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Darwinian Valentine's Day Card Contest
Ah, Valentine’s Day… a day for love, over-priced chocolate, flowers, and…Darwin? Yes, that is correct. The contest for this Valentine’s Day is to create your very own Darwinian Valentine’s Day Card. The criteria for this contest is pretty simple: You can use any sort of medium you want: draw it by hand, on the computer with Photoshop, anything you can…
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The Best Thing about New York City is: You & Me
That’s right: YOU, and ME, in New York City. Does it get any better? I doubt it. I’m giving a talk for the NYC Skeptics on Saturday, February 16 at 1pm. The event is free and located at University Settlement, 184 Eldridge St. (at Rivington St., two blocks south of Houston). I am demanding that you all show up. Or…
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The Best Thing about New York City is: You & Me
That’s right: YOU, and ME, in New York City. Does it get any better? I doubt it. I’m giving a talk for the NYC Skeptics on Saturday, February 16 at 1pm. The event is free and located at University Settlement, 184 Eldridge St. (at Rivington St., two blocks south of Houston). I am demanding that you all show up. Or…
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Skepchick Demographics Survey!
Hiya. We at Skepchick would like to know a bit more about you, our dear reader. There are only four very simple questions, none of which are required but all of which are preferred. There’s no reward but the satisfaction of knowing you’ve helped us out. Thanks! Click Here to take survey
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About Skeptical Activism and Cheating Psychics
So, as I just posted over on the SGU Blog, my thinky meats are still mushy from TAM5.5, so I’m letting an SGU listener have the floor. I got this note while I was in Florida, and was so ridiculously pleased that I shared the story with the 50 people in our podcasting & blogging seminar Friday as an example…
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My last TAM 5.5 update (promise)
I’m writing this from the Fort Lauderdale airport (go free wi-fi yay).* I should be on my plane right now, but the flight has been “slightly delayed” by an hour thanks to wind and snow in Boston. Yep, I’m leaving a mini-paradise of warm, sunny weather to go back to the horrid frozen tundra of Boston. I didn’t realize how…
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"The Bone Detectives"
Has anyone else seen this show? Â I just watched the first episode (it had been sitting on my dvr for a month so I figured I should watch it). Â It’s a new forensic archaeology show on Discovery. Â I have to say I was disappointed. Â The host, while highly credentialed and educated in the field, appeared to be playing dumb for…
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TAM 5.5 Update: Chris Cordero is a no-show
Chris Cordero, purported psychic, previously agreed to demonstrate his powers and try for the million dollar challenge in front of a live audience here at TAM 5.5. Jeff Wagg has just announced that Chris called last night and canceled, saying “he had bills to pay.” Aw. Wouldn’t a million dollars be really useful for paying bills? PS: I now have…
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