Paul Selden, a paleontologist with enthusiasm for ancient arthropods, went crazy discussing spider/acarine interactions that helped him interpret a new…
From: Pervert Justice
I had been eagerly anticipating the release of this film ever since I heard about its debut in England lost…
From: Mano Singham
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From: Affinity
RawStory is saying that Maher did a segment on police brutality tonight (Friday). In it he said: “We need to…
From: Pervert Justice
Or things get ... weird: At the touch of his lips it swelled and lengthened. His expert skills left me…
From: Pervert Justice
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From: Affinity
Pat Parker is a particularly awesome poet, although it's true that we all tend to value most highly those things…
From: Pervert Justice
By Wendy Onofrey Webmaster for the Bolingbrook Babbler Thought Curve's song "Clipped" came out in 1991, it makes me think…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
Another storm seemed to be blowing in. I was looking out my studio window, and couldn't figure out the intense…
From: Affinity
Here's another of Galifianakis's passive-aggressive interviews with famous people. And because I am so clueless about contemporary pop culture, I…
From: Mano Singham
[caption id="attachment_30536" align="alignnone" width="1309"] Creatures of Brain Sorbet, © C. Ford, all rights reserved. [/caption] A little while ago, I…
From: Affinity
Another week, another mass shooting, this time in New Jersey at a festival called Art All Night. I can already…
From: Pervert Justice
There are creationist "museums" all over the place -- I've been to ones in Kentucky, Washington state, and Missouri, and…
From: Pharyngula
This is the fourth and final part of a series discussing the Fine Tuning argument (FTA). The outline is here.…
From: A Trivial Knot
My ten-year-old daughter and I, both atheists, are teaming up to review J. Warner Wallace’s children’s apologetics book ‘Cold Case…
From: Geeky Humanist
My guest for today is Priss, host of the podcast The Interesting Life of Priss. Continuing my Pride Month theme…
From: Bi Any Means
Sheesh. Jordan Peterson came out with a video in collaboration with the awful PragerU, and it's basically an anti-education screed,…
From: Pharyngula
Oh, my. This really is too much. "Bo Duke" actor John Schneider just served 5 hours in jail for repeatedly…
From: Pervert Justice
https://youtu.be/qol0Y07wJZY Self-styled prophetess Kat Kerr has a special staff for controlling the weather. And the authority, from her buddy Jesus.…
From: Affinity
This is the third part of a series discussing the Fine Tuning argument (FTA). The outline is here. Uncertainty vs…
From: A Trivial Knot
Deja vu: the Edmonton Pride parade halted in the face of a brief protest, and after considering the protester's demands the organisers…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
I have written before about cases of people who were incarcerated for long periods of time even though they were…
From: Mano Singham
Today on the show, we talk about last week’s SCOTUS ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case, find out what exactly…
From: Bi Any Means
Let's check in on the ongoing saga of T. Florian Jaeger, shall we? He's a computation linguist working in the…
From: Pharyngula
Pat Parker is a particularly awesome poet, although it's true that we all tend to value most highly those things…
From: Pervert Justice
Ever since the Islamic revolution in 1979, Iran's women are required to wear at least a headscarf when out in…
From: Mano Singham
I feel terrible that Al Franken had to resign. He was a good senator, one of the best, but it…
From: Pharyngula
Well, I missed it by two days, but let's do this anyway: Fifty-one years ago on Tuesday, a mere 99…
From: Pervert Justice
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the author of the recent book Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions among others, was…
From: Pervert Justice
My guest for today is Priss, host of the podcast The Interesting Life of Priss. Continuing my Pride Month theme…
From: Bi Any Means
All 3 of my kids have checked in with fathers' day reassurances, so I guess everything is OK. I haven't…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_30536" align="alignnone" width="1309"] Creatures of Brain Sorbet, © C. Ford, all rights reserved. [/caption] A little while ago, I…
From: Affinity
Anyone who has loved a pet dreads the time when the pet seems to be suffering so much that you…
From: Mano Singham
I am not feeling particularly well these last few days. In addition to the usual depression that is just an…
From: Affinity
I changed my plans about what to talk about, and was uncertain about what to do, and then I realized,…
From: Pharyngula
Paul Selden, a paleontologist with enthusiasm for ancient arthropods, went crazy discussing spider/acarine interactions that helped him interpret a new…
From: Pervert Justice
At least Clyde Magarelli isn't molesting students, I don't think, but William Paterson University in New Jersey has a real…
From: Pharyngula
Today on the show, we talk about last week’s SCOTUS ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case, find out what exactly…
From: Bi Any Means
What is this? Another case of academics behaving badly? And specifically, academics involve in neuroscience research? The Psychological and Brain…
From: Pharyngula
Or things get ... weird: At the touch of his lips it swelled and lengthened. His expert skills left me…
From: Pervert Justice
The US Supreme Court frequently takes up cases involving the Establishment Clause about the extent to which religious elements can…
