Blogcritics Category: Sci/Tech: Physical Sciences

WTC7: A Conspiracy of Failed Sprinklers

Dave Nalle — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:03:59 EDT

Conspiracy claims about WTC7 have never made any sense, and the new NIST report ought to lay them to rest once and for all.
This week the National Institute of Standards and Technology released its long awaited report on the collapse of WTC7, the smaller third building destroyed as a result of the attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11. The examination of the evidence is exhaustive and disproves every one of the bizarre conspiracy theories which have been circulated...

Alaska Reflections

Barbara Barnett — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:44:25 EDT

More than a simple week on a cruise ship, a voyage to Alaska beckons you into a magnificent wilderness.
There are no words, no pictures, no blogs or books that can adequately describe the beauty and grandeur of Alaska. It simply must be experienced. Whether you are a hearty and intrepid soul whose aim is to hike the Chilkoot Trail into the Yukon like the Klondike gold miners of days gone by, or aim to cruise the southeastern coast of Alaska by...

The Government is Not Poisoning You with "Chemtrails"

Dave Nalle — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:44:08 EDT

Tell the world. Tell this to everybody, wherever they are. Watch the skies, everywhere, keep looking. Keep watching the skies.
When I was a kid I spent a lot of time on planes flying from country to country and a fair amount of time looking at the sky from the ground, fascinated with the space program which was taking us to the moon and beyond. I never looked to the skies with fear or terror, but only saw it as a blank canvas for amazing possibilities. One of the things...

Breaking Olympic Records: Is it the Athlete or the Gear?

Mark Buckingham — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:06:22 EDT

World records are shattering left and right. Have humans evolved that much, or is it just the new equipment surrounding them?
What a competitor had to do 50 years ago to win a gold at the Olympics pales in comparison to the speed and performance one must put forth to earn the same status today. It's hard to imagine that human beings in and of themselves have evolved and improved their abilities that much entirely on their own. Without a doubt, the clothing is...

Interview with Marie Crane, President of Nichole's CORD Foundation

William Lambers — Sat, 9 Aug 2008 20:26:47 EDT

We saw how much hope there was to treat spinal cord tumors (SCTs) if they were detected early enough.
The "CORD Foundation's" mission is to find a cure for spinal cord tumors. The foundation tries to raise awareness of this rare disease and now has begun to sponsor medical research for a cure. The following is an interview with Marie Crane, president of Nichole's Cord Foundation, one of the chapters of the organization. The...

A Word from the Hawking Institute for Mathematical Fantasy

Christopher Hoare — Fri, 8 Aug 2008 07:01:16 EDT

The experiment that swallowed the world.
While the Institute decided not to initiate discussions about the unfortunate events at CERN near Geneva last week, in the interests of scientific objectivity we would like to set out some important observations for public consideration.First, science isn't an intellectual pursuit that proves theories -- it was well established by Professor Karl R....

How to Make Your Tinfoil Hat

Dave Nalle — Thu, 7 Aug 2008 15:28:51 EDT

Don't let the CFR turn you into a robotic spy with their mind control lasers. Take steps to protect yourself now!
If you've been reading infowars.com or 911truth.org, by now you realize that you're in serious trouble if you don't start taking essential steps to protect your brain. Not only do you have to worry about the Council on Foreign Relations' orbital mind control satellites, but now Google Earth has microwave lasers to read your...

Will Artificial Trees Solve Our Energy Woes?

Mike Johnston — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:55:53 EDT

The faster that we can develop this process the faster our CO2 pollution and fuel supply woes will be over, forever.
According to a story on the Nature magazine news site scientists have finally figured out the structure of the last of three hydrogenase enzymes. Why is this important? Because hydrogenase enzymes are the key to splitting hydrogen from water to create carbohydrates in the natural world. Green plants and some microbes and algae use this process. It...

Global Warming: Human Induced Or Natural Cycle and Does It Really Matter?

Mike Johnston — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:08:51 EDT

I think that in the end it doesn't seem like it really matters.
I have been following the Climate Change phenomenon for a long time now and the recent argument over whether the reality of Climate Change is man-made or a natural cycle has become much of the focus of the media. To me this is something of an obfuscation of the reality at hand. The opponents of man-made Climate Change go to great lengths to...

T-Bone Burnett Brings High Definition ΧΟΔΕ (CODE) to John Mellencamp's Life, Death, Love, and Freedom

Josh Hathaway — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:31:34 EDT

HD Audio on a standard-def DVD?
I've never claimed to be an "audiophile," but I am fascinated by sound, how it's captured, and how it's presented. I'm a casual fan of John Mellencamp and generally pay little mind when he releases a new album, but not this time. There's something different about Life, Death, Love, and Freedom and it has nothing to...