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  • Did Jesus Have a Y Chromosome?

    Hmm. Here’s a quote from an interesting story in The Independent by Steve Connor, the science editor: Women might soon be able to produce sperm in a development that could allow lesbian couples to have their own biological daughters, according to a pioneering study published today. Scientists are seeking ethical permission to produce synthetic sperm cells from a woman’s bone…

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  • A Poor Disaster in a Rich Country

    Floodwaters left by Hurricane Katrina A few weeks ago I listened to a talk by John Mutter, a geologist at Columbia University. Mutter has two roles at Columbia. First, he is a geophysist in the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory doing traditional research in marine geology and seismology. Second, he is a faculty member in Columbia’s Earth Institute doing research on the…

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  • Author Interview: Part 3, The Top 10 Myths About Evolution

    Here’s the third and final part of my interview with Cameron M. Smith and Charles Sullivan, authors of The Top 10 Myths About Evolution. Myth 5: Evolution is Random Skepchick:Great job on this chapter. I was very impressed with your arguments. I don’t have any question about this particular myth, but I’d like you to comment on the way these…

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  • Skeptical book tours can be fun.

    Last night I saw Victor Stenger talk about his book God — The Failed Hypothesis at the Harvard COOP. A couple dozen people showed up, ranging in age from “whippersnapper” to “fogie” and income level from “loaded” to “street person.” The talk itself was rather dry, and I found myself thinking that Dr. Stenger is a better writer than public…

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  • You can’t handle the cute.

    I was a little bummed out yesterday to discover that FHM Magazine (what does that even stand for?) totally ripped me off. In Trial by Fryer, they got a celebrity chef to dunk foods in a deep fryer. Sound familiar? That’s right, that’s my idea. No one else may have it. It gets even worse, though: he deep-fried gummi worms.…

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  • You can't handle the cute.

    I was a little bummed out yesterday to discover that FHM Magazine (what does that even stand for?) totally ripped me off. In Trial by Fryer, they got a celebrity chef to dunk foods in a deep fryer. Sound familiar? That’s right, that’s my idea. No one else may have it. It gets even worse, though: he deep-fried gummi worms.…

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  • Author Interview: Part I, The Top 10 Myths About Evolution

    Here’s the first part of my interview with Cameron M. Smith and Charles Sullivan, authors of The Top 10 Myths About Evolution. This is a great little book that’s fun to read and jam packed with information. If you’re ever involved in conversations about evolution, or you just want to know more about the different issues that have been in…

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  • Houdini escapes from the grave! (Still dead)

    So medical examiners are digging up Houdini’s corpse to figure out if he was offed by the Psychic Mafia — an intriguing little conspiracy theory if I ever heard one. It’s not the first time a body has been exhumed for such a purpose, and it certainly won’t be the last. In this case, it may be warranted: after all,…

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