Of warp drives and tooth fairies

Rocketboom is reporting that scientists have found a way to produce a Star Trek style warp drive. It’s a cute story, but it suffers from having more than one tooth fairy.
Let me explain.
The report appears to be based on this paper, by Richard Obousy and Gerald Cleaver from Baylor university. The idea of a warp [...]

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It’s the science, stupid

Actually, this election it’s still the economy, but that’s no reason to not worry about where the candidates stand on scientific issues. Jennifer Ouellette has combed through statements by both Barak Obama and John McCain and produced a nice summary. She finds pluses and minuses for McCain: e.g. he supports increased funding for alternative energy, [...]

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