The other night, I re-watched most of Richard Dawkins’ two-part documentary The Root of All Evil? (remember the question mark, he had to fight for it!). Overall, I liked it, but I had some criticism that I actually got the chance to deliver to him personally last year, which he then asked me to write down and send to him. That was when I first heard he was planning on a new set of documentaries. Since then, I have been eagerly waiting to see if his producers would take my critique to heart.

So, I have finally watched the long-anticipated first part of Dawkins’ new documentary, Enemies of Reason. I must say they have made a splendid job. Dawkins is quite obviously more experienced this time round - the script is better, and he is more relaxed in front of the camera. Of course this might be related to him not having to face down Ted Haggard this time. But still.

I would also say that the program is more well-rounded in terms of what is brought up and who’s interviewed. I especially enjoyed the interview with Derren Brown, although was slightly let down by him not doing a cold reading on Dawkins himself. That would have been a sight for sore eyes! Especially since the medium Dawkins had just visited was such a complete failure.

At one point they do a test of self-professed (what else) “dowsers”, whose task it is to find bottles of water in a double-blind test. They all fail, obviously. I have seen something similar up close when the Swedish Humanist Association arranged a test on Swedish television where a tarot expert was confronted with fifteen black boxes. In each box there was a different book. All she had to do was place the name tags for the books on the right box. We’d even been so kind as to give her a list of the books beforehand so she could prepare. Needless to say, she didn’t succeed - in fact, she didn’t get one of them right. And she did the exact same thing as the dowsers: After the initial shock, she started inventing excuses for why she hadn’t made it.

Parallels to The Root of All Evil? can be found. Dawkins explores various superstitious practices and beliefs, talks about science and reason, and finally drives the point home that in the same way as religious moderates enable and directly or indirectly protect their extremist brethren, the seemingly harmless wishy-washy spiritualist nonsense is simply a symptom of the same disease that gives rise to science-hating postmodernism, paranoid conspiracy theories and self-serving quackery.

Finally (I can hear you all thinking it!), what was my criticism and did they listen? Well, in the first series, there were several instances where science is represented with cold, hard imagery of lonely people surrounded by machines, whereas religion is represented with warm, fuzzy images of people coming together, singing and chanting. In a documentary trying to speak for science and reason, I do think we could do our best not to fall for the all-too-common prejudice that science is hard, cold and boring, and that scientists are all lonely and socially impaired. Especially since Dawkins has a way with words like no other when it comes to describing how wondrous this world really is.

And, to my great satisfaction, it actually does seem like they listened - to someone, if not me. Apart from some historical black-and-white footage of old experiments, what we get when Dawkins speaks of science is flowers, beautiful landscapes, people smiling, and so forth. Good job!

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Overview

Cinemas, schools, conference rooms, recording studios and even personal toilets make use of acoustical material to manipulate, decrease or amplify the sound. The feeling of being part of the action in a cinema hall, and being able to listen to the lecturer speak right in front of the lecture hall would not have been possible without acoustical materials. When architects or builders want to make full use of the space they have, and not allowing the sounds to escape the enclosed area, they look for acoustical materials. The noise can be diffused, echoes can be emitted and vibrations of sounds can be dampened using several types of acoustical materials for different purposes. It is necessary to use these materials in cinemas and recording studios for best sound quality. Uses of acoustical materials can be divided into three categories; for sound proofing, sound absorption and as diffusers of sound waves.

Sound proofing

What sound proofing does is that it blocks the sounds from an enclosed space from leaving the area as well as allowing any external sounds from coming into the area. These are commonly used in cinemas and recording studios to enhance the movie experience and get better quality of recording by preventing any unwanted sounds being recorded. Sound proofing can be done on the walls, doors, ceiling and floor. With the enclosed area properly sound proofed, the quality of the sound is enhanced. Also, for example if your house is near a train station, you may want to consider sound proofing as it would keep the noise out from your house allowing you to sleep peacefully at night.

Sound Absorption

Sound absorption is more commonly used in recording studios as sound proofing does not eliminate the fact that sound wave would reflect on it resulting in echoes and low quality recordings. If sound proofing is used together with sound absorption, it would allow for the best quality of recording. Sound absorption may not only be used in recording studios but even in restaurants. Some restaurant around the world make use of it to decrease the noise of dishes cluttering and people walking to provide a more peaceful environment for their customers to dine in. Absorber materials usually absorb sounds of above 500 hertz. Rigid fiberglass is the most commonly used material to serve as an absorber.

