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I’m not a TOTAL Blogging Slacker…

Posted in astronomy, blogs, personal, podcasts, skeptic, writing on August 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Despite my inactivity over on this blog (shameful, I know), I’m still out and about on the internets. Once I got back from my crazy-busy teaching semester, and a busy-then-relaxing two weeks in NY and PA, I got back to my regular blogging over at Discovery Space. The latest is a summary of the astronomy [...]

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Uncertainty in Skepticism

Posted in opinion, skeptic on March 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »

A couple of weeks ago, Daniel Loxton wrote a really interesting post on Skeptiblog titled, “Never Say Anything that Isn’t Correct.” In it, he makes the case that skeptics should work super, extra hard to get their facts correct when acting in a public role. Although it’s impossible to be perfect in this, there is [...]

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In the meantime…

Posted in astronomy, carnival, fun, podcasts, skeptic, space on February 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Back at work this week… going through the usual OMGGRADSCHOOLPANIC and so less time to write, for fun anyway. In the meantime, there’s a new Carnival of Space #141 up at Starry Critters. There’s more fun stuff on STS-130, SDO (of course), those cute little CubeSats and CubeLabs, and that’s just around the Earth! There [...]

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Why “dowsing for bombs” may land you in jail…

Posted in Iraq, Randi, pseudoscience, skeptic on January 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »

I ranted a little while ago about the cheap, useless dowsing rods being used by Iraqi security forces to detect bombs. These units, being sold for tens of thousands of dollars each, were being manufactured by ATSC in the UK. It now seems that scumbag Jim McCormick, managing director of ATSC, may get what he [...]

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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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Updates on anti-vax, woo, and flying cars…

Posted in Charlottesville, Iraq, Randi, anti-science, medicine, pseudoscience, skeptic, stupidity, vaccines on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I have updates on some of what I’ve been writing about lately. So listen up! In my H1N1 post, I mentioned the “backwards walking cheerleader.”  Via Skepchick, please read this entire post by Orac summing up the aftermath. In summary, Desiree Jennings was taken in by Generation Rescue, the anti-vaxx group that Jenny McCarthy associates [...]

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More harm that my brain can fathom at the moment…

Posted in Iraq, pseudoscience, rant, skeptic on November 4, 2009 | 3 Comments »

What’s the harm in believing pseudoscience? Iraq Swears by Bomb Detector U.S. Sees as Useless Colonel [Hal] Bidlack said, “When they say they are selling you something that will save your son or daughter on a patrol, they’ve crossed an insupportable line into moral depravity.” Someone in that company, ATSC (UK) Ltd, must know that [...]

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Skepticism 102

Posted in Dragon*Con, critical thinking, definitions, labels, outreach, skeptic on November 3, 2009 | 6 Comments »

I had long ago promised to write about what came out of Skeptrack at Dragon*Con. It’s taken some time to process, and there have been many other distractions (life, work, etc) but here I finally begin… I’ve written previously about what it means for me to be a “skeptic” so I guess you could call [...]

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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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