From: Mano Singham
Oh god. Bill Donohue weighs in on Anthony Bourdain's suicide. If Anthony Bourdain had been a religious man, would he…
From: Pharyngula
A segment on the radio recently discussed Donald Trump's decision to invite people this year to celebrate iftar, the name…
From: Mano Singham
Many people think that before you can hold any public office, you have to swear on the Bible. Some think…
From: Mano Singham
I came across this excellent and thoughtful critique of Sam Harris (and in passing the members of the so-called 'intellectual…
From: Mano Singham
The Orlando Sentinel has an article on Christian homeschooling that had me banging my forehead on my desk. It's a…
From: Pharyngula
It’s Pride Month. A time to celebrate all things queer and trans, remember those who lost their lives in the…
From: Bi Any Means
This is a pretty funny show that has a clever premise. It involves Kristen Bell playing Eleanor Shellstrop, a thirtyish…
From: Mano Singham
The Vagaries of Religion are Protected by the Constitution The time is here to become a Pastafarian. The constitution…
From: Odgraphix
I find this completely bizarre. Jason Thibodeau has a "new" argument against the resurrection over on The Secular Outpost. I…
From: Pervert Justice
Paul Selden, a paleontologist with enthusiasm for ancient arthropods, went crazy discussing spider/acarine interactions that helped him interpret a new…
From: Pervert Justice
Jennifer Barfield, a professor of assisted reproductive technologies at Colorado State University, clearly explains how it can come about and…
From: Mano Singham
Albert Einstein's travel diaries that he maintained on his travels in China and Japan and Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) in…
From: Mano Singham
Readers may recall my post from back in February about the mysterious sounds that were causing headaches (literally) to US…
From: Mano Singham
Jack Horner has an ambitious goal. He wants to reverse-engineer birds to recreate dinosaurs. Dinosaurs could potentially walk among us…
From: Pharyngula
From The Seattle 500 Women Scientists: Despite the popular myth of the lone-wolf genius scientist, science is an inherently social,…
From: Pharyngula
Dr Nenad Sestan has a technique to recover some functioning neurons from dead brains. He's been collecting decapitated pig heads…
From: Pharyngula
We are often told we have "instincts" - behaviors that are wired into us through evolution and time. These instincts…
From: Stderr
You might have wondered why I didn't pair my frequentist analysis in this post with a Bayesian one. Two reasons:…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
This video of a tornado touching down in Laramie, Wyoming last week is awe-inspiring. I had thought that tornados start…
From: Mano Singham
It's against the law in Argentina to have an abortion, save the three exceptions. A few days ago, that country's…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
Another day, another racist jerkface proudly claiming ownership of, well, everything. A man was arrested after screaming racist commentary at…
From: Pervert Justice
Another week, another mass shooting, this time in New Jersey at a festival called Art All Night. I can already…
From: Pervert Justice
Content Note: This series discusses ableist slurs. Many of them will be used in full. You are also allowed to…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W69e9jDRq0&feature=youtu.be Classified - Powerless. Lyrics at the link. Vincent Schilling has an article about this video and #MMIW at Indian…
From: Affinity
There's a relatively slow-motion hit-and-run occurring on Tohono O’odham Nation land that's been recorded and now viewed several hundred thousand…
From: Pervert Justice
RawStory is saying that Maher did a segment on police brutality tonight (Friday). In it he said: “We need to…
From: Pervert Justice
People who keep scorecards don't really know what's happening in the world. The point is not how much has been…
From: Stderr
Well, I missed it by two days, but let's do this anyway: Fifty-one years ago on Tuesday, a mere 99…
From: Pervert Justice
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the author of the recent book Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions among others, was…
From: Pervert Justice
Here are some good quotes from an essay by Stephen M. Walt, professor of international relations at Harvard University. He…
From: Mano Singham
By now, the establishment ought to be painfully aware that the FBI/NSA retro-scope is aimed at them, as well. Sometime…
From: Stderr
Another week, another mass shooting, this time in New Jersey at a festival called Art All Night. I can already…
From: Pervert Justice
Today on the show, we talk about last week’s SCOTUS ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case, find out what exactly…
From: Bi Any Means
In an article criticizing trump as a Sadist, Salon writer Chauncey DeVega writes a supposedly-factual introduction to what is later…
From: Pervert Justice
I linked to the press release earlier. This is a project for social change activists to find and work together…
From: Mano Singham
Easy. This'll do it. I notice that Scott Adams still has a job, as does every unfunny hack cartoonist who…
From: Pharyngula
Albert Einstein's travel diaries that he maintained on his travels in China and Japan and Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) in…
From: Mano Singham
Ever since the Islamic revolution in 1979, Iran's women are required to wear at least a headscarf when out in…
From: Mano Singham
People who keep scorecards don't really know what's happening in the world. The point is not how much has been…
From: Stderr