Can washing machines get trichobezoars? Raksha has been gone for a while now, but she's still managing to clog drains…
From: Oceanoxia
I pulled up in the huge red truck, idling for a while, then finally tried to sneak out and get…
From: Stderr
Part of the fun of graduate level training is the introduction to existing questions in your field. One of the…
From: Oceanoxia
What do you do, when someone posts something cool on facebook? Normally, my attitude is that facebook is just terminally…
From: Stderr
If you're on tumblr or a place that circulates screencaps of tumblr posts, you may have noticed a lot of…
From: Great American Satan
[caption id="attachment_1567" align="aligncenter" width="576"] The Rift: A Bolingbrook Babbler Story[/caption] The wait is almost over! My novel, The Rift: A…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
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From: Oceanoxia
Netflix’s algorithm engages in queerbaiting. Whenever we browse movies and TV shows, Netflix has a clear preference for showing promo…
From: A Trivial Knot
What can I say? This is my kind of humor. (Speed Bump) {AD}
From: Mano Singham
We have another Podish-Sortacast going on this afternoon. Stop on by!
From: Pharyngula
This is evidence that my philosophical proposition, that philosophical propositions in themselves are not evidence of anything, is true. [caption…
From: Pharyngula
This is a short review of Jonathan Haidt's book "The Coddling of the American Mind". [I do not know if…
From: Jonathan's Musings
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Way, way back in 2004-2007, one of my prime targets for my ire was George Gilder, the pretentious twit who…
From: Pharyngula
Here I would like to discuss how our bias contributes to discrimination, marginalization, and subordination. The heart of bias, regardless…
From: Jonathan's Musings
Ken Ham is bragging again. Whatever happened to Xian humility? What's most interesting is that "seasonal housing". When Ham was…
From: Pharyngula
Conservatives are desperately trying to change the subject. They want to avoid talking about their potential success in banning abortion…
From: Pharyngula
Every time I mention the Salem Hypothesis, as I did in recent video, I get a bunch of complaints from…
From: Pharyngula
Do any of you old-timers recall TXPiper, the obnoxious racist creationist I banned in 2013? Would you believe he still…
From: Pharyngula
I think. But you never can tell.
From: Pharyngula
From: Pharyngula
(I apologize in advance. The previous post was all about cat vomit, and now this one is all about Bill…
From: Pharyngula
If you haven't seen the news in the last few days, I'll fill you in: Elon Musk has been accused…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_1567" align="aligncenter" width="576"] The Rift: A Bolingbrook Babbler Story[/caption] The wait is almost over! My novel, The Rift: A…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
I'm afraid I have to admit - the novel I'm working on seems to be draining all of my creative…
From: Oceanoxia
The students of the University of Wyoming deserved better. Their commencement speaker was an awful Republican who said stupid things.…
From: Pharyngula
Netflix’s algorithm engages in queerbaiting. Whenever we browse movies and TV shows, Netflix has a clear preference for showing promo…
From: A Trivial Knot
It will not make any difference, because the people who have made the decision do not respect scientific or medical…
From: Pharyngula
This is a review of both the TV series, and the webcomic. The reader should be aware that I greatly…
From: A Trivial Knot
So we have a new commenter by the name of A Woman of No Importance who contributed to the thread…
From: Pervert Justice
Whether or not the Supreme Court's ruling on Roe v. Wade has the exact language as the leaked memo, I…
From: Oceanoxia
Not to see a replay of the low lights of my life. [caption id="attachment_66654" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Something Positive[/caption] [caption id="attachment_66655"…
From: Pharyngula
I pulled up in the huge red truck, idling for a while, then finally tried to sneak out and get…
From: Stderr
There are several colors of sempervivum around the garden, and this red cluster near the old well is particularly beautiful…
From: Affinity
I'm beginning a course of physical therapy this morning -- my back pain is currently at manageable levels, so it's…
From: Pharyngula
Maybe if I had more French, I'd be able to appreciate these more. There exists a book of Mother Goose…
From: Pharyngula
I stumbled across this old video clip of these two music legends having fun, each hamming it up by singing…
From: Mano Singham
Look at the data, scientifically! In 1900, only about 3% of the population would admit to being left-handed. In the…
From: Pharyngula
I said that my wife was off grandmothering right now. We also got my granddaughter Iliana a little present: a…
From: Pharyngula
I am not finished with this magic place where I played as a child, but I am still working my…
From: Affinity
My wife is away for a while, being a grandma to Iliana. That would be fine with me, for a…
From: Pharyngula
This is Franklin Graham, evangelical leader of the Southern Baptist convention, son of Billy Graham, yesterday, the 23rd of May.…
From: Pharyngula
I did suggest that Greg Locke's tax exempt status be revoked, as did many other people. It is now being…
