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Red Bull: What’s really in this stuff??

St_redbull_fInside Red Bull is: Meat Sugar, Caffeine, and Bile! That’s right “meat sugar” and “bile” as well as the expected active ingredient of soft drinks and coffee–caffeine.  Bile sounds yummy!  I still love this drink on road trips, however.  Tasty.

Check out the full, fun article from Wired.com–What’s Inside: Red Bull

HT:  Wired.com

Your Christianity determines whether you can be a legite scientist…or NOT?

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It seems that if you are a Christian who does great scholarship in the realm of science that you really are not a scientist at all.  At least, this is what Dr. Marcus R. Ross has to deal with.  He earned a degree from Harvard in paleontology yet is a young earth creationist.

…Dr. Dini said in an interview, adding, “Scientists
do not base their acceptance or rejection of theories on religion, and
someone who does should not be able to become a scientist.”

Read the full story in the NY Times: Believing Scripture but Playing by Science’s Rules

Question:  Is it possible to study and become an expert on something you do not agree with? 

And, does the Bible HAVE to fit by the rules of science to be true?

Finally! Video games are useful?

Nintentdo

I knew this would someday happen.  GenXers finally would get old enough to become scientists who would then declare that video games are indeed a good thing!  All of you who have grown up on Atari consoles and NES boxes can now play with your kids for their homework.  Well, it sounds fun anyway.

The Federation of American Scientists — which typically weighs in on matters of nuclear weaponry and government secrecy — declared Tuesday that video games can redefine education.

Read the below article and weigh in.  You think gaming has a place in real education?

HT:  Ben Feller AP Education Writer via Christian Post

Rueben’s Tube

I LOVE this!  Thanks Randy for sharing it…click the player above or use this link here:  Reuben’s Tube.

It involves open flames and sound waves.  What a combination.  Folks, do not try this at home!

HT: Yewknee.com via Ethos

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