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Published on May 19, 2008
Almost all of us have, at some time, been chided by a parent or grandparent who has been mislead by an old wives' tale. Their intentions are always good, but unfortunately they are misguided. There are thousands of old wives' tales - ranging from the seemingly...
Published on April 19, 2008 by cedestra
The science of weather is a fascinating one; but even more so are the flukes and irregularities that can occur within our world. This is a list of 20 of the most amazing and unusual of those anomalies.
Published on April 10, 2008
James Randi is a stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience. In this list we see 10 of his best psychic debunking (and have a bonus clip of a lecture of his). These are all extremely damning to the...
Published on April 9, 2008
A lot of fame and money can be made by scientists who make amazing or unique discoveries, and while this generally provides a motivation for good research, it is occasionally abused. This is a list of 10 cases of scientific fraud that fooled many people. Perhaps...
Published on April 5, 2008
This list is in response to all the suggestions in the comments on the Top 10 Sci Fi Inventions that Shouldn’t be Invented. While there are tons of inventions that have various dangerous aspects there are many that would benefit the human race with hardly any...
Published on March 31, 2008
The US patent office contains a trove of documentation of technological progress. Searching this data has never been easier. Here are 10 great American patents that made a great difference. In selecting these I stopped about 50 years ago for two reasons (1)...
Published on March 4, 2008
Chemical reactions are part of our daily lives. From cooking in the kitchen, to driving a car, these reactions are commonplace. This list is aimed at some of the more exotic and amazing reactions that most of us have not seen or experienced. My knowledge of...
Published on February 28, 2008
The mind is a wonderful thing - there is so much about it which remains a mystery to this day. Science is able to describe strange phenomena, but can not account for their origins. While most of us are familiar with one or two on this list, many others are...
Published on February 19, 2008
Biological evolution is descent with modification. This definition encompasses small-scale evolution (changes in gene frequency in a population from one generation to the next) and large-scale evolution (the descent of different species from a common ancestor over...
Published on January 23, 2008
Here is another list to help you with your travel plans - at all costs avoid the ten places on this list! This list was originally compiled by the Blacksmith Institute.
10. Dzerzhinsk, Russia
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