“I wonder if these death penalty proponents would still hold that it's worth some risk of error if it were their loved one who was murdered by the state, though innocent.” IfsStillsStatesWonderRiskErrorsInnocentLoved OnesPenaltiesDeath Penalty Author:Antoinette Bosco
“Before the first atomic bomb test, scientists took the time to calculate whether the blast would ignite the nitrogen in Earth's atmosphere and incinerate us all. The risk was low and the test went off, but Rees wonders what the odds would have had to be to discourage the bomb makers.” FirstsEarthFunnyScienceWonderTechnologyRiskLowsTestsScientistAtmosphereBombsMakersOddsDiscouragingBlastAtomic BombIgniteNitrogen Author:Dennis Overbye