Monthly topic

[abomvubuso.livejournal.com]

Hi again, dudes & dudettes! Time for our new installment of the monthly topic. The one you guys chose last time was...

Controversial Science and Technology



Woooo t'is gunna be tricky! So here are some details on the subject which you may or may not like to use as guidelines of some sorts...

- The philosophy of sience. Sociology, anthropology and economics in science.
- The scientific and technological revolution and its effects on society.
- The scientific method vs irrationalism and anti-scientific bias in society.
- Race and intelligence. Scientific justifications for racial stereotyping and social segregation.
- The role of literacy and education; home-schooling and alternative forms of education.
- Global warming, climate change and clean energy.
- Teaching the controversy: Evolution vs Creationism.
- Pseudoscience and fringe science.
- Ufology and related conspiracy theories.
- Stereotyping the physiologically, intellectually and sexually different. Social stigma.
- Scientific and technological innovation: ethical and societal implications.
- The road to Hell is paved with good intentions: when science is misused for doing evil.
- Scientific misconduct. Responsibility of scientists. Suppression of data. Exposure of fraudulent data.
- Obsolete scientific theories and proven hoaxes in science.
- Futurism, trans-humanism and the technological singularity.

And here's the poll for March:

[Poll #1955037]

(You may suggest more topics).

Comments

[brother-dour.livejournal.com]

Exemplary lessons from around the world FTW. Let's focus on the positive for once!

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

There could be bad lessons too, ya know.

Which reminds me that we used to have a "Bash a country if you dare" option in that poll some time ago. :-)

Ps. Voting for the exemplary lessons as well, btw.

[brother-dour.livejournal.com]

I've always (to the best of my recollection) heard 'exemplary' used in a positive sense, as in 'successes that should be emulated', but it seems it can be used in a negative sense as well.

Damn you, English.

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

Granted, you're speaking of meaning #1.

serving as a desirable model; very good.

There's also meaning #2, though.

(of a punishment) serving as a warning or deterrent.

[abomvubuso.livejournal.com]

Well, it's not (http://talk-politics.livejournal.com/1801005.html) like we haven't (http://talk-politics.livejournal.com/1800322.html) been having (http://talk-politics.livejournal.com/1810235.html) quite a lot (http://talk-politics.livejournal.com/1804120.html) of those (http://talk-politics.livejournal.com/1806961.html) exemplary lessons (http://talk-politics.livejournal.com/1611320.html) as of late (http://talk-politics.livejournal.com/1792020.html). :)

[policraticus.livejournal.com]

(http://media.photobucket.com/image/Aliens/swineninety9/aliens.jpg)

[malasadas.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping we'll finally get an actual explanation of Neural Wave Machines.

[the-rukh.livejournal.com]

See preceeding comment.

[abomvubuso.livejournal.com]

Did vote?

[the-rukh.livejournal.com]

No vote is a vote!

[abomvubuso.livejournal.com]

That's so very mavericky of ya!

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

Abstaining from voting is more powerful.

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

Which type of neural wave machine interests you most? Would you be interested in the one used to push Aaron Alexis over the edge? Or would you prefer to test drive a less invasive model?

[luvdovz.livejournal.com]

The one that shaped your brain.

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

As far as I know there is no such thing as a brain shaping neural wave machine. That sounds like something that would be developed by psychiatric researchers.

[luvdovz.livejournal.com]

You haven't researched thoroughly enough, then.

[soliloquy76.livejournal.com]

[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

I love the juxtaposition of the words "science" and "technology" with images of e-meters.

[soliloquy76.livejournal.com]

What they left out:

[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

SCIENCE!

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

Nice GIF! The shot of Travolta reminded me of that movie wherein the woman demanded oral pleasure.

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

Higher states of existence without joining a cult:

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

Perfect timing! My posting this week is on topic just by coincidence.

[luvdovz.livejournal.com]

I'm sure it is.