Skepticism is not science. Science is not skepticism. Skepticism is about questioning things. It’s about not accepting anything at face…
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I have often said that I hate argument by analogy. What I really mean is that I hate argument by…
These kinds of research reports always scare the crap out of me. It’s not because they challenge my knowledge of…
Someone at work today mentioned a game to me, Ingress. It’s an enhanced reality game played using a smartphone. It…
It’s been almost 10 years since the Kitzmiller vs. Dover trial. This was the trial that killed Intelligent Design. Oh,…
As usual, Answers in Genesis has it completely wrong. I find it absolutely stunning that an organization can get as…
I’ve been having a very interesting conversation with some fellows over at After the Bar Closes (the Panda’s Thumb forums). …
Yesterday, a very sad thing happened. My mother’s dog died. Now, we were never “dog people”, but my mother’s husband…
Todays post brought to you by Daft Punk’s Derezzed and Swedish House Mafia’s Greyhound. As I mentioned yesterday, my sister-in-law…
So, I talked (via email) with Zachary Blount who wrote the E. coli genetic study paper. He was gracious enough…