INTELLIGENT

JPL worker sues over intelligent design demotion

A Jet Propulsion Laboratory worker who distributed religious DVDs on the job is suing the JPL for discrimination after he was demoted.

Next: the pill bottle cap with a cell phone

"Hi! This is your aspirin bottle calling. I haven't seen you in a while. Why don't you come see me soon? I'm good for the heart, you know."

Men who cheat on their wives are 'less intelligent than faithful husbands'
Source: the Mail online

It is what wronged wives have suspected throughout history - their unfaithful husbands are indeed stupid, according to scientists.

Another Nail In The Intelligent Design Coffin: Specization (i.e. Macroevolution) Observed In The Wild
Source: Wired News

On one of the Galapagos islands whose finches shaped the theories of a young Charles Darwin, biologists have witnessed that elusive moment when a single species splits in two.

Is there intelligent life on planet earth?

I have seen many theories on intelligent life being on other planets. But I have to ask this question.

Probability's Nature and Nature's Probability

I found a fascinating little book the other day called, Probability's Nature and Nature's Probability, by Donald E. Johnson. Johnson has Ph. D.'s in both Chemistry and more recently in Computer and Information Sciences.

New Discovery Fuels Case for Intelligent Design
Source: Reasons To Believe

Scientists have engineered novel ways to modify metabolic pathways in bacteria to manufacture new materials. It required many changes to inter-related systems for this approach to work, using an existing system, including designing custom genes and DNA sequences.

A Challenge From Viner "Simplistic Reality"

The following idea (challenge) came from well-known and regarded NEWSVINER, "Simplistic Reality" in response to a comment I left , namely, "If there was actually such a phenomenon as INTELLIGENT DESIGN, the Designer in no way would have designed people stupid enough to believe in …

Scientifically, are white people more intelligent than black people?

So I was reading an article I found from 2007 saying that Dr. James Watson, one of the world's most respected scientists, Nobel Prize Winner and DNA Pioneer has claimed that black people are less intelligent than white people.

Contact your US Senators Now

We used to have a deliberative body representing the common man in the House of Representatives at one time. It was meant to be similar to the House of Commons.

Castaway canine reunited with family - The Boston Globe
Source: The Boston Globe

A four-year-old blue heeler dog named Sophie Tucker was reunited with her family after a being swept overboard from her family's sailboat this past November.

Embarrass a Liberal - Show Me Some Class! Bet Ya Can't!

Let's get the predictable responses out of the way; I am in fact "a liberal" as viewed by those we liberals call "conservatives." Anything negative I have to say regarding George W.

Today's Chuckle 12/9/2008
Source: YouTube

I did chuckle when I watced this. I believe it's true.

Intel's Shape-Shifting, Programmable Matter | CNET News.com
Source: CNET.com

At the Intel Developer Forum here, Intel Chief Technology Officer Justin Rattner showed off a number of technologies in computing, robotics, and communication that he cited as evidence that Ray Kurzweil's concept of "singularity," when machine intelligence surpasses human intelli …

Elderly Woman Removed from Squalid, Rat-filled Home
Source: Hamilton Journal-News

When your eccentricity threatens your welfare and that of your neighbors, what can be done without violating rights of all involved?

EvoLooting

The descriptions of nature compelled by various philosophies reckoning the nature of God within the natural environment, lead to the Charles Darwin's 'The Origin of the Species'. The most compelling arguments ensuing, evolution, particularly natural selection.

Walruses - Animals - Natalie Angier - Science - New York Times
Source: The New York Times

"The first thing the walruses will do when they come over is start pushing at you, pressing their heads right into your stomach," he said. "Don't let them get away with that. No matter how hard they push, you have to stand your ground." I stopped short, confused.

Why first-born children are brighter than their siblings
Source: the Mail online

First-born children are more intelligent than their siblings, research has found. The oldest child is more likely to have a higher IQ, and the youngest likely to have the lowest, say researchers.

Intelligent people at reduced risk of mental illness
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Intelligent people at reduced risk of mental illness

To be born Rich or Intelligent: which would you prefer? (QQ 51)

Imagine you had your life all over again, would you prefer to be born rich or intelligent, and why?

Is the Obamamentum Real?
Source: dropmagazine.com

There are a million reasons to believe that Sen. Barack Obama's recent burst of momentum following an eight-state sweep will fade. Pollsters and pundits, writers and prognosticators have chanted the "m" word many times in the past.

Curvy women are cleverer too
Source: The Times

IT was already known that men find curvy women more attractive and that they live longer. Now research suggests that women with an hourglass figure are brighter and have cleverer children, too.

Famed Scientist Apologizes for Quoted Racial Remarks
Source: The New York Times

James D. Watson, who shared the 1962 Nobel prize for deciphering the double-helix of DNA, apologized "unreservedly" today for comments reported this week suggesting that black people, over all, are not as intelligent as whites.

Atheists: stand up and be counted
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Seems the U.K. is having the same problems with creationism/intelligent design being taught in schools as the U.S. Interesting look at the similarity and differences in our religious politics.