From: Pharyngula
To anyone? Srsly? News Alert May 22, 4:01 p.m. EDT Southern Baptist leaders covered up sex abuse, lied to members…
From: Death to Squirrels
When will my supernatural demonic powers kick in? None of my curses ever seem to work. https://twitter.com/MaddowBlog/status/1527831276165779456 I think a…
From: Pharyngula
But I can! https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson/status/1524476037689708545 The Bible is true in a very strange way. It's true in that it provides the…
From: Pharyngula
The story of Adam and Eve tells how Eve was tempted by the serpent to eat the fruit from a…
From: Mano Singham
[CONTENT WARNING: child rape, teen suicide, fanatical hostility to bodily autonomy and consent, extreme misogyny, and probably some other shit…
From: Death to Squirrels
While much of the week's legal news has centered on the leaked draft of a US Supreme Court that revealed…
From: Mano Singham
[caption id="attachment_66411" align="alignright" width="101"] He wants to save our children like he saved Christmas. By bombing.[/caption] Kirk Cameron is plugging…
From: Pharyngula
Oh, and it's satanic. A satanic portal. We know this because Roger Stone says so. Here's a picture of it:…
From: Pharyngula
Pornography. Watch parts. Dating services. Quack COVID cures. Mail order brides. CBD products. Roofing. Drywall. Bridal party planning. Eyeglasses. The…
From: Great American Satan
Can washing machines get trichobezoars? Raksha has been gone for a while now, but she's still managing to clog drains…
From: Oceanoxia
There's a book I got years ago - I think it might have been a stocking stuffer - called The Miseries…
From: Oceanoxia
I revisit the subject of urban greenery on a fairly regular basis. My vision of a better world still involves…
From: Oceanoxia
Last time I wrote about goings-on in Chile, it was to talk about a hilarious campaign ad from a very…
From: Oceanoxia
It's bad enough that Uncle Elmer is going to be bellowing his ugly opinions all evening, so don't add this…
From: Pharyngula
Our new book has gone to the printer. The ebook is already available, and the hardcover is available for preorder.…
From: Fierce Roller
I wish I weren't so pessimistic, but it's my nature to doubt this paper in Nature that purports to have…
From: Pharyngula
One of the things that was a big selling point of cryptocurrency was that it was supported by blockchain technology…
From: Mano Singham
A new study has found that decarbonizing the U.S. energy system would save tens of thousands of lives and hundreds…
From: Oceanoxia
Rupert Murdoch and his Fox News network are pernicious influences in US politics, spreading hate, division, and outright lies. But…
From: Mano Singham
When sitting down to type up this post, I thought I'd do a little follow-up on an old story. I…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
I revisit the subject of urban greenery on a fairly regular basis. My vision of a better world still involves…
From: Oceanoxia
Right-wingers used to use coded language to signal bigoted views to their followers, since openly saying what they meant was…
From: Mano Singham
You see, if you don't count their attitudes towards black and brown people, they aren't racist at all! [caption id="attachment_66611"…
From: Pharyngula
Tomorrow's post will be a look into some radical action that's not getting a lot of news coverage, but for…
From: Oceanoxia
Last time I wrote about goings-on in Chile, it was to talk about a hilarious campaign ad from a very…
From: Oceanoxia
[caption id="attachment_1567" align="aligncenter" width="576"] The Rift: A Bolingbrook Babbler Story[/caption] The wait is almost over! My novel, The Rift: A…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
I'm afraid I have to admit - the novel I'm working on seems to be draining all of my creative…
From: Oceanoxia
There's a dark blot covering my house in this map. That map is from a report from the Department of…
From: Pharyngula
Another mass shooting in the US, this time at an elementary school in Texas, has resulted in 21 people, including…
From: Mano Singham
Looking for more depressing content? The Washington Post has started compiling profiles of the victims of the Uvalde murders. If…
From: Pharyngula
Here's what's wrong with this country. Well, at least this one thing, there are others. By the way, the death…
From: Pharyngula
Another mass shooting. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said 14 students and a teacher were killed in a mass shooting at…
From: Pharyngula
The standoff in Sri Lanka as a result of the ongoing crisis continues even though there have been some developments.…
From: Mano Singham
An article in the Star-Tribune caught my eye: Why did Scandinavian immigrants choose Minnesota? Even before I read it, I…
From: Pharyngula
Rupert Murdoch and his Fox News network are pernicious influences in US politics, spreading hate, division, and outright lies. But…
From: Mano Singham
I revisit the subject of urban greenery on a fairly regular basis. My vision of a better world still involves…
From: Oceanoxia
Right-wingers used to use coded language to signal bigoted views to their followers, since openly saying what they meant was…
From: Mano Singham
Tomorrow's post will be a look into some radical action that's not getting a lot of news coverage, but for…
From: Oceanoxia