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9/11 Edition of the Skeptics Circle
The esteemed Bob Carroll is hosting the Nostradamus-themed 95th edition of the Skeptics Circle on the SkepDic site. Go check it out!
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Top Secret Pics from Inside CERN
Skepchick reader “NotReallyAlice” has come through with top secret photos from inside the CERN research center, where about four hours ago scientists successfully fired up the Large Hadron Collider. Of course, it’s a joke — there just isn’t any danger of a black hole destroying the earth. More pics after the jump! CMS stands for Compact Muon Solenoid, which as…
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LHC: The End of the World as We Know It?
As you may know, tomorrow (Wednesday, September 10 2008) is the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine. You see, that’s when scientists at the CERN research center in Switzerland will be hitting a giant red button (I made that detail up) on the side of an enormous machine called the Large Hadron Collider. That…
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Roller Coaster Physics on the Coney Island Cyclone
Here’s a bit of goofiness for you: Wendy and I took a few rides on the Coney Island Cyclone, and filmed it for kicks. Around our third go, as we climbed in the front seat we decided we should make a video that served as a physics lesson. See, there are a lot of interesting things one can learn about…
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An Important Note for Commenters
Behind the scenes at the Virtual Skepchick Headquarters, your favorite skeptical writers have been engaged in an interesting discussion on how to keep the site awesome while we continue to grow with new readers and new commenters. As many of you know, we had a comment thread last week take a turn for the nasty, resulting in my first having…
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Comment o’ the Week & an Ever So Gentle Reminder!
Another crrrrrazy week has come to an end, dear skeptical friends! A lot has happened here on Skepchick — some lulz, some spats, a closed thread — but the single most important event was this: I totally added a rad new plug-in that lets you reply to comments quickly and easily! Just click the little arrow by the post number.…
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Scientology Court Drama in Boston
Here in Boston, Anonymous has been busy spreading the truth about the dangers of disconnecting people from loved ones, denying them psychiatric treatment, and starting a religion based on bad sci-fi novels. Anon needed permits in order to conduct peaceful, law-abiding protests, so one man had to step up and put his name down on City paperwork. His name is…
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Afternoon Inquisition 9.2
I noticed today’s A.I. was not posted, so I’m going to assume someone (COUGH A COUGH) has a hangover. I’ll toss one out just to keep the love going: Who is the greatest skeptical comedian of all time? You are encouraged to back up your answer with quotes and video links.
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