Science Etcetera Mercuryday, 20071212
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
This week marks the 10th Anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol, and guess which country is the only one not to sign it? I’ll give you a hint, it’s the one in red:
Kyoto Protocol Participation Map
I resisted posting the Human Evolution Speeding Up meme until I read the National Geographic’s coverage, which explained its significance.
Mitt Romney slapped Atheists in the face, when he said, “freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom…freedom and religion endure together, or perish alone.” The Economist explores the frustration Atheists feel at their lack of representation in American politics, despite being 30 Million strong.
In arguing that Whaling is their “cultural right,” Japan is arguing that their culture is backwards and barbaric.
Van Baak is a Timehacker who took a few atomic clocks on a hiking trip with his kids in the mountains to demonstrate they lived 22 nanoseconds longer than those on the ground, keeping with Einstein’s Theories about gravity affecting time.
“You cannot run a linear system on a finite planet indefinitely,” The Story of Stuff explores the way our government and corporations use tactics like planned obsolescence and perceived obsolescence to convert us from empowered producers to sheep-like consumers.
The Story of Stuff
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