Promoter of science and squasher of woo. Noen ganger er jeg @maritms.
Oslo, Norge
Joined May 2011
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Kommaregler. teapaw.org/sapinker/status/954059…
NRK bommet i dag da de skulle fortelle at årets influensa har nådd sin topp, sier jeg. aftenposten.no/meninger/deba…
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"Havet stiger og breene smelter. Det skjerper handleplikten. Alt dette gir miljøparagrafen juridisk sprengkraft". Les BTs kommentator @EirinE om #Klimasøksmål.
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"Dersom staten vil argumentere for at stans i norsk oljeleting vil medføre økt produksjon i andre land, bør staten på motsatt hold kunne peke på hvilke land som skal la sin olje ligge, om Norge skal hente ut mer." 👊🏼🌍 #karbonbudsjettet #klimasøksmål
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An inventive parrot has figured out that he can use a shed feather to scratch those hard-to-reach spots. This is an example of tool-use.
Much needed criticism is often equated with bigotry, says Maryam Namazie. #RationalistConferenceTallinn
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"We have gooey grey meat in our heads that somehow made Ode to Joy. That's way more remarkable than a virgin birth." -@freudeinstein #QEDcon – at Manchester, England
I'm heading up a panel on science in society at @QEDcon, with some great people and great questions. teapaw.org/QEDcon/status/58617276…
New Panel: The relevance of science in society: qedcon.org/news/announcing-c… Featuring @hugsandscience @sheencr @Dr_Lucie Sue Ion & Harriet Hall
Celebrate the magic of click-and-mortar, says Martin Bean, at #KavliPrize science forum. Quality is not determined by medium.
Who are The MOOCs really for? Those who are expanding their education or for getting one at all? #Kavliprize
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Fun question: Why do we believe *right* things? Spend a lot of time on why people believe wrong stuff. Why not the flip side?
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Skeptikerne @maritms og jeg har vært skeptifistiske om #LisaWIlliams og #Martha i Dagbladet. kjendis.no/2014/07/04/kjendi…
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Inspiring and mind opening morning plenary @WCSJ2013 by @HansRosling will be available later at wcsj2013.org/webcast/
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Pålegg is Norwegian for ‘anything that could conceivably be put in a sandwich’ theweek.com/article/index/23… (via @mental_floss)
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Why the Obama White House is not like an episode of West Wing, by @MattVas nationaljournal.com/whitehou…
This stuff is so important. It's the same trouble in Norway with alternative cancer treatment and anti-wifi groups. news.com.au/national/ministe…