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“How to destroy an asteroid—safely” — Science Daily, 4 December 2008

Empirical observations throw doubt on the accuracy of climate models. A detailed analysis of black carbon — the residue of burned organic matter — in computer climate models suggests that those models may be overestimating global warming predictions. […] As a result of global warming, soils are expected to release more carbon dioxide, the major [...]

Men With Facial Scars Are More Attractive To Women Seeking Short-term Relationships — Science Daily, 19 November Sleep helps people learn complex tasks — Booster Shots (L.A. Times Health Blog), 18 November

Patients diagnosed with glaucoma need regularly to self-administer eye drops for months or years. Adherents of some of the world’s major religions refuse to use eye drops when fasting is required or expected. Medical researchers have undertaken a study to gain some insight into the extent to which religious scruples may compromise compliance among glaucoma [...]

Skin creams can make skin drier — Science Daily, 23 Oct

Recent examination of Greenland’s north coast by Scandinavian scientists indicates that the Arctic was warmer about 6000 years ago than it is today. Recent mapping of a number of raised beach ridges on the north coast of Greenland suggests that the ice cover in the Arctic Ocean was greatly reduced some 6000-7000 years ago. The [...]

And, goodness knows, adolescents need all the brain function they can muster. [C]hronic, heavy marijuana use during adolescence – a critical period of ongoing brain development – is associated with poorer performance on thinking tasks, including slower psychomotor speed and poorer complex attention, verbal memory and planning ability. Recent studies also indicate that teenage girls [...]

Needless to say, scientism loses. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M-vnmejwXo[/youtube] More John Cleese podcasts here. h/t: Reasoning Repaired via Thinking Christian.