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Maxwell's Demon Member (Idle past 6259 days)  Posts: 59 From: Stockholm, Sweden Joined: |
Just signed on and felt it would be the courteous thing to do to introduce myself to the good people here.
How I got here:I signed on, not because I felt the need to make myself heard (I was actually very comfortable with just lurking around here), but rather because some glitch in the system (I can only assume something has been changed recently) made it impossible for me to view the forums without registering (whatever forum I'd chose I'd only get a prompt telling me to login... maybe I should report this to an admin?). Now that I am indeed signed up I find it more likely that I'll be doing some posting...  About me: I'm not a biologist nor do I do any work in any of the fields of science that touch upon evolution (I'm currently studying mainly plasma physics, and will hopefully get a chance to work on NASA's Vasimir project soon enough). My interest in the subject (Evolution Vs. Creation) stemmed from a university course I was taking, called "Good & Bad Science" during which the topic of Creationism was brought up. I was directed to TalkOrigins.org and later I found myself lurking the forums here, reading, but never responding. Basically, living in a country where Creationism doesn't have a very strong foothold in the population, and where there is no "controversy" about whether or not it should be tought in science class or not I found the topic interesting, and kind of got "hooked" I guess. Well, that's me. Hopefully I will be able to contribute ever so slightly to the forums (although I might stay relatively quiet) without causing too big of a mess. /Cheers. "tellement loin de ce monde..."
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Maxwell's Demon Member (Idle past 6259 days) Posts: 59 From: Stockholm, Sweden Joined: |
Sylas writes: Welcome aboard, Kent.I was in Uppsala for three months in late 1993, and I loved it. Fabulous place for a bicycle; I used to ride to Uni though a pine forest park on little dirt bike tracks that wound through the trees, and everything covered in snow. Uppsala is just about 40 minutes by car from me. I have several friends who study (or have studied) there. A great place indeed, though I'm not as familiar with its bicycling advantages as I am with the nice pubs. Don't attend the University at Uppsala myself, but RIT (Royal Institute of Technology) in Stockholm.
Sylas writes: Here is a suggestion for your first thread; I'd love to hear more about the course in Good & Bad Science! And let's have it as a new thread in one of the main forums -- like Education. The new thread system is pretty straightforward. Your first post actually goes to the "Proposed New Topics" forum, where it is reviewed for good writing style and formatting (we could use you as an example, if this post is any indication!) and is finally sent to the main forum by a moderator. Let's hear something about the other areas of bad science considered in your course; not just creationism! Don't feel pressured... any time in the next couple of days will do... Cheers -- Sylas
I would be delighted to create a topic pertaining to the course. I think it would help though, if I knew what kind of discussion you're hoping to get out of this? If you're simply curious about what the course is about, then I'd think making a quick summary, consisting of a few lines for every topic the course brought up, would suffice... right? (there was one topic for each lecture, with a total of 16 lectures)
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