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Tuesday 21 September 2010

Progress of scientific thought as a Tube map

Crispian Jago has created a delightful map of the history of scientific thought, superimposed on the iconic London Underground tube-map: "500 years of modern science, reason & critical thinking via the medium of gross oversimplification, dodgy demarcation, glaring omission and a very tiny font."

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Friday 17 September 2010

List of Hitler quotes — in honor of the papal visit to the UK

Douglas Theobald passed along an interesting collection of quotes from that atheist evolutionist, Adolf Hitler. It's particularly interesting that he outlawed atheist and freethought groups in 1933.

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Zombie guide

Tuesday 7 September 2010

Speed Bumps of the Future: Creepy Optical Illusion Children

Today, West Vancouver officials will roll out a new way to keep drivers alert and slow them down: a little girl speed bump. A trompe-l’œil, the apparently 3D girl located near the École Pauline Johnson Elementary School is actually a 2D pavement painting, similar to the one shown here.

3dgirl

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