Engineering new synthetic organisms offers promise of fighting disease and even global warming, but also comes with risk. Now two-thirds of Americans surveyed in a new poll say the field should move forward, while one-third supports a ban until researchers better understand the possible
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A federal judge in Southern California has declared the U.S. military’s ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips on Thursday granted a request for an injunction halting the government’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for gays in the military.
How should we react to news that the world’s fourth largest lake is rapidly dying before our eyes and that practically nothing is being done to stop it?
Global warming is turning 35! Not only has the current spate of global warming been going on for about 35 years now, but also the term “global warming” will have its 35th anniversary next week.
We will be having our first Get Together on Saturday, September 18th at 4:00 PM in Ginger Restaurant in Canton, MI
On Wednesday MISkeptics went to an event hosted by Chris Lindsay of the Ann Arbor Science and Skeptics Meetup group. I had been excited about going to this for quite some time since Chris had managed to schedule 2 (count ‘em, 1 and 2!) Paranormal groups to the event. I was looking forward to talking [...]
Tonight is a new episode of “Penn & Teller: Bullshit” and this should be a good one. This time they take on the anti-vax groups. Click for a Preview.
The Ann Arbor Science & Skeptics are meeting up this Wednesday, on August 11th at El Camino Real. We will enjoy some tasty Mexican food and cerveza/margaritas/soda and discussing ghost-hunting.
For quite some time now, the evidence that the Earth is warming up has been piling up. Study after study has shown this, and that’s why the vast majority of scientists agree on it. And now, to pile on even more, a large NOAA study has been released reiterating this fact.
There are a several events happening around Michigan that you should try to attend. There are two Skeptics in the Pub events and The Virtual Drinking Skeptically occurs this Friday. Be sure to check them out.
