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BREAKING NEWS AT SRHR!!
NEXT
MEETING
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The April SRHR meeting will be at the show 'Discrepant Events - Are
they magic or science?' by SRHR charter member Bob Friedhoffer. The
show will be Tuesday, April 1 at 7:00 in room 102 of the Mills-Godwin
Building on the ODU campus. (Parking is in garage B on any level or
garage A, levels 1 and 2. See www.odu.edu and click on parking
services for a map.)
The next regular meeting of SRHR will be on Thursday May 8, 6:30 PM,
Oceanography-Physics Bldg, Room 306.
Click  and for
directions to the Oceanography-Physics Bldg, or call 683-5803.
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FUTURE
MEETINGS
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The second Thursday of every month except July and August,
6:30 PM, at ODU, Oceanography-Physics Bldg, Room 306.
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CREATION
SCIENCE
101 
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Click . In the beginning....
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DOUBLE
DOUBLE
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SRHR president Dr. Larry Weinstein hits a double!! Click (first base), and (second base).
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TEXTBOOK
STICKERS
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More tongue-in-cheek textbook stickers.
Click .
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THE DIFFERENCE
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Why you don't want to be married to a scientist.
Click .
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UFOs AND
EVIDENCE
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The final word stays tantalyzingly out of reach. Essay by
Seth Shostak .
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DUSTUP
AT THE MC2
CORRAL
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An amazing, paradigm-wrenching episode on the 100th Anniversary of
Einstein's famous equation, E = mc2.
Click .
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THE
DARWIN
ARCHIVES
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Our collection of Darwin-Creationist-ID items that appeared here in
the past. Stuff too good for the Recycle Bin. Click .
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This Month's Stories of Pseudoscience, the
Paranormal, and the Failure Of Critical Thinking!
Also, new items from "Lies, Damned Lies,
And Statistics!"
SCIENCE NEWS AND COMMENT
"What's New", by Robert Park ,
American Physical Society
WHO'S COUNTING?
"Math Observations About Daily Life" by mathematician
and author
John Allen Paulos
NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION
Latest updates on the current Creationist/ID-Evolution conflicts
in the U.S. News, legal issues, lawsuits, documents, and trial
materials.
ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY!
Each day a different photograph of our fascinating universe,
from NASA!
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PAST SRHR EVENTS:
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The ODU
Maglev
Project
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Dr. Thomas Alberts of the ODU
Aerospace Engineering Dept. discussed magnetic levitation public
transportation systems in general, and technical problems of the
ODU Maglev System specifically at our December 8, 2005 meeting.
A detailed history of the Maglev at ODU is found , along with Dr. Alberts'
ideas for solving the current problems.
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The Real
Mahatma
Gandhi?
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At our November 10, 2005 meeting, Dr. G. B. Singh gave a very unconventional
presentation about the life and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi entitled
"Who Is Mahatma Gandhi And What Is His Relation To The U.S." Dr. Singh
has written an well-documented book, Gandhi: Behind The Mask Of
Divinity which maintains that, despite Gandhi's carefully-nurtured popular
image, in reality he was a racist and a militant Hindu fundamentalist.
In his book, Dr. Singh documents this portrayal with extensive citations from
Gandi's own writings. Click for more details
about Dr. Singh and his book.
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Prayer
Research
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Dr. E. James Baesler spoke about his investigations into prayer as
communication, and the application of communication theory to
understanding how prayer works, at our February 10, 2005
meeting. Dr. Baesler is Associate Professor of Communication
in the ODU Department of Communication & Theatre Arts, and is author
of the book, "Theoretical Explorations And Empirical
Investigations Of Communication And
Prayer".
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Rainbows,
Halos, And
Glories
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Dr. John Adam, Senior Professor in the Old Dominion University
(Virginia) Department of Mathematics and Statistics, gave a
presentation at our January, 2005 meeting about atmospheric optical
displays (rainbows, sundogs, light pillars, halos, etc.). Dr.
Adam's slides of these phenomena were very striking and
enjoyable. Click to
see a summary of Dr. Adam's presentation, and links to some
astonishing images.
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Ice-Rafted
Debris And
Climate
Change
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Dr. Jen Bischof, an Old Dominion University (Virginia) geologist,
lectured on Thursday, November 11, 2004, about his research on
Ice-Rafted Debris, and what it tells us about modern climate change.
Ice-Rafted
Debris consists of mineral particles that are
transported by ice floes that break off from the ice shelf.
When the floes melt, the debris is deposited on the sea floor and
is recovered by coring. Dr. Bischof specializes in the ice
debris of the Arctic Ocean. Click for details about Dr. Bischof's
presentation.
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Creationism
vs Evolution
Lecture
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Dr. Erik Scully, Professor of Biology at Towson University, gave
a presentation on Wednesday, March 24, 2004, about the Creationism
movement and its claims, with an emphasis on Intelligent Design.
Click for
information about Dr. Scully and his talk.
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Lecture : "Cold
Reading"
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Thursday, May 9, 2002, "How To Do A Cold
Reading", by Dr.Mark Hinders, Applied Science Dept., College
of William and Mary. The presentation illustrated practical
"cold reading" techniques with examples from film and video, as
well as everyday life.
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Lecture : SETI
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Saturday, April 20, 2002, "Searching For ET", by Senior
SETI Astronomer Seth Shostak. Press release is .
Click for
Seth's paper, "Would Aliens Visit?" on the Space.com website.
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First
Cranium
Award,
2002
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SRHR makes its first "Cranium" Media Award for "thoughtful and
rational reporting of pseudo-scientific phenomena, issues, or
extraordinary claims" to Martha Walker, Associate Professor of
Physical Therapy, Old Dominion University College of Health
Sciences. Click for
the presentation ceremony, and
for Martha's article. Congratulations!
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Friday 13th
Superstition
Celebration,
Summer, 2001
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July 13, 2001, another smashing success! See the Pilot
Online article for our second annual event.
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Original
Pseudoscience
Lecture Series :
Spring, 2000
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"Investigating Modern Pseudoscience", the lecture series that was
the beginning of our club , January through April 2000.
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