Scientist vs. Creationist: guess who wins — it’s worth reading all of this thread to feel the full devastating force of the mental spanking that Dr. Lenski administers to Andrew Schlafly (son perhaps of the wonderful Phyllis).

Cell phones are having a huge impact on the developing world. They’re used to find health care and other emergency information, they allow businesspeople and farmers access to real-time price information, they facilitate money transfers, and they’re a means of advertising one’s identity.

You can now buy a quad-core CPU, 8GB of RAM, a TB of hard drive space, and all the other pieces of a home server (case, power supply, etc.) for about $900.

Charlie Rose has a debate with himself about the future of technology and the meaning of life.

Ouch