In the realm of natural pharmacopeia, German researchers claim St. John’s Wort is as effective as Prozac in treating depression. This news must be a real downer for Eli Lilly…
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Once more, we at Darwin Central bring you a weekly wrap-up of the not-so-monumental science news of the week.
Sep 26th, 2008 by Central Archivist | 1 Comment »
This week China prepared to put three “taikonauts” into orbit to perform a spacewalk. Evidently, the Chinese were so confident in the success of the mission they issued a press release that included dialog from the mission… before the launch actually took place. One might be tempted to make a quip about Chinese quality control, if it weren’t for the tragic scandal involving milk and milk products (including baby formula) unfolding in that country at the moment.
The New Zealanders who worried it was The End Of The World As We Know It got a temporary reprieve when CERN’s Large Hadron Collider suffered a helium leak this week, shutting down its operation until next Spring. Evidently, a quarter of the Kiwis surveyed were worried the LHC would create a planet-devouring micro black hole. No worries, mates. If a micro black hole was created (extremely unlikely), it would evaporate almost immediately.
May 16th, 2008 by Central Archivist | 1 Comment »
It has come to our attention that Jim Robinson, the founder of Free Republic, has been hospitalized and has undergone extensive surgery. We here at Darwin Central wish him a full and speedy recovery and hope for the best for him in the future.
Apr 9th, 2008 by Central Archivist | 8 Comments »
Rush Limbaugh has managed to pretty much completely misunderstand science
once again, this time in reference to the Higgs Boson, or “god particle.”
Mar 19th, 2008 by Central Archivist | 8 Comments »
I missed the first hour of Rush Limbaugh’s show Tuesday (March 18), but then again I miss the first hour most days as I’m listening to Neal Boortz’s “Information Overload” hour. My fellow conspirators pointed out I missed a doozy. Thanks to the wonder of the internet, however, I was able to read a transcript of the rant I missed and they were right.
Apr 23rd, 2007 by Central Archivist | Comments Off
ONCE MORE RUSH LIMBAUGH opens his mouth and steps in it. During a call in to his show today (2007-04-23) one caller took him to task for his claims there is no consensus in science. Limbaugh has been making this argument on a regular basis in regards to global warming because some article on the subject said there was a scientific consensus on the subject.
Apr 18th, 2007 by Central Archivist | 1 Comment »
THE LAST OF MONDAY’S VIRGINIA TECH shooting victims had barely reached the hospital when the usual suspects were blaming the atrocity on Charles Darwin and his Theory of Evolution.
Apr 9th, 2007 by Central Archivist | 1 Comment »
THE APRIL ISSUE of Scientific American has a fascinating article on the intelligence of ravens. I won’t go into detail here of the experiments the researchers did, but the results showed ravens use logic and planning in problem solving.
This isn’t the first time advanced intelligence has been shown in our avian friends. Numerous studies of African Gray Parrots show these birds have cognitive abilities that surpass those of many mammals.
But our furry friends aren’t slackers either. A report out this past February documented chimpanzees using spears in hunting.
So, what does all this mean?
Mar 27th, 2007 by Central Archivist | 2 Comments »
VIEWING WHAT PASSES FOR “GREAT” ART RECENTLY, I was reminded of Sturgeon’s Law: “90 percent of everything is crap.”   This got me thinking about another pet theory of mine:
90 percent of the human race is non-sapient.