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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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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 with, [...]

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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 they are selling [...]

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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 that [...]

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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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I’m Skeptical of those Canadians…

Posted in blogs, skeptic on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Does Canada even exist? Really?
Okay, I’m kidding, I LOVE those cool Canadian skeptics, and they are coming together for a new borg… I mean, blog collective called Skeptic North.  It includes writing from very cool people such as Steve Thoms, Kimberly Hebert, Kennedy Goodkey, Desiree Schell, and lots more.  Also, check out the video section [...]

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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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Remembering September 11th… Skeptically

Posted in personal, rant, skeptic on September 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I never know quite what to say from year to year on this anniversary.  I used to have a LOT to say, now I reserve a moment of quiet reflectiveness.  But maybe I can move away from the emotional aspect just a bit and talk about my first run-in with 9/11 conspiracy theories.
Going back a [...]

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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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