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Prof Denied Funds Over Evolution Evidence 953

Posted by Zonk on Thursday April 06, 2006 @04:16PM from the that-would-have-been-a-fun-after-meeting-beer dept.

radarsat1 writes "The Montreal Gazette today reported that a professor at Montreal's McGill University was refused a $40,000 grant, allegedly because 'he'd failed to provide the panel with ample evidence that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is correct.' Ironically, the grant was for a study into the detrimental effects of intelligent design on Canadian academics and leaders." From the article: "Jennifer Robinson, McGill's associate vice-principal for communications, said the university has asked the SSHRC to review its decision to reject Alters's request for money to study how the rising popularity in the United States of 'intelligent design' - a controversial creationist theory of life - is eroding acceptance of evolutionary science in Canada."

Unmanned Aerial Drones Coming Soon Above U.S. 841

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday March 29, 2006 @10:15PM from the the-eye-in-the-sky dept.

cnet-declan writes "Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been flying over Iraq and Afghanistan, but now the Bush administration wants to use them for domestic surveillance. A top Homeland Security official told Congress today, according to this CNET News.com article, that: "We need additional technology to supplement manned aircraft surveillance and current ground assets to ensure more effective monitoring of United States territory." One county in North Carolina is already using UAVs to monitor public gatherings. But what happens when lots of relatively dumb drones have to share airspace with aircraft carrying passengers? A pilot's association is worried."

Comment wtf? (Score 0, Redundant) 245

by Mynt-E on Wednesday January 04, 2006 @11:24PM (#14397941) Attached to: The USB Wristband

Dead already?

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