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Mark Schauss: Russian Rulers Podcast Blogsite

Nice Definition of Open Mindedness

April 16th, 2009 · Comments Off

While Stumbling around the internet, I came across this video clip about what open-mindedness really is. Most people know that I am pretty open-minded about a lot of things but I have been accused of being very close-minded about products that just don’t have sufficient evidence to be anything except a scam. The video here [...]

Tags: Opinion · The World We Live In · Thoughts

The Presidential Candidates – Educational Matchup

September 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

I don’t want my blog to be a political battle ground but as my readers are aware, I am big on science and the environment and feel that these past 7 years have been a true debacle. Never in U.S. history has a President been so against science. It hurts our educational system, it hurts [...]

Tags: Controversial Issues · Environment · Opinion · Politics · Science

Another National Shame – Politics Over Science

March 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

In yet another sad loss to science, the Bush Administration has superceeded science in the name of politics. Since 2001 this politically motivated administration have made it almost impossible to denote an animal species as being endangered which has already led to the extinction of a number of creatures that are part of our world. [...]

Tags: Compassion · Controversial Issues · Environment · Opinion · Politics · Rants · Science · The World We Live In

Top Science Stories of 2007

December 11th, 2007 · No Comments

Every year Discover Magazine puts out a list of the top 100 science stories of the year. As I did last year, I want to relate those which relate to issues I deal with on my blog. Please pick up a copy of the January 2008 issue to read the full article. #1 – China’s [...]

Tags: Disease · Drugs · Environment · Genetics · Health · Medical Research · Opinion · Science · The World We Live In

Increased Spending on Science Needed

February 14th, 2006 · No Comments

While I am always a little hesitant for our government to open its purse strings and spend our money, a bill proposed by a bi-partisan group of U.S. Senators needs our support.  Called the PACE Act (Protecting America’s Competitive Edge) it is a first step towards increasing spending in the field of science and math. [...]

Tags: Politics · Science