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Get Down With Your BAD Self!
Bad Universe that is! This is just a reminder that our friend, The Bad Astronomer has a television show premiering on Sunday, August 29, at 10:00pm on the Discovery network and I encourage you to watch it! It is the pilot episode that will be airing and so we need as many people as possible to tune in so the…
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Vaccine Clinic: The Art Department
Over the next week or so I will be posting the posters we have created for the free TDaP vaccine clinic in Atlanta during Dragon*Con. I figure not all our readers will get to go and I thought you might like to see some of the behind the scenes artwork that is being created for this event! We have a…
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Ask Surly Amy: Depressed and Dating
Dear Surly Amy, I find myself in a quandary involving my love life.  Here’s the problem:  I’m 50 and I’m on disability for chronic severe depression.It seems that women are expecting me to have a job and to have no baggage (believe me, if you look at the ads from women looking for men you’ll see that with amazing frequency.)  At 50 I…
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Ask Surly Amy: Genetically Modified Food
Hello, I would like to ask advice on conflict I’m having with my songwriting partner on the subject of genetically altered food. I recently posted a segment from P&T B.S. with the interview with Norman Borlaug explaining the enormous benefits of his innovations. She responded by saying she could not agree because she believes that only unaltered seeds straight from…
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Optomap Retinal Images: The Modern Day Iridology?
I’m sometimes asked what pseudoscience I wish there was evidence for. For one thing, I would have to say that it would be pretty darn cool if all you needed to do was gaze into someone’s eyes to tell what ails them. Think of all the money one would save without the need for expensive and scary things like blood…
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SMBC: Women in Mathematics
Just a little something from the genius that is Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. Thanks to Nicole for the link!
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Skepticism Through Manga
You know what is awesome? Learning stuff while you are having fun and being inspired, that’s what! And that is exactly what manga artist Sara E. Mayhew has in store for you at Montreal’s annual anime convention, Otakuthon, 9-10pm on Friday, Aug. 13th. Sara is giving a talk on Skepticism through Manga! That means art and critical thinking combined! Oh…
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Prop 8 Struck Down in California
Breaking: If you haven’t heard, a federal judge in San Francisco decided that love rules! That’s right! Proposition 8 was ruled unconstitutional and now gay and lesbians can once again legally marry in the state of California. :) When discussing Proposition 8 U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker said, “Each challenge is independently meritorious, as Proposition 8 both unconstitutionally…
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