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  • Then and Now

    Question: What does the very first issue of Consumer Reports, issued in 1936, have in common with the current issue, 71 years later? Answer: Both issues warned of the dangers of lead in paint. Kind of a sad statement about the irrelevence of consumer awareness of public safety issues, if you ask me.
    Posted to Pat's Blog (Weblog) by Pat on 12-20-2007

  • Chimps Have Better Short-Term Memory Than Humans?

    Fascinating story about some Japanese researchers who took the usual chimpanzee recognition tests to a slightly higher level. Watch what happens about halfway through the video. Wow.
    Posted to Pat's Blog (Weblog) by Pat on 12-04-2007

  • Remaining Vigilant to Scientific Truth

    A DailyTech blog entry has been making the news & blogosphere rounds this week in which the author discusses a potential Y2K bug that has reportedly been found in NASA's data regarding global temperatures. The study is (or so it says here) the basis for ongoing media stories saying that 1998...
    Posted to Pat's Blog (Weblog) by Pat on 08-10-2007

  • The Truth About 4/29!

    Everyone knows heat cannot melt steel! When will the government wake up about events like 4/29 and 9/11?! And just take a look at this further evidence: WAKE UP AMERICA!!!!! http://429truth.org/
    Posted to Pat's Blog (Weblog) by Pat on 05-08-2007

  • 3 Republicans Deny Evolution

    At the Republican presidential debate Thursday night three candidates raised their hands when asked whether they believe Evolution to be false. Those candidates were Brownback, Huckabee, and Tancredo.
    Posted to Pat's Blog (Weblog) by Pat on 05-05-2007

  • Raw Milk -- Are People Really That Stupid?

    I watched a news report earlier today about the burgeoning "raw milk" industry -- milk that has not been pasteurized or homogenized. The reporter spent most of the segment touting the fact that it's "all natural" and that it's "extremely popular", and people drive...
    Posted to Pat's Blog (Weblog) by Pat on 05-01-2007
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