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Anthropogenic Global Warming and Skepticism

Posted in Randi, climate change, science, skeptic on December 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »

The blogosphere is amazing. Issues can flare up and come back down more quickly than I can get around to actually reading it happen.  Phew! And as so many things flare up and die down, sometimes it’s best to wait and see the reactions and counter-reactions unfold.
With “Climategate” and the Copenhagen Conference happening at the [...]

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My very first Letter to the Editor

Posted in Charlottesville, climate change, science, skeptic on December 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »

In response to a post on the Hook news blog, “Pelt Michaels? Climategate includes swipe at Pat.“  I hope I don’t sound like a total goober…
I’d like to briefly respond to the Hook news blog post by Lisa Provence titled “Pelt Michaels? Climategate includes swipe at Pat.”  It was incorrectly reported here that Dr. Phil [...]

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Warp speed, Scotty

Posted in astronomy, science, superluminal on December 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Last week I took a little break from work to participate in Virtual Drinking Skeptically, which is a fun video chat with cool skeptical people from all over the world.  Someone, and I’m sorry because I can’t remember who it was as I was still fiddling with the software and dealing with a slow network… [...]

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Astronomy Songs – Part I

Posted in astronomy, education, fun, music, outreach, science, space on November 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »

For those of you that follow along on twitter, a little while ago I asked for some help finding space and astronomy songs for our Dark Skies, Bright Kids end of semester party. And did I mention that my twitter friends are freaking awesome! I got TONS of lists and suggestions and promised to [...]

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New Flu for You

Posted in flu, medicine, science, skeptic, vaccines on October 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Those of you who read the skeptical blogs may be sick (har har) of this topic already, but it can’t hurt to repeat it, especially with the fears and misreporting that abound.  Flu season is upon us, and H1N1 (swine flu) is prominently in the spotlight.  As public mistrust of vaccines rises, it takes a [...]

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“Glorious Dawn”

Posted in Sagan, astronomy, belly dancing, science, videos on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I know everyone has written about, posted, or tweeted this video in the last few days, but I do love it so much.

The music is BEGGING for a cool tribal fusion-y choreography.  There’s a 3/4 shimmy in there, and slow up-to-down figure 8 in the chorus, no?  Time to break out [...]

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Another Defense of Science

Posted in humor, music, pseudoscience, science, skeptic, videos on September 17, 2009 | 4 Comments »

I was taking a break the other day and following some fun Twitter links to a story about Eddie Izzard’s marathon of marathons, which is a really cool and inspiring story.  (Sorry, I don’t remember who tweeted it first!) This is just days after I watched “Circle” again, and nearly spilled my wine laughing at [...]

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Dragon*Con Post-Op

Posted in Dragon*Con, Galileo, astronomy, bsg, cool, critical thinking, culture, events, fun, fundraising, iya2009, outreach, personal, picture, podcasts, science, skepchicks, skeptic, telescope, travel, twitter, ufo on September 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Holy. Frakkin. Wow.
So, I attended, no, experienced my very first Dragon*Con. It was on a scale of something that I have never seen before. Tens of thousands of freaks and geeks, many in costume, descended upon downtown Atlanta to laugh, squee, drink, and just be themselves (or whoever they want to be) for a while.

Crowd [...]

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The Chiropractic state of Charlottesville

Posted in Charlottesville, chiropractic, critical thinking, free speech, health, medicine, science, skeptic on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

There has been much ado about Simon Singh and the libel lawsuit filed against him by the British Chiropractors Association in the last few months.  If you look over to the right at the “Keep Libel Laws out of Science” link, it’s easy to tell what side I fall on.  To briefly, briefly summarize the [...]

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Dr. SETI and “Cosmic Carl”

Posted in SETI, Sagan, astronomy, cool, critical thinking, movies, music, outreach, personal, picture, science, skeptic, vla on June 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Fans of Skepticality (and let’s face it, who doesn’t love Derek and Swoopy?) know that the latest podcast includes an interview with Daniel Loxton, editor of Junior Skeptic and the man behind “Where Do We Go From Here?” and “What Do I Do Next?“  He unveils his latest project, Skeptics Mix Tape, which is a [...]

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