We are assured that the human soul is a simple substance; but if the soul is such a simple substance,…
From: Stderr
In a recent episode of his show Patriot Act, Hasan Minhaj looked at the increased role that Asian-Americans are playing…
From: Mano Singham
A couple of years back I helped write an interactivetheatre piece based on 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. We found out…
From: Impossible Me
At one company where I worked, we had a few deliberately stupid conversational games that we would sometimes play, just…
From: Stderr
In lieu of my annual music post (my antidote to Christmas music), I’d like to dedicate a post to the…
From: A Trivial Knot
This is a brilliant idea, in principle. Maybe I need to start reading to the spiders. [caption id="attachment_57168" align="aligncenter" width="500"]…
From: Pharyngula
I was planning on signal-boosting the YouTube boycott, thanks to a message by Great American Satan, until everyone else beat…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
So various species of the genus Menorasaurus have been around for quite some time, but they seem to be evolving…
From: Pervert Justice
I have to say that I find the whole thing utterly depressing, especially watching the craven subservience of the Republicans…
From: Mano Singham
Oh shit, Rise of Skywalker is one week from today! Below are the OBJECTIVELY correct Star Wars rankings as determined…
From: I Have Forgiven Jesus
The first time I heard a sermon by an American mega-church pastor, I experienced a bit of a culture shock.…
From: Andreas Avester
We are assured that the human soul is a simple substance; but if the soul is such a simple substance,…
From: Stderr
In Ohio, the Republicans tried to get that impractical and impossible "let's just reimplant ectopic pregnancies in the uterus!" ideas…
From: Pharyngula
I’d like to join PZ in welcoming four new bloggers to Freethought Blogs: Andreas Avester. You may have noticed them…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
I have a Twitter account. Arguably that's a bad idea, but it's true, like my closing in on epic levels…
From: Impossible Me
You probably don't want to hear a summary of the latest descent into chaos of the atheist community, but in…
From: Pharyngula
As a way of spreading the word about my latest book, I have an article up at the Oxford University…
From: Mano Singham
Religious people are usually handed a set of opinions by their pastor. Since early childhood they are indoctrinated to just…
From: Andreas Avester
A few words on mental health and the dystopia we're not in: I've been struggling lately. A huge weight of…
From: Impossible Me
How should a society decide which actions ought to be criminalized? Personally, I’m a proponent of the harm principle. John…
From: Andreas Avester
The Hallmark TV channel, that has become synonymous with bland programming and anodyne content, had shown an ad from a…
From: Mano Singham
In debates people intentionally use words that advance their position. After all, your choice of words greatly affects your chances…
From: Andreas Avester
Consider this scenario. ME: "Hey, thanks for coming over! If you're thirsty, I've got your choice of Pepsi, A&W Root…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
Yesterday I wrote about Merriam-Webster announcing that it had chosen to make the non-binary singular personal pronoun 'they' its word…
From: Mano Singham
Some people object to saying that “trans rights are human rights,” the idea being that some group of people, namely…
From: Andreas Avester
[CW: depression, verbal abuse] I'd say getting email about one's first post is a good sign that was a good…
From: Impossible Me
This was announced by Miriam-Webster today. Merriam-Webster has named "they" its word of the year. The US dictionary also recently…
From: Mano Singham
India's corrupt and incompetent government and prime minister trying to enact new laws that do the polar opposite of what…
From: Intransitive
Merck (*) and the HIV initiative Prevention Access Campaign did a study on how well informed Millennials and GenZs are…
From: Intransitive
Response to Peter Wehner’s New York Times article, Christian Doomsayers Have Lost It https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/06/opinion/sunday/trump-christian-conservatives.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage This is a refreshing bit of…
From: Odgraphix
I’d like to join PZ in welcoming four new bloggers to Freethought Blogs: Andreas Avester. You may have noticed them…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
Two hackers from a parallel universe hacked into the Village of Bolingbrook’s systems. “Don’t worry,” said Blake, an IT staffer. …
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
We're back on track here at Freethoughtblogs now that we've stomped a SLAPP suit into the mud. We've streamlined the…
From: Pharyngula
At one company where I worked, we had a few deliberately stupid conversational games that we would sometimes play, just…
From: Stderr
Below is a response to a question on Quora: Why does President Trump move and stand so strangely? I thought…
From: Pharyngula
I consider myself an adventurous eater -- you name it, I'll try it. However, one thing has always repelled me:…
From: Pharyngula
Time to go home. If I didn't live so darned close to work, I'd hop in my spidercar to scuttle…
From: Pharyngula
Yay! Although I had to spend the morning in a search committee meeting, and then I had to get a…
From: Pharyngula
