Weird Biology
The other day I posted about the puppies being birthed from a cat. Gillnei reported that it’s already old news in Brazil thank goodness, and bug_girl posted a link to info about the “cabbit,” often reported as a cat/rabbit hybrid. (I’m editing to add that reader Rav Winston just sent me this link to a story reporting that the blood tests came back on the doggy cats, and the... »
Imagine No Religion
Rav Winston sent in this article in the New York Times detailing a recent science and religion forum held at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California. Reading through the anecdotes, which include great quotes from Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss (“I think we need to respect people’s philosophical notions unless those notions are wrong”), one gets the sense of a l... »
Carnival of Idiocy
There’s something odd about this story of a cat mating with a dog and giving birth to puppies. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but it might have something to do with the fact that cats and dogs are entirely different species that are so far removed from one another they can no longer produce offspring. Wait, no, that can’t be it. The woman who owns the miracle cat who “b... »
Pseudoscience tries to get sexy
Apologies for missing my daily posting yesterday – real life once again interfered, as I actually was forced to work all day (and all night). The horror! Thankfully, the boss is rewarding our crew today with donuts (Dunkin, of course, this is Boston) for breakfast, fine Italian cuisine (I’m not facetiously referring to pizza, it really is delicious) for lunch, and the usual Friday chip... »
Everything happens for a reason.
YouTube is rife with charlatans. Where else can you so easily reach millions of people for free? One recent addition to the collection of absurdities is this “QiGong Master,” who demonstrates his amazing ability to knock over pieces of wood, break glass, and move a bowl of water from a few meters away. Watch this video carefully, and then read on. Every new medium presents both new cha... »
Tuesdays aren’t for working, either
Adding to the previous batch of physics games I posted about a while back, here are a few more time-wasting science-based games to play around with. I’m particularly enamored with “I Hate Clowns,” a game in which you hurl pie tins at limp-bodied clowns. The linked article is from the Wall Street Journal, and you’ll note that it includes a link to a fantastic blog all about ... »
