I have so many things I *have* to write, but I find it hard to just get started. So here’s something rather whimsical and personal and free-form to start… the journey of just one little skeptic. I am skeptical because I am gullible. I have to work at skepticism for my own benefit. Elyse over…
First, as I mentioned earlier, check out the Carnival of Space #136 at Simostronomy. There’s an update on Spirit, more news from the AAS, and the usual spaceflight goodness. Second, I had a great conversation with Mister Payne for the Religion of Curiosity podcast, and the episode has just posted. This is a really great…
For an atheist, I tend not to talk much about religious matters anymore. When I first came “out” as an atheist, it was an interesting topic of discussion for me, but I quickly bored of it. Still no evidence for god? Okay, move along. I’m much more interested in the immediate harm of anti-vaxxers and…
I’m going to get political once more, so bear with me here. Much fluff was thrown around in the recent Presidential election about how Obama’s Muslim roots would be a threat to our nation. However, the Obama family were certainly practicing Christians, and much more was thrown around in the media regarding their former pastor.…
Last week at the meeting of the Virginia Atheists and Agnostics, we had a fascinating talk by Chris Bell, titled “When are Tibetans not Buddhist?” Chris is working on a Ph.D in religious studies with a focus on, of course, Tibetan Buddhism. I won’t even pretend to recap the incredible depth of detail, including pictures…
I know it’s so not-PC to say Christmas, especially around atheists, but as far as I’m concerned, I love my secular Christmas traditions! I’ve been saying Happy Holidays all season, since I prefer that greeting and to be all inclusive, but today, I’ll say it… Merry Christmas! And, for those of you in the land…
I got this message in my YouTube inbox the other day, probably in response to my old and only video in response to the Blasphemy Challenge (no I won’t link to it, I hate myself on video!) Just saying… Jesus is Alpha and Omega the Begining and the End. No one comes to the Father…
Several bloggers have brought this up today, the case of 3-year-old Matani Shakya who was declared a living goddess in Nepal on Tuesday. You might hear women say to their menfolk, “I want to be treated like a goddess!” But do you really? To these Hindu and Buddhist clerics, with the approval of the Nepalese…
Which, I may add, is pronounced with a soft “g.” I had been saying it wrongly. Okay, so the fabulous and wonderful VAA trekked out to the Vinegar Hill Theatre in CVille to see Religulous on it’s opening night. This is the “guerrilla-style” documentary by Bill Maher and Larry Charles which aims to reveal the…
For lack of any original thought over the last few days, I’ll continue to quip about articles that have come across my Google Reader, either on their own or from my favorite blogs (off to the right, see them there?) Get Inside the Vaccine-and-Autism Scare with a review of Dr. Paul A. Offit’s new book,…
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I’m a brand new post-doc in astronomy working as part of the CosmoQuest team. My thesis focused on radio astronomy instrumentation. That means, I got to build cool telescopes that will open up new frontiers in the universe. I also love to teach, both in a classroom setting and informally. I'm happy to talk about the universe with anyone who will listen, and I am skeptically curious about all things.
