

It was obviously a result of the environment in which he was raised :pac:

robindch

cavedave wrote: »

thought he'd found Ireland's first sheep shagger

Either that, or the country's earliest practical-joking undertaker.

ShooterSF

Malty_T wrote: »

Brian Cox, presenter of some excellent BBC documentaries, discusses the benefits, drawbacks and challenges of TV Science documentaries and how he thinks we can use them to progress scientific understanding. [/YOUTUBE]

Just watching this now. Comes out with a great one liner describing science. "It is utterly apopulist. It's findings respect no social or political norms or religious beliefs."

Good watch so far and reminded me again that I really need to sit down and watch Cosmos..

Galvasean

cavedave wrote: »

First homosexual caveman found

Debunked.

Dades

Dude, the correct nomenclature is actually "caveperson".

cavedave

The way I see it

1. He is not a caveman. I just copied from the headline.

2. You cannot be certain it is a man. fair enough, like the debunking claims telling gender from skeletons is hard. Even with a living person gender tests are really difficult.

3. there is not enough evidence to say the person was gay or transgender. This is putting very modern definitions on someone thousands of years ago which are probably a bad fit.

Supposing that he is found to likely be a he, and especially if more such finds occur I still think it is an interesting case. It does seem to imply that gender roles in the past may not have been as simple as pop evolutionary psychology talking heads make it sound.

5uspect

Came across this today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhGuXCuDb1U

GO_Bear

Published in nature last week
Probably not so relevant but interesting none the less

magicbastarder

maybe the tevatron has beaten the LHC to an unexpected prize:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13000253

Galvasean

cavedave wrote: »

The way I see it

1. He is not a caveman. I just copied from the headline.

2. You cannot be certain it is a man. fair enough, like the debunking claims telling gender from skeletons is hard. Even with a living person gender tests are really difficult.

3. there is not enough evidence to say the person was gay or transgender. This is putting very modern definitions on someone thousands of years ago which are probably a bad fit.

Supposing that he is found to likely be a he, and especially if more such finds occur I still think it is an interesting case. It does seem to imply that gender roles in the past may not have been as simple as pop evolutionary psychology talking heads make it sound.

Oh I'm not denying it is an extraordinary find. I just hate when the media jump to conclusions and end up making science look silly. like the great Ida debacle...

Dave!

Jesse Ventura v Michael Shermer re: 9/11 inside job...

http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/

Last 20-25 minutes of the show (April 11)

Warning: it is infuriating. Ventura just talks over Shermer the whole time, and jumps from one point to the next while Shermer is addressing it. Absolute cúnt.

sponsoredwalk

Dave! wrote: »

Jesse Ventura v Michael Shermer re: 9/11 inside job...

http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/

Last 20-25 minutes of the show (April 11)

Warning: it is infuriating. Ventura just talks over Shermer the whole time, and jumps from one point to the next while Shermer is addressing it. Absolute cúnt.

I think "I" did a great job in that debate

Dave!

High praise indeed

Turtwig

More animals.:)

robindch

The Guardian's Comment-is-Free tries to figure out the personality of your average atheist:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2011/apr/11/aetheists-research-scientists

ShooterSF

Having watched them tear through Gandhi, Mother Theresa and the Dalai Lama apart I found this link in the sidebar. If it was from a right wing source or someone I didn't know I'd laugh it off but these guys have a good record.

Penn and Teller Bull****: Recycling :eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzLebC0mjCQ

That's the first part of 3. I found it a very interesting watch cause as they say we (most Atheists anywho) already agree psychics, mediums, gods etc are a load of bollox but this is something we all believe in and it seems we might be wrong!

ShooterSF

robindch wrote: »

The Guardian's Comment-is-Free tries to figure out the personality of your average atheist:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2011/apr/11/aetheists-research-scientists

with higher levels of education and income

Will someone tell this to my employer

c_man

I know there's a few posters here interested in the Singularity/transhumanism/etc., I thought ye might be interested in the documentary 'Transcendent Man' about Ray Kurzweil. I only happened upon it by chance while browsing yesterday.

amacachi

ShooterSF wrote: »

Having watched them tear through Gandhi, Mother Theresa and the Dalai Lama apart I found this link in the sidebar. If it was from a right wing source or someone I didn't know I'd laugh it off but these guys have a good record.

Penn and Teller Bull****: Recycling :eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzLebC0mjCQ

That's the first part of 3. I found it a very interesting watch cause as they say we (most Atheists anywho) already agree psychics, mediums, gods etc are a load of bollox but this is something we all believe in and it seems we might be wrong!

Penn and Teller are EXTREMELY right-wing tbh, which helps me watch their shows. :pac:

ShooterSF

amacachi wrote: »

Penn and Teller are EXTREMELY right-wing tbh, which helps me watch their shows. :pac:

True I guess I meant socially right wing like religious conservatives etc.