After talking about genetic testing in class, I found this short article pretty interesting. We were debating if genetic testing is ethical and now convenient stores are willing to sell them. Whether it is ethical or not in your own opinion, it is pretty interesting how easy it is to see if you possess a certain gene relating to an unfortunate disease.
I found this Youtube video circulating on YouTube and Facebook and it reminded me of our debates in class. A lot of the topics we talk about seem to come down to science vs. religion, even though I know we try to adhere to NOMA. I thought this was an interesting video due to the general content and also their push for scientific evidence. Though most views were argued to be "liberal" based, I still think it's a good video to show that even though one may be religious, it doesn't mean that you are completely close-minded to other viewpoints. I feel the take away of the video and from a lot of our debates in class is to be open minded to the scientific community, regardless of religious or non-religious viewpoints.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/31/elephant-size-24-million-_n_1243835.htmlHere's an interesting article from Huffington Post, regarding research from Australia's Monash University. In their study, researchers looked at numerous generations for 28 mammals and the related size change; looking for the "speed limit" of large-scale evolution. Interesting, it took "24 million generations for the elephant to get so big, but it only takes 100,000 generations to evolve into a significantly smaller size". Its pretty interesting that there are different speeds for increasing in size as compared to decreasing in size.
This link contains a letter that was written to a school board in Kansas about teaching alternative view points on evolution and creationism. This letter is rather humorous and teaches the belief about Pastafarianism. Enjoy!
Hello all! I'd like to share an interesting article with you! It highlights the biggest scientific breakthroughs of 2011. I was particularly interested in the article touting UC Berkley scientists for recreating actual images from brain activity!
