Comments on: Science Polish

By: Mchl

Mchl — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:24:33 +0000

@lookaround: That’s my main concern about Racjonalista as well. It seems to be more concentrated on atheism/anticlericalism than anything else.

And somehow PZ Meyers seem to have a translated article every other week! I smell conspiracy!

By: Kacper

Kacper — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:19:34 +0000

Greetings from Poland

By: Adam Wdowiak

Adam Wdowiak — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:43:01 +0000

Woohoo, I read that site everyday! Greetings from Poland and hello to every other Polish person reading this blog!

By: Davidlpf

Davidlpf — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:39:19 +0000

Great news, now pass the pierogis.

By: lookaround

lookaround — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:30:32 +0000

Strange. Being curious, I just visited an Australian skeptic site and learned that it “is a group that investigates the paranormal and pseudo-science from a responsible scientific viewpoint”. Our Polish site is devoted to showing that religion is wrong, period. I’m disappointed. This is not exactly my vision of the best fight to be fought. Even in its rather small science section, the largest subsection is science vs. religion. Or is it like this in the US, too?

By: Joe Meils

Joe Meils — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:16:48 +0000

Strange that this essay of yours should pop up again at this moment. I was about to ask you your opinion of the recent reporting on the “nuclear effect.” (The controversy bubbled up through the scientific community to the point where “60 Minutes” felt it was worth dong an 8 minute peice on recently.) This was the experiment that, back in 1989, was called “cold fusion” and quickly debunked. Perhaps a little too quickly? Since now several independant labs are reporting that there DOES seem to be some sort of phenomena which is creating waste heat…

I feel that it should be looked into, atleast to identify what the heck is happening inside those jars. To me, this is like someone touching a lightining rod just after it’s been struck by a bolt, burning themselves, and then shrugging it off, saying “Ah, shucks, I probably mis-measured the tempreture. Nothing interesting here.”

By: PG

PG — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:11:37 +0000

I recall an anecdote about Richard Feynman wherein an interviewer said that he must find beautiful things, like flowers, really boring because he understood all the physics involved with how they function. Feynman replied to the effect of, “Understanding the physics doesn’t make it boring – it makes it even more beautiful!” (At least, this is how I remember the anecdote!)

By: Jakub Dudzinski

Jakub Dudzinski — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:53:52 +0000

@Mchl: Yes, it’s time

GREETINGS FROM POLAND!:)
Keep up the good work, BA!

By: Larian LeQuella

Larian LeQuella — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:49:08 +0000

I wonder how many comments that story will get? Looks like a lot of loons came and visited your story Dr. Plait. Thnankfully there are alos a lot of good rational people there to keep up the good fight.

By: Mchl

Mchl — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:31:42 +0000

So is it time for “Greetings from Poland” comment now?

By: Siphoneuphoria

Siphoneuphoria — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:17:41 +0000

Neat! I also thought that entry was pretty inspirational. Ths was my favorite bit,

It takes no imagination at all to insert a supernatural explanation in some spot where you don’t understand the process. It’s all too easy to say “the bacterium flagellum could not have evolved,” or “The Big Bang theory doesn’t explain why the Universe is homogeneous everywhere,” and therefore “God did it.” But it takes imagination, soaring, incredible, wonderful imagination, to look beyond the limitations of what’s currently known, and see what could possibly be…

By: QUASAR

QUASAR — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:15:39 +0000

SCIENCE, LOGIC AND REASON for a better tomorrow!

By: QUASAR

QUASAR — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:15:23 +0000

SCIENCE, LOGIC AND REASON for a bebetter tomorrow!