It's true. It's never the administration's fault, always the faculty. That last line is too true. I suspect many mathematics…
From: Pharyngula
Happy birthday to my godless mentor, esteemed FTB comrade, and beloved friend, PZ Myers. At my old blog, I would…
From: Death to Squirrels
I've been trying to be a writer for several years now, ever since my first big success with a first…
From: Great American Satan
It is a curious feature of people that many do not like to use the word 'dead' to describe the…
From: Mano Singham
From my bedroom window, this is one of the views: Look at the bottom of the trees, you can see…
From: Stderr
I am tired and I don't have anything else done for you today, so once again I'll turn to Ze…
From: Oceanoxia
Seth Meyers says that Florida governor Ron DeSantis scolding high school students for wearing masks during an event that he…
From: Mano Singham
One of the nice things about the arrival of streaming services is that we now get to see many programs…
From: Mano Singham
The film Nosferatu: A Symphony Of Horror debuted in Germany on March 4, 1922, one hundred years ago, starring silent…
From: Intransitive
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From: Mano Singham
Here's a one-minute horror story, and a novel (to me) rationalization for quackery. The patient thinks that it is good…
From: Pharyngula
Atheists for Liberty, that horrid far-right reactionary organization, is now campaigning at CPAC. At long last, David Silverman (he's on…
From: Pharyngula
It wasn't easy becoming a nasty wicked atheist…oh, who am I kidding. It was really, really easy. Obvious. Barely an…
From: Pharyngula
There are a number of Atheist organizations out there, working to promote atheism and try to protect the rights of…
From: Pro-Science
I shouldn't have even started drilling down to the source. I started at Answers in Genesis, a mistake I know,…
From: Pharyngula
It's unfortunately true. He is now straining to defend creationist caricatures of evolutionary biology. He has a new video exercise…
From: Pharyngula
Wow. Kent has a full schedule this month, with lots of debates to brag about. He'll "win" them all, too!…
From: Pharyngula
I guess Abe beat me to this one, but I'll join the party a little late. Rebecca is looking at…
From: Pharyngula
I admit that I'm biased, but I feel that the contents of this video make a great deal of intuitive…
From: Oceanoxia
Last night, Aron Ra summoned a team of crack anti-creationists to deal with the chaotic incoherence of a demand/set of…
From: Pharyngula
A new bill working its way through the Missouri house: That last line is something else. They want to make…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_65877" align="alignright" width="300"] More than 100 people rallied on March 3, 2020, at the Idaho Capitol in support of…
From: Pharyngula
Today, March 8, is International Women's Day. The day was first professed by the Socialist Party of America in 1909,…
From: Death to Squirrels
When it comes to gender issues, Sri Lanka is a land of contradictions. In many areas there is a very…
From: Mano Singham
While we've had a fair amount of expansion in the civil rights of people who fall outside "traditional" gender and…
From: Oceanoxia
And rightwingnuts are massive hypocrites. And water is wet. It's amazing how much can transpire in one week: Greg Abattoir…
From: Intransitive
Yeah, do not follow the lead of Governor Abbott, he's just the worst. But now look at Alabama -- you…
From: Pharyngula
On his show Last Week Tonight John Oliver tackled the topic of sex work, a topic that is surrounded by…
From: Mano Singham
Again. This time, Gov. Abbott and Attorney General Paxton are out to harm transgender youth and the family members and…
From: Freethinking Ahead
If Facebook actually cared about good conversations, there are an awful lot of groups and people who would be evicted.…
From: Pharyngula
If you spread kooky nonsensical ideas, you're likely to be infected with them too. https://twitter.com/haltman/status/1502033752284872711 I'm having a tough time…
From: Pharyngula
I get a whole week off! I'll use that time to catch up on grading and get a few lectures…
From: Pharyngula
I know it's easy to do -- so many distractions! And the powers-that-be are eager for you to cast all…
From: Pharyngula
CGP Grey was WRONG | CGP Grey (video, 18 min) - An old video, but I really liked this discussion…
From: A Trivial Knot
[Content Warning: War, Death] Armchair generals are going to be analyzing "prosumer" drone videos of the fighting in Ukraine for…
From: Stderr
A guy decided to do a "prank" in a university classroom, I presume to get clicks. I was curious to…
From: Pharyngula
This is not organized. Putin is a fucking idiot. Most authoritarians appear to be; they get intellectually lazy because they…
From: Stderr
I wish to register a complaint. I have now reached the age when my employer is supposed to hand me…
From: Pharyngula
Shackleton's Endurance has been found. Not surprisingly, the wood is not rotted or overrun with life; it's only 100-odd years…
From: Stderr
But I got a present from my wee little baby brother already. It was delivered yesterday, but then sat out…
From: Pharyngula
Pat Robertson was compelled to rise from his crypt to remind us. https://twitter.com/RightWingWatch/status/1498410764113256455 He is explaining to us that Putin…
