Category Archives: Teaser

Teaser – Science Week – Computers

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ScienceYes, amazingly Science Week continues at the behest of my thousands of fans! Tomorrow I take on a subject near and dear to my heart, computers. My personal employment depends on computers and they have changed the world. I’ll look at the early days of computer development and the effect they have on the economy of the United States.

You might learn a few things you didn’t know about men like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs and you will almost certainly gain a new appreciation for a personal hero of mine, Sir Tim Berners-Lee. And let’s not forget everyone’s favorite … Al Gore!

Stay tuned for day four of Science Week!

Tom Liberman
Sword and Sorcery fantasy with a Libertarian Twist

Teaser – Science Week – Engineering

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ScienceFrom the coffee maker to the car to the elevator to the ergonomic chair in your office it was all designed somewhere, sometime by an engineer. Tomorrow I continue my science week with a tribute to the men and women who spend their days trying to make mine easier.

Stay tuned as I salute the engineer, be they mechanical, electrical, aerodynamic, hydraulic, or any other. Without them and their little friends the mathematician we would live in a very different world. You’ll learn about a fellow named Archimedes and another named Allesandro Volta. It can’t be anything other than one crazy, wild ride.

See you tomorrow!

Tom Liberman
Sword and Sorcery fantasy with a Libertarian Twist

Teaser – Science Week – Modern Medicine

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ScienceTomorrow’s Science Week topic is a subject that means a great deal to me. Modern, western medicine. In this day and age there seems to be an ever growing segment of the population turning to alternative medicines and at the same time not acknowledging the astounding contributions doctors and scientific researchers have made to our lives.

When I was a young man my neighbor’s mother died from cancer. Recently my sister survived what was a significantly more serious case. I’m going to tell you about diabetes, and smallpox, and polio and when I finish I hope you will appreciate doctors and researchers as much as I do.

Stay tuned!

Tom Liberman
Sword and Sorcery fantasy with a Libertarian Twist

Teaser – Scientific Method

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ScienceI’m going to spend all week talking science. I know this isn’t exactly an exciting topic but science has changed your life is so many it’s not possible to fathom. So stay tuned and maybe by the end of the week you’ll go out and thank a scientist!

I’ll start it off with the concepts of the Scientific Method and why it is so incredibly important to each and every one of us. Without peer review and exacting standards almost every factor of our life would suffer.

Stay tuned!

Tom Liberman
Sword and Sorcery fantasy with a Libertarian Twist

Teaser – Rock Chalk vs M – I – Z

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Missouri - Kansas Rivalry
Yep, tomorrow I expound on the nature of the rivalry between Missouri and Kansas and the potential for it to end with the Tigers moving to the Southeastern Conference. If you think you know everything about Quantrill’s Raiders, slavery, and the movement for statehood in Kansas you might just be wrong!

Stay tuned and I’ll fill you in on the not so pleasant details and tell you if I think the rivalry should continue or vanish into a sunset.

Tom Liberman
Sword and Sorcery fantasy with a Libertarian Twist

Teaser – Internet Chess

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You might think that playing chess over the internet doesn’t really have any application to real life problems but you’d be wrong! Tomorrow I talk about how internet chess has given me a new respect for diversity and being a well-rounded person.

Stay tuned for a full explanation.

I know it’s hard to wait a whole day for a blog about chess but you can do it! 🙂

Tom Liberman
Sword and Sorcery fantasy with a Libertarian Twist

Teaser – Anti-Trust Laws

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Anti-trustAfter my Crony Capitalism post a little while ago several fellow Libertarians posted comments in support but mentioned that they didn’t think the government had the ability to create a level playing field through regulation. That this field was created by competition itself.

Tomorrow I’ll share one group of situations where I think federal oversight, in the way of broad regulations, is sometimes necessary in order to have a free market. Why I think unfettered capitalism doesn’t work without a modicum of government oversight.

I’ve got my bunker all prepared for a blast back from Libertarians!

Stay tuned and see you tomorrow!

Tom Liberman
Sword and Sorcery fantasy with a Libertarian Twist

Teaser – Nuclear Power

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Tomorrow I start talking about the pros and cons of Nuclear Power. It’s a wide ranging debate and probably worth a couple or more sessions.

Meanwhile it’s good to see that I’m not the only one looking at Valentines Day and Love from a more scientific point of view. Check out the Cosmic Log!

Tom Liberman
Sword and Sorcery fantasy with a Libertarian Twist

Teaser – Crony Capitalism

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Crony CapitalismTomorrow I’m going to talk about a phenomenon called Crony Capitalism. I’ve long understood the dangers of this business model but I didn’t know what to call it until recently. Happily this Twitter feed liked one of my posts and I’m now up to date on the proper terminology. Join me tomorrow to find out more!

Tom Liberman
Sword and Sorcery fantasy with a Libertarian TwistÂ