It's blood. America is one of the only developed countries in the world that pays people to donate blood, much…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_41541" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Narwhal the puppy courtesy of IFLScience, photos courtesy of Mac's Mission[/caption] No video today because I'm…
From: Affinity
The first time I heard a sermon by an American mega-church pastor, I experienced a bit of a culture shock.…
From: Andreas Avester
In Ohio, the Republicans tried to get that impractical and impossible "let's just reimplant ectopic pregnancies in the uterus!" ideas…
From: Pharyngula
As a way of spreading the word about my latest book, I have an article up at the Oxford University…
From: Mano Singham
There is a reason that there is a saying that one does not bring a knife to a gunfight and…
From: Mano Singham
Religious people are usually handed a set of opinions by their pastor. Since early childhood they are indoctrinated to just…
From: Andreas Avester
So various species of the genus Menorasaurus have been around for quite some time, but they seem to be evolving…
From: Pervert Justice
India's corrupt and incompetent government and prime minister trying to enact new laws that do the polar opposite of what…
From: Intransitive
A Methodist church in California has set up an outdoor nativity scene for Christmas that has the potential to make…
From: Mano Singham
I grew up in an atheist family, in the atheist city. I’m close to being a lifelong atheist. In kindergarten…
From: Andreas Avester
He made the following remarks at a fundraiser last evening. US President Donald Trump told a pro-Israel conference Saturday night…
From: Mano Singham
A graphic from the Global Carbon Project vividly illustrates how close we are to a tipping point in climate change.…
From: Mano Singham
I came across this tragic item of a person who was killed when a car that had been remotely started…
From: Mano Singham
As a way of spreading the word about my latest book, I have an article up at the Oxford University…
From: Mano Singham
I posted earlier this week about some Chlamydomonas art, just in time for the holidays. Also still available, though, are prints…
From: Fierce Roller
I have been neglecting my spiders this week -- every day I get a little time with them, and then…
From: Pharyngula
Atlas Obscura has a new article by Sabrina Imbler, "Checking in on the Algae of a Brooklyn Reservoir with a…
From: Fierce Roller
When I took on the blog full-time in September of 2018, I let my series about visiting Russia in September…
From: Affinity
It's the Youtube Walkout! The 10th through 13th we're supposed to avoid watching youtube videos. They've dropped some fucking egregious…
From: Great American Satan
Which is why we found her lurking under our dining room table, where it's cozy and warm. Do you know…
From: Pharyngula
At the beginning of the term, I was constantly repeating the mantra, "your data is your data" to the students…
From: Pharyngula
You know he's not because he says he's not. That's how racism works, you know: if you think a nation…
From: Pharyngula
In a recent episode of his show Patriot Act, Hasan Minhaj looked at the increased role that Asian-Americans are playing…
From: Mano Singham
The Hallmark TV channel, that has become synonymous with bland programming and anodyne content, had shown an ad from a…
From: Mano Singham
A graphic from the Global Carbon Project vividly illustrates how close we are to a tipping point in climate change.…
From: Mano Singham
I have a Twitter account. Arguably that's a bad idea, but it's true, like my closing in on epic levels…
From: Impossible Me
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (more commonly known by its acronym ICE) has been at the center of the…
From: Mano Singham
So I call this a rant and it kind of is. It’s about a consistent narrative that I’ve always been…
If “Santa” keeps bringing you presents, would you vote to remove him from office? Even if he bribed other nations,…
From: Odgraphix
A few words on mental health and the dystopia we're not in: I've been struggling lately. A huge weight of…
From: Impossible Me
I don't listen to Lizzo and rarely watch basketball (unless it's a college team playing a full court press), so…
From: Intransitive
Matt Bevin lost the election to the governorship of Kentucky, so in his last few weeks in power he has…
From: Pharyngula
We are assured that the human soul is a simple substance; but if the soul is such a simple substance,…
From: Stderr
In a recent episode of his show Patriot Act, Hasan Minhaj looked at the increased role that Asian-Americans are playing…
From: Mano Singham
The Hallmark TV channel, that has become synonymous with bland programming and anodyne content, had shown an ad from a…
From: Mano Singham
It is clear that the right wing and the Democratic party establishment in the US in the form of right-wingers…
From: Mano Singham
A graphic from the Global Carbon Project vividly illustrates how close we are to a tipping point in climate change.…
From: Mano Singham
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (more commonly known by its acronym ICE) has been at the center of the…
From: Mano Singham
Classes are over. Christmas is less than two weeks away. I've got a month of relaxation ahead of me. So…
From: Pharyngula
I was planning a long screed, but I'm pressed for time. So much for rule #3. In a week (never…
From: Intransitive
Last night's UK election in which the now unabashedly cruel and inhumane Tories won a clear majority for the first…
From: Impossible Me