So, Saskatchewan is in kind of a pickle, at least as I can see it. Our provincial government has preemptively decided that we *need* more power and that the best solution to these electrical woes is nuclear energy. Rather than opening this question up to public debate (or even consulting with qualified, impartial experts), they [...]
Archive for the ‘science’ Category
The Nukes Are Coming? (Part I)
June 15, 2009
Science, schmience…
March 20, 2009
Howdy all. I’m sick. Though I have work to do, I’m secretly planning to go home and sleep all afternoon. Blah.
That being said, I needed to pop online briefly to comment on the following stories concerning Gary Goodyear, the MP in charge of the Canadian government’s science and technology agenda:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090318.wgoodyear0318/BNStory/politics/home
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/03/18/tech-090318-gary-goodyear-evolution-scientists.html?ref=rss.
The issue is this: Goodyear, [...]
Homeopathy: A Bunch of Crap
November 21, 2008
I had a bit of an argument with my mom when I was home for Thanksgiving, wherein we mixed it up about the “science” of homeopathy and its relative merits. The issue arose because I mentioned that I’d have a hard time meeting one of my brother’s friends (who is a naturopath) without getting into [...]