Diffusers

Diffusers are usually applied in enclosed areas that have flat ceilings and walls that are parallel to each other. With this type of structure, the sound waves would simply keep reflecting on the ceiling and walls resulting in an echo. One of the cheapest ways to create a diffuser is by using a few sheets of plywood and placing them at an angle along the wall and the ceiling. The wood also has to be slightly bent. This would cause the sound waves to hit the plywood and get reflected in different directions and thus diffusing the sound.

Diffusers are best used together with sound proofing and sound absorption materials. With all three types of acoustical materials working collectively, the quality of the sound would be greatly enhanced.

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Myślisz, że kredyt gotówkowy to skomplikowana sprawa? Wymagająca czasu oraz wielu zaświadczeń? Uważasz, iż na wyśmienite propozycje mogą liczyć tylko stali kontrahenci banku? Czas przerobić te myśli! Zauważże, jak łatwa może być droga do atrakcyjnego kredytu. Zerknij do oferty eurobanku, wypróbuj kredyt gotówkowy.  U nas możesz go pozyskać tak samo szybko i bez trudności, jakbyś był naszym Petentem od zawsze, bo 90% pożyczek udzielamy od ręki. A oprócz tego teraz nie bierzemy prowizji.

W banku otrzymasz kredyt gotówkowy:

-szybko-90% wierzytelności oferujemy od ręki

-łatwo- wystarczy wyłącznie wyciąg z konta przedstawiający 3 poprzednie wpłaty wynagrodzenia na konto lub PIT-11, lub poświadczenie o dochodach,

-tanio-w tym momencie prowizja wynosi 0 zł.

Kwota pożyczki nawet do 120 000 zł na swobodny cel. Długi termin spłaty -aż do 84 miesięcy. Możliwość zestawienia zysków w celu dostania większej kwoty zobowiązania.Ponadto klient ma możliwość zmniejszyć oprocentowanie swojego zobowiązania, dzięki metodycznemu przelewaniu finansów na rachunek w eurobanku.

Sądzisz, że kredyt konsumpcyjny to zagmatwana sprawa? Wymagająca czasu oraz wielu zaświadczeń? Sądzisz, iż na znakomite oferty mogą mieć nadzieję wyłącznie stali użytkownicy instytucji finansowej? Pora przekształcić te wyobrażenia! Zorjętuj się, jak prosta może być droga do korzystnego kredytu. Zajrzyj do promocji eurobanku, wypróbuj kredyt gotówkowy.  U nas można go dostać tak samo szybko i bez trudu, jakbyś był naszym Interesantem od zawsze, bo 90% wierzytelności udostępniamy od razu. A oprócz tego aktualnie nie pobieramy prowizji.

W banku otrzymasz kredyt konsumpcyjny:

-błyskawicznie-90% kredytów udzielamy od ręki

-bez trudności- wystarczy zaledwie wykaz z rachunku dokumentujący 3 przeszłe wpłaty wynagrodzenia na konto lub PIT-11, bądź dokument o dochodach,

-bez zbytnich kosztów-aktualnie prowizja wynosi 0 zł.

Kwota kredytu nawet do 120 000 zł na dowolny cel. Rozciągły okres spłacania -nawet do 84 miesięcy. Możliwość połączenia zarobków w celu pozyskania wyższej kwoty zobowiązania.Ponadto interesant ma możliwość zniżyć oprocentowanie swojego zobowiązania, dzięki systematycznemu przelewaniu finansów na rachunek bankowy w eurobanku.

W życiu nie warto odkładać spełnienia marzeń na przyszłość. Dlatego zrealizuj je już dzisiaj! Z kredytem gotówkowym eurobanku Twojej marzenia dokonają się szybciej niż sądzisz.

Droga do naszego taniego kredytu gotówkowego jest prosta, bo wystarczy, że dostarczysz wykaz z rachunku za ostatnie 3 miesiące. Skorzystaj z naszej promocji jak najrychlej. Pamiętaj , marzenia nie lubią czekać.

Z jakiej przyczyny opłaca się wziąść kredyt gotówkowy Eurobanku?

Rata już od 179 zł przy sumie zobowiązania 10 000 zł rozłożonej na 84 miesiące. Suma kredytu nawet do 120 000 zł. Czas spłacania od 3 do 84 rat.

Eurobank zapewnia minimum formalności. Pieniądze z kredytu można przekazać na obojętnie jaki cel. Istnieje też możliwość prostego wznowienia kredytu.

Każdy konsument może co więcej wybrać wielkość raty. Może zarówno sam wyznaczać dzień spłaty raty. Instytucję finansową zaręcza także odroczenie spłacania rat w ciągu roku 1 raz.