Tag Archives: science

My Bet’s on People Who Use Data, Facts

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

I’m sure by this point everyone has heard that Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight have been found alive after being held captive for ten years in a Cleveland home.  The reunion, however, was one person short as Amanda’s … Continue reading →

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I Think Louisiana Just Won the Race to the Bottom

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Ah, Louisiana … home of the taxpayer-funded Accelerated Christian “Education” program, which tells children that the Loch Ness Monster exists, dinosaurs were fire-breathing dragons, and that there is “serious debate” among scientists as to whether evolution is real.  I weep … Continue reading →

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Jack Chick’s “In the Beginning” Dissected

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

This dissection’s guest speaker is my friend Matt: an anthropologist, full time smartass, and an overall cool guy. He enjoys long walks on the beach, pina coladas, and getting caught in the rain. Kudos to his originality for taking the … Continue reading →

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Smile! We’ve Made You Dumber!

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

A few days ago I was browsing Reddit and came across a snapshot of what was supposed to be a 4th grade “science” quiz from a private religious school in South Carolina.  The questions, as you can see, are pretty … Continue reading →

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He Seemed Like Such a Nice Boy.

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

Well, it’s not exactly news at this point that they finally got the guy responsible for the Boston bombings.  They managed to capture him alive, too, which impresses me.  Now we might be able to get him to reveal to … Continue reading →

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A Study in Contrast

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

So today marked a few different events worthy of mention.  Well, the last few days, technically, but you get the point.  The first is that researchers have found – to within a 99.8% degree of certainty – the existence of … Continue reading →

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A Bit of a Situation

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Revolutionizing the Condom (possibly NSFW, who knows)

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

The Grand Challenges in Global Health (GCGH) is an initiative started by fellow non-believers Bill & Melinda Gates and their charitable foundation to provide research grants for ongoing issues most pressing in the developing or undeveloped world:  disease, starvation, nutrition, … Continue reading →

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We Need More Legislators Like Her.

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

This is the kind of legislation that gets proposed when our members of Congress have degrees in science instead of honorary Ph.Ds in Truthology.  Because, as they say, shit just got real, and we need to do something about it. … Continue reading →

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Well, That Settles It … I’m a Believer.

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

So here we go for another round with the Shroud of Turin.  The last, as I recall, was in 1988 when some fibers taken from one of the corners were radiocarbon dated and found to be dated to about 1260-1390 … Continue reading →

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