Separating a Scientist from a Pseudo-Scientist

A lot of people like to make claim that they are applying “scientific principle” when trying to prove their point of view.  Intelligent Design truthers are notorious.  Here, in a nutshell, is how you determine if someone is really trying to understand through scientific pursuit or if they are just another snake oil salesman. Both…

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IP Packets of Death

S.T.E.A.M. Power Podcast #3 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/TTMP_0003_10FEB13.mp3 Highlights from this week’s science, engineering, and technology news: –3D Printed Prosthetics on the Cheap –Redbox Instant Video Streaming –Camera module for Raspberry Pi –Killing an Ethernet Controller with a Packet of Death For more tech news and how-to’s visit the blog or follow along on Twitter @mbparks.  Or listen on iTunes. Music by Halloween,…

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S.T.E.A.M. Power Podcast: Episode 1 – The Pilot

The Pilot:  S.T.E.A.M. Podcast #1.Highlights from this week’s science, engineering, and technology news:  White House OSTP announces National Day of Civic Hacking  Intel to stop manufacturing desktop motherboards  Software Defined Radio Challenge  Nintendo Miiverse smartphone app: A harbringer of things to come?  For more tech news follow along on Twitter @mbparks.  Or listen on iTunes.Music by Halloween,…

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