Category Archives: Science

Anything to do with science or technology.

I Am An Atheist

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

The following is a cut and paste from this article on atheismandme.com. Those of you who have followed this blog for a while will likely recognize some of the content from earlier posts on thinkthatthrough. The reason isn’t simple laziness, … Continue reading →

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Natural Selection Made Easy

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

Courtesy of YouTube user Potholer54, I bring you Natural Selection Made Easy. This is number six in his series of videos that aims to educate the non-scientifically inclined about some of the coolest things we know. For more on his … Continue reading →

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Missing Link?

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

The accusation that there are gaps in the fossil record is extremely common among the evolution deniers. I plan to cover this topic a lot more than I’m going to tonight. Basically, the claim is that the fossil record is … Continue reading →

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Aliens Over For Dinner

Posted on November 6, 2011 by

Stephan Hawking, the famous physicist and cosmologist, has a known stance on whether or not we should try and contact alien life and invite them over for tea: “Don’t.” I was excited when I learned that a famous intellectual giant … Continue reading →

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Evolution in 3 Minutes

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

So I didn’t have a post ready for today. I’m working on what I hope will be a good post, but it’s taking a lot longer than expected. Plus, as I think I mentioned before, my new job conflicts with … Continue reading →

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Intro to Cosmos

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

As I mentioned in a very early post, I’m a big fan of Carl Sagan’s television documentary series from the 1980s. This youtube video shows the first five minutes of the series, and it very, very, much worth the time to … Continue reading →

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Logical Fallacies 101: Special Pleading

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

I already touched on this fallacy in my post about the Appeal to Ignorance, but I wanted to cover it in more depth. The way to spot a general use of the Special Pleading fallacy is to notice when someone … Continue reading →

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The Universe is Queerer Than We Suppose

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Too tired to write anything. The video speaks for itself, though I look forward to adding my thoughts about it later. One of Richard Dawkins’ TED talks.

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Our Future in Space – TAM 9 Panel

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

Greetings! The JREF has started releasing videos from this year’s Amazing Meeting! click this link to take you to the JREF’s site if you want to see it there. For some reason, it’s a little bigger on their site. This is … Continue reading →

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Two Cool Things!

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

So I’ve had a cold or something for the past couple of days, hence the low-quality post today. Once I’m back on my feet I’ve got a couple of other things I want to cover. But I can still bring … Continue reading →

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