"As a student of the history and philosophy of science, I have been watching with concern how modern science itself ââ¬â perhaps the single most powerful force for secularisation ââ¬â is being reââ¬âcoded as sacred, either as affirming the Bible or the Vedas, or as ââ¬Ëlower knowledgeââ¬â¢ of ââ¬Ëdead matterââ¬â¢, in need of spiritualisation. As an oldââ¬âtime partisan of the Enlightenment and scientific temper, I have been watching with concern as my fellow intellectuals and activists, in the United States and India, who identify themselves with social justice, antiââ¬âimperialism, womenââ¬â¢s rights and sustainable development, have themselves paved the way for reââ¬âenchantment or reââ¬âsacralisation of science."
- New Humanist 01/07/05 via ArtsJournal -----
"The NASA-led Swift mission opened its doors to a flurry of gamma ray burst action. Swift's primary goal is to unravel the mystery of gamma ray bursts. The bursts are random and fleeting explosions, second only to the Big Bang in total energy output."
- GSFC via ScienceDaily
"Going uphill cleared fats from the blood faster, going downhill reduced blood sugar more, and hiking either way lowered bad cholesterol."
- SciScoop ----
