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I hope you’ve finished eating.
…because the video below might ruin your appetite. The other night I watched the live season finale of Phenomenon, which was amusing if only for the revisiting of the Criss vs. Jim Callahan & Uri fight. Criss pulled out the envelopes he had during their fight, when he offered Jim and Uri a million dollars if they could tell him…
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I hope you've finished eating.
…because the video below might ruin your appetite. The other night I watched the live season finale of Phenomenon, which was amusing if only for the revisiting of the Criss vs. Jim Callahan & Uri fight. Criss pulled out the envelopes he had during their fight, when he offered Jim and Uri a million dollars if they could tell him…
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What I did on Saturday.
I got up with the sun and hopped a train heading south. In my bag: a microphone, digital recorder, camera, and a good book. About three hours later, I arrived in New Haven, Connecticut, where I was picked up by my pal Jay Novella, who many of you know from our podcast, The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe. Maybe you’ve…
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A Psychic Mélange
I have a TON of stuff to post about, including the amusing way I spent my yesterday, but that has to wait just a bit. To get out a bunch of the other stuff, here’s a delicious variety of psychic-related amusements for your Sunday morning perusal! 1. Cold Reader Bingo I love love love what Richard has done over on…
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I don't understand….
Yesterday I wrote about becoming an atheist here and on my other blog. Someone left a comment on my personal blog (strangely they commented on a different post) saying that I must have been spiritually abused and explained how they cried out in their time of need and God answered them. “Literally” they said, but did not explain what they…
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Public television for the win!
The other day I busted on public television (just a little) for being completely disconnected from reality. It’s only fair, then, that I take a moment to give WGBH and Nova props for last night’s documentary Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial. The show covered the events that took place last year in Dover, Pennsylvania, when my hero Eugenie Scott…
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Universe not fat, just big-boned.
Researchers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered that the universe may weigh 10 to 20% less than previously estimated. It all stems from X-rays astronomers thought were emanating from heavy dust and gases between galaxies, but are actually more likely coming from relatively fit and trim photons and electrons. Less matter also means that there’s less dark matter, all…
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Million Dollar Preliminary Challenge conducted tonight
PLACE: The Middle East club TIME: 12:30 a.m. PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT: CLAIMANT (C): (APPROACHES RESEARCHER) Yo, your glasses are sweet. RESEARCHER (R): Thanks. (POLITE SMILE) C: Damn you are looking fine. (PLACES HAND ON R’S LOWER BACK) R: Um. (MOVES AWAY FROM C, LOOKS DESPERATELY FOR FRIEND RETURNING FROM BAR) C: When’s this band going on? It’s late. What is it,…
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