Great, but thoroughly worrying, article at io9: The Heartland Institute, a prominent, Chicago-based organization opposing climate science, has teamed up…
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This article has come from Science 2.0 (taking much from the New Scientist). However, it has been well and truly…
Up here, near the surface of Earth, where the sun shines, life depends on photosynthesis. I hope that everyone has,…
My friends Chas and Damion recently interviewed me for their new blog and podcast – Blueball Skeptics. (the name comes…
Good ole Brian Cox. I miss his wistful stares from mountaintops as he regales the audience with soundbites of majestic…
This Tuesday I’ll be giving a free talk on one of my latest studies (kindly sponsored in part by the…
Anyone who is a superfan of Star Trek: The Next Generation would know that before the Federation of Planets initiates…
Some time ago, I posted about a baby born with HIV from an infected mother. At the time, the baby…
Over at another post of mine, we have been discussing whether religion can and should be destroyed. During that conversation,…
Each summer, tens of thousands of kids are shipped off to summer camp. They spend a week in the woods…