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NSA infiltrates links to Yahoo, Google data centers worldwide, Snowden documents say NSA infiltrates links to Yahoo, Google data centers worldwide, Snowden documents say - The Washington Post Doesn't anybody remember when Gen. John Singlaub, of Iran-Contra fame, announced the Total...

Who funds the ones who have "no vested interest?" Trying to help some people understand the difference between science and politics. Without much success, admittedly.

He's doing what he can.

Roger that. I think this is an example of science education by the public schools and Star Trek. I do have to quibble with your exposition of "theory," though. All theories are theories. A theory is any explanation of phenomena that is supported by the data. As a theory proves correct more...

Yes, and where will you find epistemology in a university catalog? Under philosophy. And Russell is what? A scientist? I think not.

Yes, they are valuable tools. As is a hammer. But a hammer is not carpentry and carpentry is not a hammer. Logic is a way of organising information. Its formulation considerably pre-dates science. Ironically, logic was used in an unscientific manner for a long, long time. Back in the...

Um. . . there are four states of matter that we know of: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. Note the phrase "that we know of." And the dividing lines between solid, liquid, and gas are not as firm as you may believe. Here's a pop quiz for extra credit. Can you define solid, liquid, and gas?

I'm sure you did.

No, you don't. You accept things on data and repeatable, falsifiable theory. That's the precise opposite of faith. Logic and mathematics aren't science. That's why they're called logic and mathematics, and not science.

Um. . . no, it's a mathematical law. Science is not mathematics, and mathematics is not science.

You know what comes next, right? He starts talking about the "laws" of physics, unaware that these so-called "laws" are merely theories, and that the terminology is inexact. The language of science is mathematics, and putting science into words merely turns it into another tool for politics...

Um. . . no, it isn't. As you prove in your next paragraph. That's not "a" difference. It's the antithesis of religion. Religion asserts that it has the sole, invariable, and inviolable truth. Science knows that a theory is only good until the data show otherwise.

No it doesn't. I rather expect you to know the difference between science and politics, cap.

Eh? Nothing. The "cold coming out" of the fridge (which is actually heat going in) is exactly compensated by the extra heat "generated" (i.e., moved) by the cooling system. The only way the temperature in the room could be changed is if the radiator was outside the room, as in air...

The charming thing about science is that it does not respond to votes, nor gives heed to consensus. The majority does not rule.

Well, here we are. The actual cost. . . So, the second-lowest "silver" insurance option (kinda the mid-range), AFTER the tax credit, is seven percent of your gross annual earnings, assuming you make $12.50/hour, a bit less than double the minimum wage.

Arrr. . . 'tis a rare bounty. Ye just scoop 'em up off the ice like skimming stunned fish off the surface after an explosion. Scurvy lubbers.

Or maybe an Irish-American Catholic. . . What Maryland does better than Texas By Martin O’Malley Martin O’Malley, a Democrat, is governor of Maryland. With gridlock and partisanship having all but paralyzed Washington, governors are at the forefront of our country’s policy divide. On the...

This should be fun. When the Redskins take the field in Green Bay Sunday, they'll have to contend with more than a stadium full of Packers fans. Members of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin will also be on hand to protest the team name, according to the Green Bay Gazette “We support...

The Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Several prominent leaders in Alabama weighed in Friday on allegations that all-white sororities passed over two prospective black members because of pressure from alumnae, and in one case, an adviser. Paul Bryant Jr., the president pro tem of the...