Saturday, January 9, 2010. It seems that sometimes false beliefs are effectively treated as luxury items. Many adults feel that they are depriving their children of childhood if they do not teach them that some fanciful story is in fact true, at least for a while. There have been several explanations proposed for this practice. One is that it teaches the children by experience that not everything that they are told is true. Thursday, December 31, 2009. Sunday, June 1, 2008.

The future of mankind and anything else that catches my interest. Friday, September 23, 2011. Based on research into the pitcher plant, a flesh eating jungle plant, a researcher has created synthetic materials that are 10 slicker than existing slippery materials. Obviously has a wide range of applications, go to Discover for the article. Friday, August 26, 2011. Carbon Nanotube Muscles Strong as Diamond, Flexible as Rubber. Monday, August 15, 2011.

Intended for the discussion of Rationality, Bayesian Decision Theory, Artificial Intelligence, the Technological Singularity, Logical Positivism, and various other related interests I may acquire. Friday, December 09, 2005. Mini post today due to snow delays in the midwest. Just for grins, I modelled the car buying decision in MSBNx. In addition to collapsing the Car Purchase Reason, I could also hav.