Posted on January 9th, 2008 by armineh
According to Roy Speckhardt, the executive director of the American Humanist Association, the new documentary film by Josh Tickell called Fields of Fuel is an immensely important film. He says,”Our nation is saddled with dependence on oil, soaring gas prices, and a looming environmental crisis. And equally if not more devastating, our dependence on oil […]
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Posted on January 4th, 2008 by armineh
The National Academy of Sciences and Institute of Medicine have released Science, Evolution, and Creationism, a book designed to give the public a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of the current scientific understanding of evolution and its importance in the science classroom. NAS and IOM strongly maintain that only scientifically based explanations for life should be […]
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Posted on January 4th, 2008 by armineh
There has been a growth in the number of Humanist groups in the Silicon Valley and surrounding areas. Here is a list of the various groups:
The Humanist Community in Silicon Valley
Meeting: Every Sunday, 11:00-1:00
Place: Mitchell Park Community Center, 3800 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Contact: Paul Gilbert - 650-964-7576
http://www.humanists.org/
Humanists of San Mateo
Meetings: Third Wednesday of […]
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Posted on January 4th, 2008 by armineh
The Independent
By Peter Popham in Rome
Published: 04 January 2008
cience is to make way for diplomacy at the Pope’s summer residence, with the dismantling of the astronomical observatory that has been part of Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, for more than 75 years. The Pope needs more room to receive diplomats so the telescopes have to […]
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Posted on January 3rd, 2008 by armineh
By Richard Murphy and Alan Trounson
Article Launched: 01/03/2008 01:46:31 AM PST
Across the United States, they are called the lost generation of young scientists. They are the young Ph.D.s and M.D.s who, despite their brilliance and commitment, are unable to establish or adequately support their nascent medical research laboratories because of the federal government’s denial of […]
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Posted on January 3rd, 2008 by armineh
Must we look at the world through one lens only?
See book review by Washington Post
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Posted on January 2nd, 2008 by armineh
The bi-partisan co-chairmen of the 9/11 Commission, Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton, jointly published an Op-Ed in today’s New York Times which contains some extremely emphatic and serious accusations against the CIA and the White House.
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