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
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
Presented without comment: Alex Jones: Pedophile Spiritual Vampires Are Feeding On The Essence Of Children
From: Pervert Justice
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
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
My strawberry patch looks awful. What little I planted this year has mostly dried due to way too warm and…
From: Affinity
I can't remember exactly how long ago it was, only that it feels like it was in 2016, when I…
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
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
Oh, my. This really is too much. "Bo Duke" actor John Schneider just served 5 hours in jail for repeatedly…
From: Pervert Justice
I've been analyzing and critiquing conceptions of free expression since the 1990s when anti-domestic violence shelters started asking me about…
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