Last Friday, Netflix released the film The Trial of the Chicago 7 and I immediately watched it. For those who…
From: Mano Singham
Observers have been warning that given the unprecedented nature of this year's election with the large numbers of people voting…
From: Mano Singham
I can only hope that someday I get to sit in a rocking chair in a rest home with my…
From: Pharyngula
In my life I've tried many different art forms, and recently I've added a new one to the list. I've…
From: A Trivial Knot
I've wanted to photograph this spectacular church and graveyard in Starbuck, MN (about 20 miles away from me) for a…
From: Pharyngula
As soon as you look into ways how to reduce food waste, you realize that a lot of ingredients that…
From: Andreas Avester
I've seen these before, hanging on a rack in the kitchen of a very shi-shi seafood place in New York.…
From: Stderr
I would not be able to invest this much effort into a tool, but it is nice to see that…
From: Affinity
First, the usual backstory for anyone new here: 'Walking Disaster' is the male POV companion novel to 'Beautiful Disaster', a…
From: Geeky Humanist
I'm working on a longer, more involved post, but that won't be done till sometime tomorrow. In the meantime, here's…
From: Oceanoxia
Tomorrow at 7pm Central I'll be talking about a dreary subject: atheism. I might have to derail the topic to…
From: Pharyngula
The term "revisionist history" is one I don't like. Yes, there are revisionist histories that try to - for example…
From: Stderr
I came across this uplifting speech by Steven Pinker while researching the Enlightenment. I was motivated to find evidence that…
From: Jonathan's Musings
I've seen these before, hanging on a rack in the kitchen of a very shi-shi seafood place in New York.…
From: Stderr
I hope Pastor Steve Waldron defines the floor, but someone will go deeper, I'm sure.
From: Pharyngula
This is an oft-repeated story in America: a suspect is sitting in a car, and several police appear with guns…
From: Stderr
I read this paper, "Using statistical methods to model the fine-tuning of molecular machines and systems", a while back, and…
From: Pharyngula
Homo economicus is from rational choice theory (i) that says humans maximize their self-interest in a consistent and rational way,…
From: Jonathan's Musings
We need to look at how economics, as portrayed in political discourse by way of simple narratives (i), is a…
From: Jonathan's Musings
This bothers me a lot. Not because SpaceX is not qualified to do this, but because it shows that the…
From: Stderr
In supporting my wife's graduate studies, I've come to learn of the concept of a "long century", defined as a…
From: Oceanoxia
A few weeks ago, JK TERFling and a few other bigots scrawled their names on a diatribe of hate filled…
From: Intransitive
I'm working on a longer, more involved post, but that won't be done till sometime tomorrow. In the meantime, here's…
From: Oceanoxia
Everyday sexism. The small things in life. When I complain about such "minor" incidents, people tend to accuse me of…
From: Andreas Avester
I've discussed before how big corporations seem to behavior like piratical, landless, colonial governments that loot countries for private gain.…
From: Oceanoxia
Oreo has come out with rainbow colored cookies. I hear the commercial is positive and heartwarming and appreciative of the…
From: Pharyngula
They're a cult, I tell you. By the way, I'm still struggling with audio. I decided to just try a…
From: Pharyngula
Danish politics is right now rocked by Morten Østergaard, the leader of the mid-center party Radikale Venstre, stepping down due…
From: Pro-Science
The Royal Society of Biology is celebrating Biology Week 2020, and some random TERFy twit saw it as an opportunity…
From: Pharyngula
I just found out, quite randomly, that Monica Roberts of TransGriot has died. Monica Roberts has passed away and TBLG…
From: Impossible Me
OK, Minnesotans, I don't need to hear your story about the great Halloween blizzard again.
