Category Archives: ranting

Note to media: “speculation” is not a synonym for “discovery”

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Chris Rowan

breathless reporting from the AAAS conference is starting to annoy me.
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Categories: general science, planets, public science, ranting

The rightful place of science: putting us in ours

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Chris Rowan

Science doesn’t need to be placed anywhere, it just needs us to listen to what it tells us.
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Categories: deep time, environment, public science, ranting

US Immigration: Computer says No

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Chris Rowan

I managed to fly directly into Raleigh-Durham yesterday. The flight arrived on time, I hadn’t checked any baggage, and I was feeling even more optimistic about getting to the hotel before the evening kicked off when I realised that most … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery, ranting

It’s Earth’s Official Birthday!

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Chris Rowan

I say official, because, just like the Queen’s, the date does not actually mean much from a natal perspective. Nonetheless, the night preceding, or the morning of, October 23rd, 4004 BC is the date that Archbishop Ussher, after a bit … Continue reading →

Categories: antiscience, geology, ranting