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http://www.brightsonline.net/newsfeed Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:37:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What colour is the world? It is one of those great scientific or philosophical questions. Well, no, it isn't really. But in 80 million tiny images from MIT, you can get a pretty good idea of the answer anyway. The mosaic is comprised of smaller images each of which is an average ... http://www.brightsonline.net/newsfeed/index.php/archives/207 Dr Evan Harris MP (Lib Dem), Frank Dobson MP (Lab) and David Wilshire MP (Con) have tabled an amendment that would effectively abolish Britain's archaic blasphemy law. The vote is tomorrow. From New Humanist: A letter published in today's Daily Telegraph makes the case for repealing the law: "As the Law Commission ... http://www.brightsonline.net/newsfeed/index.php/archives/205 As a special Christmas treat the Brights News Feed has, with ironically Easter-like symbolism, spontaneously risen from the dead. Despite for a while receiving a growing amount of traffic, the editor withdrew from regular posting almost by accident, and other contributors with similarly busy lives have also failed to satiate your ... http://www.brightsonline.net/newsfeed/index.php/archives/204 The British government today released a "joint statement" (PDF) with a number of religious groups, essentially touting the view that "faith schools" are a social good and heralding yet further expansion of their presence in state-funded schooling. This is despite a two-thirds public majority who think that no religiously-affiliated schools should ... http://www.brightsonline.net/newsfeed/index.php/archives/203 A Belgian prosecutor has secured a hearing to bring charges against the Church of Scientology -- in particular 12 as yet unnamed individuals -- under laws against the unlawful practice of medicine, and fraud. The church has responded that they are being "hounded". The hearing will take place in the ... http://www.brightsonline.net/newsfeed/index.php/archives/202 As announced in the most recent Brights Bulletin, next year's Brights calendar is now available through Lulu. Profits from each calendar go to the Brights Net at www.the-brights.net. This calendar is the result of a collaborative effort. Its producers are Brights who meet in the Action Forums of The Brights’ Network. ... http://www.brightsonline.net/newsfeed/index.php/archives/201 Abdullah Gul has been elected to the Turkish presidency by parliament today. His candidacy provoked military threats and mass secular protest back in April. He has said that he will not contravene the country's secular constitution, and he has won kudos in Europe during negotiations for Turkey's EU membership, but secular ... http://www.brightsonline.net/newsfeed/index.php/archives/200 From the Guardian: The discovery of a new species of great ape that roamed Africa 10m years ago has forced scientists to rethink the earliest steps of human evolution. Fossil hunters working along the Afar rift in central Ethiopia unearthed remnants of teeth they claim belonged to the primitive ape, a previously ... http://www.brightsonline.net/newsfeed/index.php/archives/198 Two amazing stories today testify both to the grandeur of nature, and to the power of humanity in understanding its intricacy and appreciating its power. New Scientist reports on the discovery that particles of dust immersed in ionized gas can behave as information-transmitting replicators, essentially meaning that they could support "genetic" ... http://www.brightsonline.net/newsfeed/index.php/archives/197 In a possible indication that this PledgeBank pledge (reported previously) has proved highly successful, it is reported today that The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins is the most popular holiday read for the UK's Labour party MPs this summer. The popular tract is also in second place for the Liberal ... http://www.brightsonline.net/newsfeed/index.php/archives/196