Saturday, September 15, 2012

The Erosion of Progress by Religions

Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses how Islamic fundamentalist destroyed the enlightenment era of the Middle East and why we should be concerned today.

Church '200 years out of date'

Wow... the church would be so far ahead if this guy was selected instead of Benedict...

In Ill Doctor, a Surprise Reflection of Who Picks Assisted Suicide

Dr. Richard Wesley has an incurable disease but takes solace in knowing that he can decide exactly when, where and how he will die.

Charlie Rose interviews Craig Venter

In the emerging field of synthetic biology and the quest to create syntheitc life, Craig Venter joins to explain how his research team has created man-made DNA in a living organism.

The video TED decided to remove from it's site

Here is the much-talked-about TED talk on inequality given by Nick Hanauer

Why TED pulled the video: TED and inequality: The real story

And here's an on-line petition: A petition, calling for ted to post Nick Hanauer's Talk