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Published by Matthew Davidson on Mon, 22/06/2015 - 8:51pm
"Today […] we have to realize that a true ecological approach _always_ becomes a social approach; it must integrate questions of justice in debates on the environment, so as to hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor." # The Fecking Pope
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Published by Matthew Davidson on Mon, 22/06/2015 - 8:31pm
The best science writing for a general audience since Carl Sagan has just been produced by the fecking Pope. The world is too weird. http://w2.vatican.va/content/dam/francesco/pdf/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si_en.pdf
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Published by Matthew Davidson on Mon, 22/06/2015 - 8:08pm
"We require a new and universal solidarity." Best. Pope. Ever. http://w2.vatican.va/content/dam/francesco/pdf/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si_en.pdf
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Published by Matthew Davidson on Mon, 22/06/2015 - 7:14pm
Blimey. Not your grandad's neoliberalism. I may have to hand in my libertarian socialist's badge for a "Rand Paul 2016".
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Published by Matthew Davidson on Mon, 22/06/2015 - 7:11pm
"The government has a critical role in funding basic science research […] The solution isn’t to expand patents even further, but rather to couple patents with alternative methods to incentivize basic science and other innovations that may not be immediately commercializable."
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Published by Matthew Davidson on Mon, 22/06/2015 - 7:07pm
Fab paper by conservative/libertarian think tank against "intellectual property". http://lincolnlabs.com/pdfs/lincoln-labs-patent-reform.pdf
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Published by Matthew Davidson on Mon, 22/06/2015 - 6:10pm
I need a "relentlessly gay" front yard. The bloke next door has a wrecking yard where he fruitlessly revs partially dismantled cars all day, so I think we should balance it out. http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/gay-in-maryland/bal-relentlessly-gay-yard-20150617-story.html
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Australian-first for reconstructive surgery uses a 3D printed jaw implant

Published by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 22/06/2015 - 3:25pm

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Sunday, 21 June 2015 - 6:14pm

Published by Matthew Davidson on Sun, 21/06/2015 - 6:14pm in
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This week, I have been mostly reading:

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Published by Matthew Davidson on Sun, 21/06/2015 - 5:21pm
This sounds great until you consider the magical thinking that drives alternative medicine. http://boingboing.net/2015/06/16/3d-printed-bioengineered-faux.html Yes, it's chemically identical to rhino horn, but it lacks the efficacious 'memory' of rhinoceros.
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