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Author Archives: Guy McCardle
Why Are Eco-Facists Trying to Ban Incandescent Bulbs?
My feelings are split over how I feel about the United States Congress delaying their phase out of incandescent light bulbs here in the good old U S of A. They will be effectively banned beginning in October of this … Continue reading
Five Questions for Buddy Levy
Hopefully you have already read and/or listened to my recent piece on one of my favorite shows, History Channel’s Decoded. If you haven’t, go do so now. I’ll wait. If you’ve watched Brad Meltzer’s Decoded, you’ll certainly remember Buddy Levy. … Continue reading
Do You Really Need SLS-Free Shampoo?
Disclaimer: You are about to read a shampoo article written by a bald man. That doesn’t invalidate anything I have to day, I’m just letting you know in the name of full disclosure. Heaven forbid someone gets upset in the … Continue reading
Columbus and the Mermaids
On January 9th, 1493 Christopher Columbus spotted what he believed to be three mermaids swimming off the coast of what is now the Dominican Republic. He stated that they were “not half as beautiful as they are painted”. In reality, … Continue reading
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A Personal Experience with Pareidolia
Back in 2008, while working at Florida Hospital in Orlando, I had a close encounter of the pareidolia kind. If you were not already aware, pareidolia is random images or sounds that are perceived as significant. You can read more … Continue reading
Be Skeptical of These Claims by the Late Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-il is dead, and I don’t hear any mourning. What I have heard, however, over the course of many years, are fantastic claims that he had made about himself and his abilities. Let us take a few minutes and … Continue reading
Best Holiday Geek Gifts
Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Festivus or Rickmas (Ricky Gervais’s own winter festival) ’tis the season to be jolly. Chances are, if you are reading this you are some kind of a geek (just like me). Not the bad kind … Continue reading
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Tagged aerogel, gallium, gomboc, mars rock, miracle berries
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Five Mysteries of Ancient Aliens
As long as there have been human beings we’ve wondered how we came to be. Imagination is one of the most powerful tools in the evolutionary toolbox. As a species filled with boundless curiosity, we inevitably desire to seek our … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient aliens, angels and demons, hollow moon, men in black
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DARPA to Research Use of Nanobiotics
It has only been a few decades since medicine ushered in the antibiotic era with the widespread use of penicillin during WWII. Today, many scientists believe we are beginning what one might call the post-antibiotic era; a time when mutations … Continue reading
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Tagged antibiotic, bioweapon, DARPA, nanoparticle
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The Umbrella Man
The other day, while browsing the New York Times online, I watched a short film by Errol Morris called “The Umbrella Man”. It featured an interview with Josiah (Tink) Thompson, author of “Six Seconds in Dallas”, a micro-study of the … Continue reading
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Tagged assassination, Chamberlain, JFK, umbrella
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