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A wrong kind of religion; Freeman Dyson, Superfreakonomics, and global warming

The greatest strength of science is that it tries to avoid dogma. Theories, explanations, hypotheses, everything is tentative, true only as long as the next piece of data does not invalidate it. This is how science progresses, by constantly checking and cross checking its own assumptions. The heart of this engine of scientific progress [...]

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Neptune disgruntled

As Hurricane Dean threatens to hit the Gulf Coast and cause damage, the BBC today has an especially nice animation on how hurricanes form. Hurricane formation is largely a matter of basic physics; as the sea surface warms, the warm air above it rises upwards, drawing more warm air from the surroundings, with the cool [...]

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