So before 2010 actually ends, I promised a recap of the Carl Sagan Day in Florida that I attended in November. Sad that you missed it? Well, all of the talks are still archived on video! Since I actually missed many of the talks due to my other duties, I’m glad for that. If you…
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…
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…
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…
Weekly World News, that bastion of scientific credibility, has reported that 53% of people are psychic, based on a study done at the University of Virginia on the townspeople and students of Charlottesville. Say what now? This study was published by the “parapsychology division of the University of Virginia School of Medicine” in the Journal…
A few fun, fantastic, and important things of note from the weekend: Duck! An asteroid is going to come whizzing by, as the Bad Astronomer points out. Okay, it’s not coming dangerously close, but astronomers are getting better at detecting approaching asteroids. The pun-master also ends this post with a real side-splitter. James Randi speaks…
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