From: Pharyngula
I regard Tucker Carlson as the most influential and dangerous fascist propagandist in the United States. He's now well known…
From: Oceanoxia
Tragic news: a priest was carrying out baptisms wrongly. These were botched baptisms! The diocese, which is trying to identify…
From: Pharyngula
A Catholic priest in Arizona has resigned after it was revealed that he had used the phrase "We baptize you"…
From: Mano Singham
I'm working on a couple big-ish pieces right now - one on economic sanctions, and one on a video game…
From: Oceanoxia
I have long held reservations about the Satanic Temple. I am not at all keen on replacing one Christian superstition…
From: Pharyngula
Hey, didja know that this blog is part of a larger blogging network? I know! It's true! Unfortunately, I've been a…
From: Oceanoxia
I've been noting for years that the Christian right has been highly effective at packing school boards and city councils…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_65574" align="alignright" width="300"] What's the difference between the insurrectionist's prayer and the national prayer breakfast? Nothing.[/caption] It's an unfortunately…
From: Pharyngula
I saw "You are loved" on a church sign. Not the first time I've seen this sentiment but it's the…
From: Great American Satan
When it comes to the question of pulling carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, I've long been of the opinion…
From: Oceanoxia
As the planet warms around us, a lot of predicted changes are being confirmed by science. The drought forecast I…
From: Oceanoxia
OK, enough with the spider freakout. I've been rolling my eyes so hard for the last few weeks that my…
From: Pharyngula
Yay! Now it's time for Spring Break, almost!
From: Pharyngula
So what's the trick behind this thing in the video? The answer is below the fold. I'm sure the physicists…
From: Intransitive
Shackleton's Endurance has been found. Not surprisingly, the wood is not rotted or overrun with life; it's only 100-odd years…
From: Stderr
In 2020, world production of wheat was 731 million tons (1.7 trillion pounds), making it the second most produced cereal…
From: Oceanoxia
How about this for a title that might give you chills? Spiders Caught Hunting in Giant Synchronized Swarms. It certainly…
From: Pharyngula
Today's lecture was all about just one thing: how to calculate the results of a three point mapping cross. That's…
From: Pharyngula
Why couldn't I have one of these when I was in college? I ran across this video by chance, made…
From: Intransitive
Yesterday's post discussed the effects of war on food prices and productions. Today, we're looking at starvation inflicted by "economic"…
From: Oceanoxia
It is not uncommon for people who make up, for whatever reason, some story that they were the victim of…
From: Mano Singham
When it comes to gender issues, Sri Lanka is a land of contradictions. In many areas there is a very…
From: Mano Singham
While we've had a fair amount of expansion in the civil rights of people who fall outside "traditional" gender and…
From: Oceanoxia
Content warning: Descriptions of torture re: CIA, MkUltra, Cold War torture programs, and so on. I've made this pitch before,…
From: Oceanoxia
These two big companies that make a lot of profits are facing unionization efforts and have resorted to disgusting union-busting…
From: Mano Singham
We need to move food production indoors. I keep saying it, but weirdly nobody running the world seems to read…
From: Oceanoxia
URGENT REMINDER: The fundraiser for reopening the National Black Doll Museum ends TONIGHT. If you are able to donate a…
From: Death to Squirrels
His show Last Week Tonight did an excellent job deconstructing what Critical Race Theory is and how the right wing,…
From: Mano Singham
URGENT REMINDER: The fundraiser for reopening the National Black Doll Museum ends February 28. If you are able to donate…
From: Death to Squirrels
By any measure, the supposedly massive convoy of trucks that was supposed to sent a stern message to the government…
From: Mano Singham
These are the stages so far: There are no conscripts in Ukraine and saying there are and some of them…
From: Affinity
I have been re-reading the classic work On Liberty published in 1859 by John Stuart Mill (1806-1873). In it, he…
From: Mano Singham
[Content Warning: War, Death] Armchair generals are going to be analyzing "prosumer" drone videos of the fighting in Ukraine for…
From: Stderr
Yesterday's post discussed the effects of war on food prices and productions. Today, we're looking at starvation inflicted by "economic"…
From: Oceanoxia
If this is the "best to not kill civilians" that the Russian army is doing, then they are grossly incompetent.…
From: Affinity
The good ship Endurance has been found, 107 years after it sank. I guess it's just as well he didn't…
From: Pharyngula
This is not organized. Putin is a fucking idiot. Most authoritarians appear to be; they get intellectually lazy because they…
From: Stderr
It is usually the case that political parties each lay out some form of manifesto before an election to help…
From: Mano Singham
Families have struggled for the last few years with pandemic issues, and you'd think everyone would by now realize how…
From: Pharyngula