DarthMaulGamer2000New Scientist & Greenpeace Science debates
Publication Date: 21 Mar 2007
Science, technology and our future: the big questions
Publication date: 16th April 2002
Summary
What is 'natural'?
Richard Dawkins pointed out that nature is Darwinian and dominated by the short-term greediness that is required within competitive ecosystems to pass on one's genes. Humans are no different and are dominated by those instincts, but with our complex brain-power we have the ability to rise above these destructive tendencies and be a good steward to the planet and ourselves.
Richard Dawkins - Evolution: What is Natural?DarthMaulGamer20002008-03-19 | New Scientist & Greenpeace Science debates
Publication Date: 21 Mar 2007
Science, technology and our future: the big questions
Publication date: 16th April 2002
Summary
What is 'natural'?
Richard Dawkins pointed out that nature is Darwinian and dominated by the short-term greediness that is required within competitive ecosystems to pass on one's genes. Humans are no different and are dominated by those instincts, but with our complex brain-power we have the ability to rise above these destructive tendencies and be a good steward to the planet and ourselves.
science
evolution
creationism
darwin
God delusionRichard Feynman: The Uncertainty of KnowledgeDarthMaulGamer20002022-04-05 | About Richard Feynman: Richard Phillips Feynman (/ˈfaɪnmən/; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics for which he proposed the parton model. For his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics, Feynman, jointly with Julian Schwinger and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965.
Feynman developed a widely used pictorial representation scheme for the mathematical expressions governing the behavior of subatomic particles, which later became known as Feynman diagrams. During his lifetime, Feynman became one of the best-known scientists in the world. In a 1999 poll of 130 leading physicists worldwide by the British journal Physics World he was ranked as one of the ten greatest physicists of all time.[1]
He assisted in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II and became known to a wide public in the 1980s as a member of the Rogers Commission, the panel that investigated the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. In addition to his work in theoretical physics, Feynman has been credited with pioneering the field of quantum computing, and introducing the concept of nanotechnology. He held the Richard C. Tolman professorship in theoretical physics at the California Institute of Technology.
Feynman was a keen popularizer of physics through both books and lectures, including a 1959 talk on top-down nanotechnology called There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom, and the three-volume publication of his undergraduate lectures, The Feynman Lectures on Physics. Feynman also became known through his semi-autobiographical books Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! and What Do You Care What Other People Think? and books written about him, such as Tuva or Bust! and Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman by James Gleick.
This content has entered the public domain and is not subject to copyright because the copyright protection has expired.Bill Maher explains his apathetic atheism, apatheismDarthMaulGamer20002011-07-13 | Comedian Bill Maher sits down with Piers Morgan to talk about growing up Catholic and becoming an "apatheist," an apathetic atheist who just doesn't think much about religion.
(Note: I am not a big Bill Maher fan, but he makes some interesting points on religion)Ricky Gervais Atheism: Why jokes about God shouldnt offend believersDarthMaulGamer20002011-01-22 | Ricky Gervais: Why he's an atheist, and why his jokes about God shouldn't offend believers.
Thanks for watching! Comments and Ratings are welcome!Evidence for Evolution: More Feathered Dinosaurs! (Part 2)DarthMaulGamer20002010-05-30 | More feathered Dinosaurs! Papers published between December 2008 and May 2010.
"Spectacular fossils from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Group1,2 of
northeastern China have greatly expanded our knowledge of the
diversity and palaeobiology of dinosaurs and early birds, and contributed
to our understanding of the origin of birds, of flight, and
of feathers."
Creation Vs Evolution
Evidence of Creationism
Creationism Evolution Arguments
Human Evolution
Natural Selection
darwins theory of natural selection
Theistic Evolution
Christian Religion Evolution
Richard Dawkins
Atheism And Beliefs
Evolution Versus Christianity
Creation Vs Evolution
Evolution Versus Creationism
Scientific Creationism
intelligent design vs. evolutionEvidence for Evolution: Pseudogenes (and the platypus)DarthMaulGamer20002009-02-25 | This is actually an "enhanced" repost of an earlier video.
It describes how pseudogenes support evolution and presents a recent example of pseudogenes from the platypus genome. The following two clips are shown:
1.Francis Collins and The Language of God: The Veritas Forum at Berkeley
Evolution!Richard Dawkins- The God Delusion- Science Friday (3 of 3)DarthMaulGamer20002008-09-26 | Science Friday: October 6, 2006
(part 3 of 3)
In his new book "The God Delusion," evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins says fundamentalist religion "subverts science and saps the intellect." Join guest host Joe Palca in this hour of Science Friday for a chat with Dawkins on religion, the teaching of evolution and creationism in science class, and his call for atheists to "out" themselves.
In his new book "The God Delusion," evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins says fundamentalist religion "subverts science and saps the intellect." Join guest host Joe Palca in this hour of Science Friday for a chat with Dawkins on religion, the teaching of evolution and creationism in science class, and his call for atheists to "out" themselves.
In his book "The God Delusion," evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins says fundamentalist religion "subverts science and saps the intellect." Join guest host Joe Palca in this hour of Science Friday for a chat with Dawkins on religion, the teaching of evolution and creationism in science class, and his call for atheists to "out" themselves.
just don't send them any money though.Creation vs. Evolution: Tower of Babel and LanguagesDarthMaulGamer20002008-05-11 | Were Languages specially created? Should we take the Tower of Babel seriously? Or, did languages evolve over time?
Creation Vs Evolution
Evidence of Creationism
Creationism Evolution Arguments
Human Evolution
Natural Selection
darwins theory of natural selection
Theistic Evolution
Christian Religion Evolution
Richard Dawkins
Atheism And Beliefs
Evolution Versus Christianity
Creation Vs Evolution
Evolution Versus Creationism
Scientific Creationism
intelligent design vs. evolutionRichard Feynman: Disrepect for AuthorityDarthMaulGamer20002008-03-23 | "What Do You Care What Other People Think?"