Just to add my complete agreement with Cyclefree's header. A very good point, well made. There is simply no reason why we should be playing sport with people who treat their womenfolk like dirt. (View Post)

You might not agree with his opinions, but your statement that Dawkins is "an ignorant buffoon whose work has been generally ridiculed" is patently untrue given his academic achievements an… (View Post)

Quantities like life expectancy or general happiness are probably better metrics of a nation's well being. (View Post)

Tokamaks in my case, but I don't think Z-pinch devices hold out any more immediate promise. The thing is, we know that magnetic confinement fusion works in theory and can be demonstrated in experimen… (View Post)

IC wasn't my thing, but I don't see that being any more promising. If we compare it to the development of the internal combustion engine, they've reached the point of being able to successfully ignit… (View Post)