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The Detriment of Determinism
May 28, 2010 – 12:35 am | 2 Comments
The Detriment of Determinism

Studies find that deterministic thinking leads to an increase in unethical behavior.

Has Science Created Life?
May 21, 2010 – 11:37 pm | 7 Comments
Has Science Created Life?

“We’re basically getting new life out of the computer,” J. Craig Venter says. “We started with a genetic code in the computer, wrote the ‘software,’ put it into the cell and transformed it biologically into a new species. We’re still stunned by it as a concept.”

Breatharian Defies Modern Science
May 12, 2010 – 11:52 pm | 2 Comments
Breatharian Defies Modern Science

Indian yogi’s claims to not having eaten or drank in seventy years are met with complete denial by some.

Putting Death in the Lab
May 9, 2010 – 11:45 pm | 12 Comments
Putting Death in the Lab

Can science prove the afterlife? A new study seeks to do just that by placing pictures in hospital rooms where only a disembodied entity would be able to see them. Will accurate accounts of the pictures prove the existence of the soul?

Science’s Dirty Secret
April 18, 2010 – 11:53 pm | 30 Comments
Science’s Dirty Secret

It’s science’s dirtiest secret: The “scientific method” of testing hypotheses by statistical analysis stands on a flimsy foundation.

Kumbha Mela
April 2, 2010 – 11:23 pm | 12 Comments
Kumbha Mela

Haridwar’s Kumbha Mela, 2010.

Passing of Srila Bhakti Sundara Govinda Maharaja
March 27, 2010 – 2:23 pm | 18 Comments
Passing of Srila Bhakti Sundara Govinda Maharaja

Srila Bhakti Sundara Govinda-Dev Goswami Maharaja, President-Acarya of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, passes from this world on March 27, 2010.

Sages and Scientists Symposium
March 5, 2010 – 2:54 am | One Comment
Sages and Scientists Symposium

The first Sages and Scientists Symposium tries to bring together science and spirituality.

New Law Helps Small Agriculture in US
February 16, 2010 – 1:22 am | No Comment
New Law Helps Small Agriculture in US

Amidst corporations’ constant push to loosen standards for organic certification, a new law actually works in favor of the underdogs.

Experiments in Karma
February 10, 2010 – 4:43 am | One Comment
Experiments in Karma

Although science is too primitive to fully comprehend, there is a direct and proportional price to pay for any act of cruelty or injustice.

The Riddle of Consciousness
February 9, 2010 – 1:54 am | One Comment
The Riddle of Consciousness

Before doctors learn how it is that the brain’s lights turn on, they may have to know a lot more about what’s happening when the lights are off.