Defense Science Board: Need Another Intel Czar

Unbelievable–either these guys have no clue what happened in the past, or they’re all going senile and repeating history.  This is 1992 all over again–remember the LIC Intelligence Working Group that never was? DefenseAlert DOD Advisory Panel Calls For Creation Of National Intel Manager For COIN Ops Posted on InsideDefense.com: May 20, 2011 A new …

Event: Free Online Download Why Stone-Age Instincts Run Your Life & How Science Can Change That

Dear friends, I’m excited to let you know about an upcoming free teleseminar by colleagues of mine, Michael Dowd and Connie Barlow. This couple is well known for their work in translating the various evolutionary sciences into practical wisdom for meeting the challenges of everyday life. The focus of their hour-long audio seminar will be, …

Journal: Cheery Waves Flags How Supercomputers Alter Science

Digging Deeper, Seeing Farther: Supercomputers Alter Science By JOHN MARKOFF New York Times, April 25, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO — Inside a darkened theater a viewer floats in a redwood forest displayed with Imax-like clarity on a cavernous overhead screen. The hovering sensation gives way to vertigo as the camera dives deeper into the forest, approaches …

Review: Questions of Truth–Fifty-one Responses to Questions About God, Science, and Belief

John C. Polkinghorne and Nicholas Beale Key Contribution at a Very Good Time April 7, 2011 This is one of three books that I selected to explore the science versus religion or science with religion reflections. Although I awarded the six star ranking to the shortest of three, God and Science: Coming Full Circle?, it …