Category Archives: Science & Technology

Science today, maybe not tomorrow

Posted on May 7, 2014 Author: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

Is the Peer Review Process for Scientific Papers Broken? Time – MELINDA BALDWIN – Apr 29, 2014 If peer review is indeed broken, as some observers have claimed, an important part of fixing it may be adjusting our expectations of … more →

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Dishonest Scientists

Posted on May 7, 2014 Author: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

Fraud in Science: Liar! Liar! Economist – Jun 4, 2009 Scientists are not quite as honest as might be hoped.

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Toying with Death

Posted on August 14, 2013 Author: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

Insight: After disaster, the deadliest part of Japan’s nuclear clean-up Reuters – AARON SHELDRICK & ANTONI SLODKOWSKI – Aug 13, 2013 The operator of Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is preparing to remove 400 tons of highly irradiated spent fuel … more →

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Follow the money

Posted on May 14, 2013 Author: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

Mars One: How to boldly go and get voted off the planet Globe and Mail – May 12, 2013 We are not diminishing the ambitions of Mars One, a $6-billion plan to send the first human settlers on a one-way … more →

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