Trips to Tom L.'s are always interesting. If you recall 2 years ago, at the last TomCon, we did an…
From: Stderr
I think we had some of it already last year, and I noticed I didn't take too many pics this…
From: Affinity
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The media is always at its best when it's examining itself in the mirror for flaws. Recently, there was an…
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I did this for one of computer security's early innovators, Dan G., who has been my hero since I first…
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Aged Reasoner is another Nick Lowe fan. But since he didn't mention this, I will: Nick Lowe was born on…
From: Intransitive
I believe that the only people who are completely comfortable with society are narcissists or sociopaths. After all, the easiest…
From: Stderr
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Actor Bill Hader is known for his impressions of famous people, a skill he used to good effect when he…
From: Mano Singham
You might want to join this project. Dr. Juhem Navarro-Rivera gives an introduction to his Secular Voices panel at Skepticon…
From: Pharyngula
The media is always at its best when it's examining itself in the mirror for flaws. Recently, there was an…
From: Stderr
James Croft reviews Skepticon, and the Deep Rifts it exposes. Skepticon 11 couldn’t have been more different. This year, of…
From: Pharyngula
When last we heard from David Silverman, he was involved in some new enterprise called Transformative Humanists of America. Tragically,…
From: Pharyngula
HJ Hornbeck succinctly summarizes the catastrophic collapse of the credibility of the Atheist Community of Austin. It's rather shocking --…
From: Pharyngula
My sense of time is also totally scrambled. I didn't get home until 2am, and then slept the sleep of…
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The excellent podcast Monster Talk, hosted by Blake Smith and Dr. Karen Stollznow, has gone independent. It used to be…
From: Pro-Science
A rich abuser was put in prison. He was the subject of massive contempt from the general public. He knew…
From: Pharyngula
If you're not here, you can still listen to the first two talks of the con from Friday night. Highly…
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This is how some Christians think they'll win hearts and minds for their religion. It's pretty much typical for what…
From: Pharyngula
This is an amazing video, well worth an hour of your time. It's an example of the kind of humane…
From: Pharyngula
In the aftermath of the Elliot Rodger murder spree in Isla Vista, California, many people wanted to attribute his violence…
From: Pervert Justice
Christian Ott was a Caltech astrophysicist who was suspended for a year and ultimately resigned over accusations of sexual harassment.…
From: Pharyngula
The Log Cabin Republicans, described as "the nation’s largest collective of LGBTQ conservatives", has endorsed Donald Trump for 2020. The…
From: Mano Singham
He doesn't stop to consider the virtues of treating women like people -- the only way humanity could have survived…
From: Pharyngula
Remember when SJWs were harassed for promoting basic human decency? Of course you do, because they're still getting that harassment.…
From: Pharyngula
Don't you hate it when you think you've coined a phrase, but it turns out that others have been using…
From: Intransitive
Unfortunately, they also make life miserable for everyone else, too. It's not just the misogyny, either -- the misogyny is…
From: Pharyngula
Supporters of the new British prime minister Boris Johnson are boasting that he has formed one of the most diverse…
From: Mano Singham
In case you missed it, our president* blessed a group called "Women for Trump," in order to counter his reputation…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_55579" align="alignright" width="150"] Scene of the crime[/caption] I know, you think Scandinavians are staid, boring, normal white people, but…
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I found recently this completely silly channel about a golden retriever. It made me laugh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuhrHclfW8o Open thread, talk whatevers,…
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Because Wellington, NZ has just surged into the lead. They had to snatch this statue from Christchurch to do it,…
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By Reporter X Presidential candidate and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg escaped Bolingbrook’s Clow UFO Base after Mayor Roger Claar…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
I find this whole idea disturbing and alien. Daniel Kelly, an MD who worked at USC and UCLA, is currently…
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We got all these shiny noisy fancy toys for Iliana's visit, and what's her favorite thing? We picked up an…
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Don't call me mad. I was caught doing my thing at the Skeptiprom. [caption id="attachment_55551" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Steve Solomon[/caption]
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I know that this question has practical and political implications, but for now, I'm treating it as a "just for…
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We fetched our granddaughter Iliana from the airport today, and now we're exhausted, and so is she. That might be…