From: Pharyngula
For some inexplicable reason, the comments feature was turned off on my post earlier today about the film The Trial…
From: Mano Singham
I came across this uplifting speech by Steven Pinker while researching the Enlightenment. I was motivated to find evidence that…
From: Jonathan's Musings
As soon as you look into ways how to reduce food waste, you realize that a lot of ingredients that…
From: Andreas Avester
FtB is doing another fundraiser for legal fees, and I'm making some tweaks to my gaming contribution. I love tiered…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
Copied from Facebook. I know everyone’s industry is affected, but here are some not so fun facts on the live…
From: Pharyngula
I'm going to be 60 in 2022, and I'm already falling apart a bit. Until recently, most of my problems…
From: Stderr
During my first experiments with resin stabilized wood, I had a lot of dark brown leftover resin at the end…
From: Affinity
I'm off in Eau Claire, Wisconsin helping Iliana carve pumpkins. Important stuff. Tomorrow I head back home to do other…
From: Pharyngula
I would not be able to invest this much effort into a tool, but it is nice to see that…
From: Affinity
I've discussed before how big corporations seem to behavior like piratical, landless, colonial governments that loot countries for private gain.…
From: Oceanoxia
No word back from either of my GOP senators, both of whom are on the Senate Judiciary Committee, regarding my…
From: Freethinking Ahead
As about everybody with the expertise to do so predicted, Covid is back with a vengeance and Europe is in…
From: Affinity
I'm sure that racists would come up for other 'reasons' for their hatred (perhaps they'd blame it on hiphop) but,…
From: Stderr
This is the podcast version of my recent blog post Climate Grief: Mourning a lost homeworld. This blog, and its associated…
From: Oceanoxia
No doubt in an effort to woo Catholic voters by trying to appear as if Pope Francis was friendly with…
From: Mano Singham
The president of Notre Dame University John Jenkins, a Catholic priest, has tested positive for the coronavirus. He had attended…
From: Mano Singham
O Lord, the President says he has COVID-19. We thank you, Jesus, for this once compelling Donald to tell the…
From: Pharyngula
This is a work in progress, and I'll update it as I learn more, find more resources, and as events…
From: Oceanoxia
Kol Hadash Humanistic congregation, based in the Chicago area, held its High Holidays services last weekend. The full services, lead…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
ProPublica has another explosive report, this time about how the Centers for Disease Control, once highly admired all around the…
From: Mano Singham
In supporting my wife's graduate studies, I've come to learn of the concept of a "long century", defined as a…
From: Oceanoxia
I was thinking about "trolley car problem"s the other day and thought, "I have a friend who has kids, maybe…
From: Stderr
In the case of the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, most of the deaths occurred during the second wave of…
From: Mano Singham
He gives a good answer to a common question. My hearing is fine, thank you very much, except for an…
From: Pharyngula
Homo economicus is from rational choice theory (i) that says humans maximize their self-interest in a consistent and rational way,…
From: Jonathan's Musings
This from the University of Rochester seems credible to me (though of course IANAP), and in another sense absolutely, positively…
From: Pervert Justice
A man from Texas was convinced that the coronavirus was a hoax and hosted family gatherings that violated the guidelines.…
From: Mano Singham
You can see the talk that I gave two days ago here. I talk for the first 25 minutes and…
From: Mano Singham
Dr. David Gorski over at Science-Based Medicine has a great post on the Barrington Declaration: As for herd immunity, listen…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
This "cancel culture" nonsense has gone on far too long -- it's nothing but an imaginary assault on the power…
From: Pharyngula
I came across this uplifting speech by Steven Pinker while researching the Enlightenment. I was motivated to find evidence that…
From: Jonathan's Musings
It is long settled in Canadian law that the federal government owes a fiduciary duty to the indigenous peoples of…
From: Pervert Justice
In supporting my wife's graduate studies, I've come to learn of the concept of a "long century", defined as a…
From: Oceanoxia
A Prelude: The Peace & Friendship Treaty of 1752. It is agreed that the said Tribe of Indians shall not…
From: Pervert Justice
October is Black History Month in the UK and what better year to celebrate this than 2020. The past events…
From: YEMMYnisting
I'm working on a longer, more involved post, but that won't be done till sometime tomorrow. In the meantime, here's…
From: Oceanoxia
We have seen how in the US, the police in some cases get away with literally murder, often because they…
From: Mano Singham
Everyday sexism. The small things in life. When I complain about such "minor" incidents, people tend to accuse me of…
From: Andreas Avester
Cartoonist Keith Knight has a question for white people. (K Chronicles) {AD}
From: Mano Singham
Last Friday, Netflix released the film The Trial of the Chicago 7 and I immediately watched it. For those who…
From: Mano Singham
The term "revisionist history" is one I don't like. Yes, there are revisionist histories that try to - for example…
From: Stderr
Observers have been warning that given the unprecedented nature of this year's election with the large numbers of people voting…
From: Mano Singham
We knew it was coming. Remember, several years ago, when Trump, and Scott Walker, and Paul Ryan were all blathering…
From: Pharyngula
Maybe this article titled "My fling with a Proud Boy", with the subhead "A young liberal reflects on what a…
From: Pharyngula
It seems clear that the TV network NBC's decision on Wednesday to schedule a Trump town hall on Thursday at…
From: Mano Singham
It is long settled in Canadian law that the federal government owes a fiduciary duty to the indigenous peoples of…
From: Pervert Justice
ProPublica has another explosive report, this time about how the Centers for Disease Control, once highly admired all around the…
From: Mano Singham
In supporting my wife's graduate studies, I've come to learn of the concept of a "long century", defined as a…
From: Oceanoxia
It is popular in the US to bash the Internal Revenue Service. Part of the reason is the spreading of…
From: Mano Singham