Depleted Cranium

Depleted Cranium
Bad Science And Scary Science

If Vaccines Can Reduce Population Growth That Must Mean they Kill People… right?
I just stumbled onto one of the most ridiculous things I’ve read in a long time.   Apparently it’s believed that Bill Gates, who has, though his foundation, contributed hundreds of millions to global vaccine efforts said something which some believe was an admission that vaccines are killing everyone and that his contributions are entirely aimed [...]
Some updates on the Congressional Race
As you have probably noticed, this page does not have a lot of updated content.   Sorry about that, but the fact of the matter is that I’ve been spending the vast majority of my time running for the US Congress.   Right now is an important time.   On May 18, delegates from town committees in my [...]
Herb Taken For Kidney Disease Causes…. Kidney Disease
What happens when you blindly take traditional, alternative and otherwise unproven preparations for medical conditions? Prepare for the distinct possibility of irony. There’s a way of knowing whether a given compound has therapeutic properties and whether it’s safe in general – scientifically controlled clinical studies.   Alternative remedies, which include many traditional and regional [...]
Ancient Man May Have Used Fire 1.5 Million Years Ago
Of all the discoveries of ancient man, none made a greater impact on humanity than fire.  Although fire was certainly developed independently by many groups, its discovery is none the less one of the greatest moments in mankind becoming what we are today.  Without fire there could be no cooking, no warmth beyond what nature [...]
Neil deGrass Tyson Gets Titanic Stars Changed
This is nearly identical to the talk Neil Tyson gave about the movie Titanic and how the stars were not accurate in the sky during the final scenes of the movie at TAM last year… A little anal? I’d say so, considering how bad science and history are generally portrayed in movies. I doubt [...]
Political Correctness in Education: It’s getting out of hand
If there’s one thing I don’t care for, it’s political correctness:  the forbidding of certain words, concepts or ideas because they might offend or the forcing of topics to be dealt with in a manner that attempts to sugar-coat them to whatever extent necessary to stop people from being upset.  Granted, it’s wrong to use [...]
The Reason Rally: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
I just got back from the Reason Rally, a massive gathering of secularists on the National Mall in Washington DC.   The event was intended to show support for separation of church and state and solidarity amongst non-believers.   In general, it went quite well, but there were definitely a few things that I was a little [...]
John Patterson: From Loony Tank-Weilder to Anti-Radiation Crusader?
You may remember the story of Australian John Patterson. A few years ago he took a tank (actually a privately owned armored personnel carrier) to the streets of western Sydney, where he plowed through cell tower sites and destroyed nine, causing millions of dollars in damage in the process.   Mr. Patterson was sentenced to two [...]
Evacuation Policy Versus Radiation Level Measurements In Japan
Here are some of the latest measurements of radiation levels in the Fukushima region of Japan, these were made just last month. There is something very striking about this image even at first glance.  Notice that the no-entry zone has absolutely no correspondence whatsoever to radiation levels.  It’s simply a circle drawn around the nuclear plant.   [...]
A Simple Observation of St. Patrick’s Day
Snakes are a form of life that many people don’t like.   I suppose it’s not that surprising.  They’re not mammals, and therefore not warm and cuddly.  They have a body shape that is much different than humans and seems strange and foreign.   They’re slithery, scaly and cold blooded.  They have a weird, somewhat creepy stare [...]