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Last month I posted about the weird practice of food-eating competitions and said that it can’t be good for people…
From: Mano Singham
Kevin Drum says that all the major religions have objectively been having a bad few decades in comparison with science's…
From: Mano Singham
Over the last few days, I watched The Family on Netflix, a five part series on this shadow cabal of…
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Many evangelicals have been perfectly willing to overlook all of Donald Trump's appalling acts but apparently there is one thing…
From: Mano Singham
It should be no surprise that in the US, politicians are wary of saying that they do not believe in…
From: Mano Singham
The easiest way is to point out that his Ark Park was built on government handouts. A tax-rebate program nets…
From: Pharyngula
When I worked at Digital, my boss, Fred A., and I attended a special briefing about new technology that was…
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Donald Trump's recent Twitter rant against four congresswomen of color where he told them to 'go back where they came…
From: Mano Singham
My attention was caught by this news item from Akela Lacey about how the state of South Carolina is seeking…
From: Mano Singham
A priest in Brazil declared that fat women don't get to go to heaven, so this woman made the best…
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This was the ruling from an appeals court that was handed down on Monday. Brevard County in Florida had passed…
From: Mano Singham
Yesterday, we let Iliana play in a cardboard box. But before we could do that, we had to clear out…
From: Pharyngula
I've got one baby at home, and today when I came in to the lab we found even more babies…cute…
From: Pharyngula
Kevin Drum says that all the major religions have objectively been having a bad few decades in comparison with science's…
From: Mano Singham
Trips to Tom L.'s are always interesting. If you recall 2 years ago, at the last TomCon, we did an…
From: Stderr
It is generally recommended that people get 7-9 hours of sleep per day but it is not clear that the…
From: Mano Singham
An interesting thought experiment: what if intelligent dinosaurs had evolved? Would we know it? If, in the final 7,000 years…
From: Pharyngula
You know, like the ones early in this video clip? https://twitter.com/ZonePhysics/status/1161707860843274242 If I can't get them, I'm just going to…
From: Pharyngula
Actor Bill Hader is known for his impressions of famous people, a skill he used to good effect when he…
From: Mano Singham
They'd be sending palp pics. Swipe left or swipe right?
From: Pharyngula
Isn't this a lovely example of a catastrophic threshold effect? Humans produce excess carbon in the atmosphere, warming the planet;…
From: Pharyngula
In the aftermath of the Elliot Rodger murder spree in Isla Vista, California, many people wanted to attribute his violence…
From: Pervert Justice
The Log Cabin Republicans, described as "the nation’s largest collective of LGBTQ conservatives", has endorsed Donald Trump for 2020. The…
From: Mano Singham
Portland, Oregon is bracing for a rally on Saturday organized by far-right groups targeting Portland's antifascist groups. The protest has…
From: Mano Singham
You may recall my earlier post with a video of a Department of Justice lawyer Sarah Fabian trying to defend…
From: Mano Singham
Luke Darby has a good analysis of how white supremacy has gone mainstream in the US and led to the…
From: Mano Singham
I mentioned in an earlier post how the media propaganda system works to tilt coverage in favor of candidates who…
From: Mano Singham
Yes, it's that time of year again, time to speak up for the one large minority that still has no…
From: Intransitive
The death of Jeffrey Epstein in jail has caused a great deal of anger among his many victims who were…
From: Mano Singham
Earlier this spring, there was a major protest at Johns Hopkins University -- students actually occupied the administration building to…
From: Pharyngula
In one accounting, Joseph Grendys is worth $2.9 billion. In a more accurate accounting, he ain't worth shit. He's the…
From: Pharyngula
Daniel Povey, the Johns Hopkins professor who was fired for an assault with boltcutters against protesting students, was moving to…
From: Pharyngula
This is a repost of an article I wrote in 2014, on the (then recent) Burwell v Hobby Lobby Supreme…
From: A Trivial Knot
Kevin Drum says that all the major religions have objectively been having a bad few decades in comparison with science's…
From: Mano Singham
By Reporter X Presidential candidate and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg escaped Bolingbrook’s Clow UFO Base after Mayor Roger Claar…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
Now that Jeffrey Epstein has died, attention has shifted to his close associate and paramour-turned-pimp Ghislaine Maxwell as the best…
From: Mano Singham
We know that before the US goes to war, it prepares the ground in the media and the public by…
From: Mano Singham
I would be lying if I said I'm not concerned about the spectre of invasion by the organ stealing, mass…
From: Intransitive
Art Spiegelman, author of Maus, withdrew a foreword to a Marvel comic collection because he was asked to edit out…
From: Pharyngula
Much credit has to go to the Portland Antifa, who turned up in numbers to mock and dissipate any action…
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Donald Trump loves his rallies. It seems like the only part of his limited schedule that he really enjoys, probably…
From: Mano Singham