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"The Universe Wants to Kill You"
Some JREF forumites wanted a t-shirt with a fun Neil deGrasse Tyson quote to wear to The Amaz!ng Meeting 6 in June (you’re going, right??), so I’ve added them to the Skepchick store! They’re basic tees for men and women (+ one fitted women’s shirt) with no profit added on. If you were looking for a way to start a…
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Sylvia's huge double miss
When I saw the headline that J-lo had her twins, my first reaction was “Hey, I didn’t know J-Lo was pregnant.” Then I clicked on the link for Miss Manners to see if she had any new advice for me. That’s how much I cared. Then I came across this little morsel of information – Sylvia Browne’s 2007 prediction for…
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Scientists discover extraterrestrial life!
That’s right, we can all breathe a sigh of relief — the search for extraterrestrial life in the universe is over. According to the unimpeachable India Daily, “signs of type IV extraterrestrial influence” were detected “in Abell 1835 IR1916, a galaxy 13,230 million light-years away.” I’m sure you’re all excited to see the evidence. Well. See, 13.7 billion years after…
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More about local events!
1.) My favorite British sexularist Sid Rodrigues was recently interviewed by both Nature and Londonist about his excellent Skeptics in the Pub lecture series. In those interviews, he was kind enough to mention my hazy plans to start a Boston chapter. Thank you, darling — I guess that means it’s on! I’ll be planning for a mid-week event at a…
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Oprah: How to be More Manly
Oh look, a quiz to find out what women can learn from men, courtesy of OPRAH! Or Oprah’s copywriters. Let’s start learning, girls! Believe it or not, there are a few manly virtues worth swiping. Characterizing some traits as classically male means generalizing shamelessly, but a number of interesting women think we can learn a thing or two from the…
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The Truth About Abraham Lincoln
Fans of Bigfoot, Abraham Lincoln, and Mr. Show with Bob and Dave will enjoy this. Click here since the embedded video isn’t working…
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Sorry!
A number of people have e-mailed in to say the blog is broken . . . it’s been fine for me, but just in case I disabled a plug-in that might be at fault. So if you got an error before and now you’re not . . . sorry about that! If you’re still seeing the error, well, that doesn’t…
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Homeopathy and BPD don't mix
I have an interest in BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder). For today’s post, I thought I’d see what homeopaths had to say about it. Here’s an old (2003) article on treating psychiatric patients in your homeopathic practice. It was actually hard to find. My initial searches all led to definitions of BPD and mainstream treatments. Example. A good sign overall for…
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