Ex Cathedra

Atoms: wicked entities that refuse to acknowledge that they were created to glorify some god & stubbornly obey the laws of physics instead.
Professors of theological science are hopeful that more exotic forms of matter may be more responsive to invisible spirits and demons.

Got ‘em crossed? Start crossing them now for May 25.
7 Minutes of Terror from NASA JPL.
h/t/ GMSV

In an earlier exchange on the old blog Tim took great exception with an author I’d cited who claimed that even in the hallowed halls of science, gender bias against women was a a problem today and may have gotten worse over the decades.
I found an MIT study that Tim landed [...]

The hottest new movie this season will certainly be Expelled.
You probably haven’t heard of the movie unless you’ve stayed up late enough to see the ads. But you’ve probably heard of the narrator, former Nixon speechwriter Ben Stein. You probably remember the quiz show Win Ben Stein’s Money, and despite the faster than the [...]

Bob’s post has coincided with my reinstallation as an occasional writer, so just to test that everything is working, I’ll offer up this quote, from one of my favorite philosophers of science:
In the enterprise of grasping the facts, [judgement] relies on whatever concept or combination of concepts looks most promising, yet it stands ready to [...]

Philosophy of science is about as useful to scientists as ornithology is to birds. – attributed to Richard Feynman (h/t to Leiter Reports)

But perhaps philosophy of science might come in a little handy for scientists and the rest of us when we’re trying to respond to believers a bit more [...]