To Be Left On The Moon
Some of these items found in Armstrong’s closet, were to be abandoned on the surface of the Moon. More than four decades after the Apollo 11 moon landing, a cloth…
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Health Canada—another Conservative mouthpiece?
The Conservatives have started early on their advertising campaign for the upcoming election. We are, for example, being told ad nauseam that Justin Trudeau isn’t ready. With their large war…
Paying Back Our Carbon Debt
This is concerning information. The scariest climate paragraph I've read today: http://t.co/p8qLzSyHRB pic.twitter.com/HS4PhTzbDd — Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) July 13, 2015 So, how do our politicians (in B.C. and elsewhere) deal…
Can Elizabeth May Unmuzzle Canada’s Scientists?
Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May. The success rate of private member’s bills in the federal parliament is abysmal. In the 100-plus years since 1910, Ottawa has passed just…
Libertarian activist puts politics before reality to argue the left puts politics before reality
On the libertarian blog Reason, John Stossel trots out the tired cliche that the left are just as anti-science as the right, and in this case potentially even more damaging.…
Books versus E-readers
Back in February, Naomi Baron wrote a piece called “Reading on-screen versus on paper,” in which she compared the two reading experiences: printed books and e-readers in five areas: Cost…
The Inexpensive Computer Comes With Expensive Shipping Option Only
When I read about the $9 computer on Crash Bang Labs’ Facebook page, I was ready to help kick start that CHIP. But I got to the payment screen when…
Harper’s the muzzling of Canada’s federal scientists assailed
This week, Canada’s three major public sector unions protested the Harper government’s continuing muzzling of the country’s federal scientists. The post Harper’s the muzzling of Canada’s federal scientists assailed appeared…
This Isn’t Going To Work #skpoli
.@laurengolosky Why isn't the Environment Minister up to speed on #climatechange? It's basic knowledge for Environment portfolio. #skpoli — John Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) May 21, 2015 It’s 2015, and the entire…
The Worm Turns
This morning when I was doing my regular news search online, I came across two stories that stopped me cold: we’re being invaded. By worms. Yep. Worms. Not the slimy…
The Baseload Mistake
One of the hangups some of my friends have about converting the electrical grid to renewable energy, has been the difficulty in storing electricity generated for use when energy input…
Canada’s Oily Media
There are opportunities to support journalism in Canada that doesn’t take millions from the oil industry and the oil-soaked Conservative government. Had you heard that the Conservative Party communicated with…
And I Am Back
It has been years since I blogged, I have been generally been using FaceBook and the twitters, but I have been finding that these are limited and I need a…
2020 Solar Power for 100% of Saskatchewan Homes Possible
This letter appeared in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix on Saturday. In response to Kurt Soucy’s letter about the cost of powering the entire provincial grid with Photovoltaic (PV) solar power,…
Forcing An Athiest to Practice Religion
Here’s what it can feel like to practice religion when you don’t believe in the common fantasy . I knew from a young age that I didn’t see religion as…
Pompeii: Swords-and-Sandals Flop
As a film setting, the town of Pompeii in the first century CE is a lot like the deck of the Titanic in 1912: no amount of special effects or…
Lunney unleashed
Citing media “intolerance and bigotry”, anti-science Canadian MP James Lunney has quit the government caucus to sit as an independent. Among Lunney’s claim to the crown as Canada’s least scientifically…
Got DNA evidence of Bigfoot? Don’t peer review, write a book!
Science Editor Jonathan Leake skewered Bryan Sykes in The Sunday Times today over bigfoot claims. Sykes is publishing a new book in which he’ll present the DNA evidence he claims…
Canadian Ambivalence Towards Religion
A new Angus Reid poll underscores the changing, ambivalent nature of Canadian attitudes towards religion, but there are many things about the poll that concern me and make me question…
Edmonton Journal grants space to debunked anti-WiFi conspiracies
Some parents in Alberta are trying to get schools to ban wi-fi on baseless fears and scare-mongering. The kicker: these same parents are fine with wifi in their house. It’s…