Books to read in 2007

writerdd January 25, 2007 Skepticism

Hi all. I didn’t make it to TAM5. I passed through Las Vegas on Thursday night en route from California to Colorado, but I was so pooped that I passed out at 8:30 and slept for 11 hours, after which it was back on the road ASAP, so I’m loving the posts about the conference, and saying so has given me a chance to be devious and attach this message to the TAM5 category. No rotten tomatoe... »

Blogging TAM5

Rebecca Watson January 24, 2007 Skepticism

For your convenience, I’ve created a category of all TAM5 posts, which you can access and link to here: http://skepchick.org/blog/?cat=12 Thanks to everyone who has sent me photos (for the record, they can be photos of anything from TAM you think I or the other readers might enjoy). Photos and links to photo albums and blog posts can be sent to [email protected], or you can link to you... »

Rebecca’s TAM5 Report, Part II

Rebecca Watson January 24, 2007 Meta Stuff

Thursday, January 18 Yesterday’s Riviera breakfast buffet sucked, but I couldn’t resist going back since the moment I stepped off the elevator I saw a group of skeptics headed that way. At least this time around I had the good sense to avoid the French toast and stick to the pumpkin pie. Yes, I ate pumpkin pie for breakfast. Sometimes I love Vegas. I thought a bit about my video, askin... »

Evelyn’s Adventures at TAM 5, Part I

Evelyn January 24, 2007 Meta Stuff

Randi and I at the conference. Like Rebecca, I recently returned from Las Vegas and The Amaz!ng Meeting 5. I arrived by taxi back at my apartment in Somerville around 2 in the morning. I slept in late this morning and wandered into my office around noon. I know, I know… I’m a lazy graduate student. I went directly to the petrology lab, however, and spent a steady eight hours, with smal... »

Rebecca’s TAM5 Report, Part I

Rebecca Watson January 23, 2007 Meta Stuff

I have 1,282 new emails. I smell. My apartment smells worse. I have no food. I’m bitterly cold from the trip from the airport. I haven’t had a proper night of rest in a week. All this can mean only one thing: I’m a lazy slob. Also, the Amaz!ng Meeting 5 has come to an end. For those of you living in a convent, the Amaz!ng Meeting is an annual conference focused on science and ske... »

Home grown

bug_girl January 22, 2007 Random Asides

The NRA recently developed a mini-graphic novel, featuring some…well, fairly wacky claims. The first thing I noticed was that all the threatened families were white, and all the bad people in the vignettes weren’t. The second thing that struck me, though, was this illustration: Hairy legs, tattoos, and Birkenstocks=terrorism! (Also–land lobsters? WTF?) Anyway, this hits a repeate... »

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