The Haunting of Hawking
Fr. Barron on the new movie about his life:
Science & Government Funding
Terence Kealey wrote one of the best economic books I have read in a while, and he is here today to give your lecture of the week. The topic is why government does not need to fund science and technology, and why doing so is a bad thing…
Science & the Catholic Church
James Hannam gives your lecture this week, rebutting the common notions that the Catholic Church is or has been (the Middle Ages, for example) somehow anti-science. Let’s let this myth die forever, shall we?
Solar FREAKIN’ Roadways – A Smackdown
You probably saw that one video about new roads that generate power, tell you if there are obstructions in the road, and melt snow, etc. etc. etc. Well I am here to crush those dreams.
Wiki Wednesday – Campbell’s Law
I forgot. Campbell’s Law is as follows: “The more any quantitative social indicator (or even some qualitative indicator) is used for social decision-making, the more subject it will be to corruption pressures and the more apt it will be to distort and corrupt the social processes it is intended to monitor.” Read the Wikipedia entry…
DetailsCreepy Space Sounds
This reminds me of Clive Staples Lewis’ space trilogy – though ours might be the noisiest of the planets shown!