Skepticism
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Atlanta Skeptics in the Pub – this weekend!
Just a quick note to let you guys know I’ll be at Atlanta Skeptics in the Pub this weekend. Details: When: Saturday, October 11, 7 p.m. Where: Manuel’s Tavern, 602 N. Highland Ave Atlanta, GA 30307 I will likely be a little late because I’ll be walking the Light the Night walk that night but I’ll be there after! See…
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Afternoon Inquisition 10.8
The controversy surrounding vaccines is rife with BS. Some people believe that the MMR vaccine (among others) causes autism, and others claim that the HPV vaccine advocates teen sex. These reasons are not sufficient to reject the practice of vaccination.  Vaccines are an achievement of medical science and have unquestionably done a lot of good, eradicating diseases like smallpox and polio. But should…
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Boston Skeptics in the Pub: October 20!
I know, we just finished our fun drinky time with Blake Stacey’s marvelous September talk, but it’s time to look to the future: Sid Rodrigues of London Skeptics in the Pub will be gracing our stage in two short weeks! Also, we have the opportunity to get together the following Monday (the 27th). Are you all tuckered out, or ready…
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Skepchick Quickies, 10.8
Dutch Christian naturists forced to cancel naked mass. Nepal appoints 3-year-old as new living goddess: “Critics say the tradition violates both international and Nepalese laws on child rights. The girls often struggle to readjust to normal lives after they return home. Nepalese folklore holds that men who marry a former kumari will die young, and so many girls remain unmarried…
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Who loves Rebecca?
Rebecca’s birthday is just 10 days away! You know what that means? It means you better be working your butts off to get your birthday presents/contest entries in on time! If you love Rebecca and/or astronaut ice cream, be sure to show your appreciation. You have until Oct 18. Go. Create. Now.
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Afternoon Inquisition 10.7
***Pre-post pitch: 2009 Calendars on sale now! 2010 Applications now being accepted!!*** I know nothing about (American) football, or any other team sport. I like watching live events, but that’s more about spending time with friends. One friend lives and breathes (American) football. He sees it as part game, part fight, part art. When I watch a live game with…
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Pets, Alt Med, and a Transgendered Cat
Kristin in Toronto recently wrote in with the following question: . . . Anyway, the other day my hairdresser told me that she was going to start taking her 12-year-old dog to a chiropractor. “Really? They have doggy chiropractors?” I said, and she told me yes, they do, as well as doggy acupuncture and doggy naturopathy. She even suggested that…
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Afternoon Inquisition 10.6
First, let me apologize in advance for not talking about sex this week. Last week, Steve Fossett’s plane was found with what appeared to be human remains. But even the fact that human bones were found in the wreckage is not enough to convince some folk that Steve Fossett is actually dead. They’re still insistent that he faked his death.…
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