MetaFilter posts tagged with debate and science

What if we treated the rest of science like climate science?

lumpenprole — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:27:11 -0800

Sure, the diamond planet is real.. ..if you believe the liberal media. One of the scientists involved in making this discovery (actual abstract here) discusses how his experience would have been different if he was a climate scientist. Of course the diamond planet is hoax! Just follow the money like Rick Perry.

"Here, eat this root."

zarq — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:44:58 -0800

The Triumph of New-Age Medicine "Medicine has long decried acupuncture, homeopathy, and the like as dangerous nonsense that preys on the gullible. Again and again, carefully controlled studies have shown alternative medicine to work no better than a placebo. But now many doctors admit that alternative medicine often seems to do a better job of making patients well, and at a much lower cost, than mainstream care—and they’re trying to learn from it." Single Page Version Responses to the article will be posted each day (one per day) for the next couple of weeks at Fix or Fraud, a debate on Alternative Medicine. There is currently one response, with a reply from the article author: * Don't Dismiss These Treatments as Placebos (Taxpayers are funding major studies on alternative medicine -- and for good reason) by Josephine Briggs, M.D., and Jack Killen, M.D. The author's reply is here.

Science Fiction VS Scifi

GavinR — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:34:03 -0800

Harlan Ellison tears up the debate and J. Michael Straczynski speaks up on the topic. Oh, yeah there is also Herb Solow as well and his wife Yvonne (WTF) speaking on the subject "Science Fiction" over "SciFi". None of them saw SyFy coming back in 1997, that's for sure! (SLYT) Also, here is the Newsweek article mentioned at the start of the segment.

Tell Me What You See

william_boot — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:48:09 -0800

Butterfly or bat? Lobster or spider? Cheating or educating?

Dagger of the Mind

Artw — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:01:13 -0800

The SF Signal Mind Meld feature poses science fiction related questions to a number of SF luminaries and the scientist, science writer or blogger. Subjects have included the best women writers in SF, taboo topics in SF, underated authors and the most controversial SF novels of the past and present. The also cover lighter topics, such the role of media tie-ins, how Battlestar Galactica could have ended better (bonus Geoff Ryman) and the realistic (or otherwise) use of science on TV SF shows.

What if...

divabat — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:03:15 -0800

The Signtific Lab invites people to develop cutting-edge ideas through experiments of imagination and discussion. Experiment One: what would happen if outer space becomes as accessible as the Web today?

GATTACA

Gyan — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 04:15:19 -0800

The Promise and Perils of Synthetic Biology

No, you're wrong! No, YOU'RE wrong!!

JHarris — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 16:30:17 -0800

If You're a Christian, Muslim or Jew - You are Wrong - A rant over at the Huffington Post.
And let's be clear about this, it IS a rant, and a beaut at that. But it's a sentiment that's run through the head of everyone who isn't a member of the three mentioned groups. No one in the mainstream media says things like this, I wonder why?
The post is made. Let the emphatic agreements, and the vicious denials... begin!