The Two Cultures of Mathematics

David Corfield, of the N-Category Cafe, responds to The Two Cultures of Mathematics byTimothy Gowers. Gowers split mathematicians into 2 categories:
1) Those that work Problems in order to better understand Mathematics
2) Those who try to understand Mathematics better in order to better solve problems.
He felt he was of the latter variety and called [...]

Environmentalism Saves San Diago

The city of San Diago is already saving $3.5 million by Going Green.

Media Makes Matters Worse

Robert Wright makes a good point on BloggingHeads.tv that we bloggers may in fact be encouraging the next psycho to repeat what happened at Virginia Tech.  In our over reaction (I may have also, you be the judge) we may be losing our objectivity.
This happened indeed in the aftermath of 911.  Journalists in their zeal [...]

Born Bad, Why People do Bad Things

(Cross-posted @ Freedom Democrats and Daily Kos)
There is a strong strain among Liberals especially, and Civilized people generally, to believe that we are all born good, and it is our faulty environment that turns us to the dark side. This is not a new concept. It’s been hanging around for some time. [...]

US Military Worries about Climate Change

A Military advisory board consisting of 11 former Generals and Admirals found that:
Climate change could create land loss, mass migrations, loss of natural resources, and increased demands on water that may exacerbate or cause conflict — “all things that could have some sort of effect on our security interests around the world,” says retired Gen. [...]

NPR embarks on a Year Long Climate Change Exploration

NPR is going to spend the next year asking questions about how the environment shapes our lives, and how we are shaping the environment.

Massacre at Virginia Tech Spawns that Asshole “Pastor” Fred Phelps to Boycott Funeral

Fred Phelps, “Pastor” of a church in Topeka, Kansas, has promised to gather his congregation to boycott the funerals of those who have died in the Virginia Tech Massacre.
Pastor Fred, a/k/a/ Fred Waldron Phelps Sr., who refers to himself and his grown children as “the most hated family in America,” claims he and his Topeka, [...]

Virginia Tech and Iraq: Violence Continues

The killing that happened at Virginia Tech that ended the lives of 32 young students was a horrible act, and it seems to have rung a chord with the American Populous. And rightfully so. But, it is important not to forget that in the 3 days that we’ve been focusing on our own [...]