W. Christopher Epler
Digital Journalist based in Albuquerque, NM, United States.
Joined on Apr 5, 2009
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Current polls significantly support Obama's March reversal of Bush's restrictions on embryonic stem cell research and most scientists and physicians are overjoyed -- but not everyone is happy.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are hard at work identifying, tracking, and trying control the H1N1 virus. This emergency infrastructure has encyclopedic assistance and information about multiple life-threatening emergencies.
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Swine Flu, or H1N1, may be frightening us too much. Let's examine the probabilities and compare them to dying of other catastrophe's.
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A quick list of answers, do's, and dont's about Swine Flu. Perhaps most importantly, the best way to protect yourself turns out to be like all influenza's: frequent hand washing and stay far away from coughing and sneezing people.
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Alfred Russel Wallace was in many respects a co-discoverer of the theory of evolution; specifically, the "how" of evolution, i.e., the survival of the fittest. However, he was infinitely gracious to Darwin by laying no claim to Darwin's theory.
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Mathematics and Western Philosophy interface with Bayesian Probability, since the rational priors of Bayesians contrast with frequentist probability much like the perennial debate between Continental Rationalism and British Empiricism.
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An open question in science is whether the Earth is starting a magnetic shift of the poles. If so, we may have hundreds of years during the transition where we are "shields down", since this field protects us from sun storms and cosmic rays.
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The Theory of Risk Compensation has been around since seat belts, and it postulates less risk engenders more recklessness, e.g., sports protections liberate aggressiveness. However, does it also apply to Wall Street and Corporate America?
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University presidents and coaches have salaries escalating into the millions, while the faculty and students have "cut back" facilities and hiring freezes. This is the new University "elite" and even the I.R.S. doesn't like it.
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