The quest-a thirst unquenchable..

Quest - a thrust unquestionable..

“You have given me deeper thirsting after life. Surely there is no greater gift to a man than that which turns all his aims into parching lips and all life into a fountain. And in this lies my honour and my reward, – That whenever I come to the fountain to drink I find the living water itself thirsty; it drinks me while I drink it.” – Khalil Gibran

Category: A moon/candle in the dark night

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A moon/candle in the dark night / For members

U.S. science illiteracy a serious threat-Neil Tyson

  The issue of greatest concern to perhaps one of the nation’s most well-known scientists, Neil deGrasse Tyson: Americans know far too little about science. Americans overall are bad at science. Scared of math. Poor at physics and engineering. Resistant to evolution. This science illiteracy, Tyson told a...

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A moon/candle in the dark night / For members / pleasure of knowledge / View from Giants' shoulder

Pseudoscience-Richard Feynman(Quest science month special)

This year as a part of science month celebrations one of the focal themes is the threat of pseudoscience. Kick starting it with the following: Transcripts Because of the success of science there is a kind of I think it kind of pseudoscience that social sciences an example...

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A moon/candle in the dark night / For members / Saturday with Budthu (SwB)

Media Guide to Skepticism

Purpose: To provide a clear, easy-to-read guide about the “Skeptical” viewpoint as subscribed to by many who might call themselves Skeptics or critical thinkers; to distinguish practical Skepticism from the popular use of the phrase “I’m skeptical,” and from those who claim to be “skeptics” regarding some well-established...

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A moon/candle in the dark night / curiosity corner / For members / pleasure of knowledge

Homeopathy – Con or Cure / Enemies of Reason (Richard Dawkins)(Quest Saturday special)

  Richard Dawkins examines the growing suspicion the public has for science-based medicine, despite its track record of successes like the germ theory of disease, vaccines, antibiotics and increased lifespan. He notes a fifth of British children are currently not immunised against measles, mumps and rubella, attributing it...

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A moon/candle in the dark night / curiosity corner / For members / pleasure of knowledge

Homeopathy-(From James Randi foundation)

Many people have no idea what homeopathy is; they think it’s just some kind of herbal medicine. Actually it’s incredibly silly. It has been called “the ultimate fake” and “delusions about dilutions.” It has been tested and shown not to work, and basic science tells us it couldn’t...

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A moon/candle in the dark night / For members / pleasure of knowledge

“Health Freedom”(Posted from quackwatch site)

Quacks can’t win by playing according to the rules, they try to change them by switching from the scientific to the political arena. In science, a medical claim is treated as false until proven beyond a reasonable doubt. But in politics, a medical claim may be accepted until...

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A moon/candle in the dark night / curiosity corner / For members / pleasure of knowledge

You Can Depend on it for Flavor but not for Health Benefits-SkepDoc’s Corner

Turmeric is a yellow spice used in Indian cuisine; its active ingredient, marketed as a dietary supplement, is curcumin. It is widely used in Ayurvedic medicine, where it is said to balance vata, pitta, and kapha, to kindle agni, and to help reduce kapha and ama. It allegedly...