LL Sends Video, Causes Cerebral Aneurysm
Despite LL having lived in the US for many years and now being a citizen, there are still some obvious cultural differences.For example, there's a song from which she's sung a snippet of chorus for as...
View ArticleSwapping Bodies: Researchers Fool Brains to Think They're In Mannequins
Swedish researchers Henrik Ehrsson and Valeria Petkova have used technology to fool the brains of subjects into thinking that they're in mannequins instead of their usual bodies. It's pretty trippy...
View ArticleRomania Drops Evolution from Education, Substitutes Religion
Romania has decided to duck behind an Iron Age curtain. The nation's schools have stopped teaching evolutionary biology and instead requires students to attend compulsory religious instruction classes....
View ArticleKindoki: Exorcism and Abuse in Africa, America and the UK
A new vocabulary word for non-African readers today: kindoki. That word embodies the belief now prevalent in many parts of Subsaharan Africa that children are demon-possessed witches. It's a pernicious...
View ArticleWho's Healthy: America's Health Rankings 2008 Issued by United Health Foundation
United Health Foundation has just released its 2008 America's Health Rankings. The report considers a number of components the UHF considers important to public health, analyzes their availability...
View ArticleExorcism in Texas: American Kindoki Kills Another Child
There's been yet another exorcism-related death in the US. This time it's in Henderson, Texas where a couple of 18 year old parents beat their 13 month old child to death with a hammer and possibly...
View ArticleDarwin Bicentennial Celebrations at Florida State University
Things sure have changed at my alma mater, Florida State University, since I graduated. A couple of years ago, there were no Darwin Day events and it fell to a small student organization of which I was...
View ArticleProp 8 the Musical: Filled with Win
See more Jack Black videos at Funny or DieOf course, there are those who disagree and think the video is full of.... SATAN!...Our world is becoming increasingly consistent in its hatred of Christians...
View ArticleThe Bay Area Fungus Fair Starts Today!
It's hard to believe that another year has flown by, but it's once again time for the Mycological Society of San Francisco's annual Bay Area Fungus Fair at the Oakland Museum of California. The San...
View ArticleAttention Wal-Mart Shoppers: BOOM!
There's another Wal-Mart going up on what used to be the site of a US Steel plant between Route 146 and the Blackstone River here in Worcester. Construction ran into a little snag yesterday, though,...
View ArticleGodless Sign Found in Washington: True-Believers Say Dumb Things in the Meantime
The sign placed by the Freedom from Religion Foundation in the state capitol building in Olympia, Washington and then stolen — possibly at the behest of notable falafel enthusiast Bill "Would You Look...
View ArticleForrest Ackerman Gone for the Moment: He'll Be Back
The man who coined the term "sci-fi," who likely did more than anyone else to popularize horror and sci-fi cinema, and who long ago inspired a certain Mad Mycologist to a lifelong love of all things...
View ArticlePersonal Computer Turns 40
It was 40 years ago tomorrow that the very first personal computer was demonstrated by Douglas Engelbart of the Stanford Research Institute. SRI's PC already had a few familiar accouterments, including...
View ArticleDiscovery Institute Paranormal Apologetics: Klinghoffer's Baffling Illogic
The Discovery Institute has been for some years now a leading Disenlightenment think-tank. We could point to some rather strange stuff that emanates from its phlogiston-strewn halls well beyond its...
View ArticleA Question for Atheists: On a Related Note
On a note related to the previous entry about David Klinghoffer, a question by Lee Shelton IV on his blog The Contemporary Calvinist asks:If only the natural world exists, then how did belief in the...
View ArticleFree Science Publication: Evolution Education and Outreach
The latest issue (Volume 1, Issue 4) of the publication Evolution: Education and Outreach has been made available free of charge to anyone who wants it. This link will take you to the main page, at...
View ArticleThe South Park Paradox: God vs. Santa
A holiday seasoned press release appears in today's endless stream of EurekAlerts. You have to read it all the way to the end to get to the punchline, though. I'll summarize a bit to save...
View ArticleRefrigerator Door: My Niece Mails Me a Masterpiece
My niece is a consummate artist, and her talents extend far beyond hand-turkeys. She mailed me a drawing that arrived today, and it's a masterpiece!As I am not myself an artist nor even an art critic,...
View ArticleBob Allen Update: Gay Conservative Racist's Appeal Denied
It's been more than a year since we caught up with Bob Allen. You might remember old "Twenty Dollar Bob." He used to be a Florida state representative and outspoken right-wing voice in the state. Then...
View ArticleObama Lights Up: Ruminations from a Fellow Addict
Will the stunning revelations never cease? When pressed during an interview with Tom Brokaw, Barack Obama waffled a bit before admitting that he hasn't been entirely successful in kicking his nicotine...
View ArticleLarry Craig: Another Appeal Denied
I noted yesterday that the appeal by former Florida state representative Bob Allen had been denied. While Allen's pretty well known in some circles, few cases of conservative politicians soliciting sex...
View ArticleGreater Worcester Humanists Meeting: Big News
Last night, LL and I went to the Greater Worcester Humanists holiday pot luck and yankee swap. There was a big announcement to start things off. Our chapter's president, David Niose, has been named...
View ArticleA Different Kind of White House in Marianna, FL
When I lived in Florida, I went to a town called Marianna a few times. My most recent trip there was just this past September when I returned to the state to collect beetle specimens. Marianna has a...
View ArticleCthulhu's Bar and Grill for the Holidays
Just in time for the holidays, I'm happy to announce the grand opening of Cthulhu's Bar & Grill! It's a one-stop shop for vaguely Cthulhu-related t-shirts and chachkes and such.Nothing says winter...
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