Archive for November, 2011
Last week, we heard why it is ridiculous that Italian seismologists have been accused of manslaughter. For a hilarious and heavy dose of a different perspective, one of our contest winners shows us how Star Wars can be used to evaluate this shaky situation. ________________________________ Why the Italian seismologists should be burned at the stake [...]
Filed under: politics, science | 2 Comments
Tags: earthquakes, italy, L'aquila, logic, manslaughter, seismology, star wars, yoda
This week, gapingwhole has a special treat for you. We recently ran a contest and solicited guest contributions (and by ‘solicited’, we mean that westwood assigned 70+ brilliant people to write a blog post and selected the best). Regardless, we are pleased to introduce one of the three fantastic winning posts! Keep reading for a [...]
Filed under: politics, science | 9 Comments
Tags: earthquakes, Itality, L'aquila, manslaughter, seismology, trial
by fluidfyre The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has been making headlines lately, as its first hearing in the House happened recently. While I am not American, the act raises some interesting ideas for debate, and got me thinking about censorship in general, and how far freedom of speech should go. Feel free to check out the [...]
Filed under: politics, understanding | 10 Comments
Tags: censorship, free speech, George Carlin, SOPA
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