Understanding Science

Many scientists mistake science for sorcery… However, many murderous Jews, Christians, and Muslims mistake divinity as an outer power as opposed to being an inner one… The beauty of science is: we can constantly re-adapt what we've learned, so that we can continue to advance and develop our understanding of the relationships between any particular phenomena. Read full post

Is Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson a One- trick Pony?

Dear friends,

The more that I listen to Neil Degrasse Tyson, the more that I see him as a one-trick pony. While he talks a good game about the stars, he never reflects upon human beings and how we even get access to appreciating science, especially African Americans and Latinos who are, unfortunately, for the most part, trapped as both individuals and groups by the narcissistic spirit of their own self-indulgence called "religion" (with its childish illusion about a world-ruling personality named "God").

Even worse, Tyson's very trite and unoriginal remarks about how he let(s) his kids explore - circumventing the question that was asked to him - also shows how little he has thought about making them aware of the relationships between themselves, their parents, other people, and non-human phenomena. For example, he makes absolutely no reference in the question about American children failing in science and mathematics to the role of education, generally, in perpetuating "the market" that thrives upon war and cares nothing about life, human or nonhuman, or for that which is inanimate.

G. Djata Bumpus

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Bumpus Lab has Important Find

Dear friends,

 A Black History Month tidbit, the Bumpus lab of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine recently published a paper that is causing a lot of excitement in the world of science. In fact, Hopkins asked my oldest daughter/middle child Dr. Namandje Bumpus to make this 30 seconds-long video for YouTube, as part of an interview that sh did about this exciting find.

G. Djata Bumpus
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20140217/Valproic-acid-metabolism-and-obesity-an-interview-with-Dr-Namandje-Bumpus-Johns-Hopkins-Medicine.aspx Read full post

Some Science Tid-bits, a slide show (first posted 10/27/09)

"Spider Glue. A sticky substance in spider webs may lead to the development of a new generation of biobased adhesives and glues that could replace some petroleum-based products, scientists report..."
Dear friends,

I caught an interesting slide show while perusing the New York Time's online edition. I thought I would share it. It appears on the link below.

Cheers!

C. Djata Bumpus
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/10/23/science/102209_Sciencepix_index.html Read full post

Mind over matter

Dear friends,

Many people, at least, know of someone who has lived with a spinal cord injury for many years. While the Bush administration has taken a great amount of funds away from scientific research - generally, there has been some progress made with the development of new ways to end paralysis.

Please check out the short article, on the link below, from BBC. I found it interesting. You may too.

G. Djata Bumpus
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7669159.stm
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