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    There Are No Anti-Semites in the 9/11 Truth Movement

    Last week on SGU, the guys and I were chatting about ye ol’ WTC 7 collapse and about how Truthers are still insisting that there’s no way it could have collapsed without being purposely demolished by a slimy money-grubbing Jew real estate mogul. I mentioned as an aside that not only is their science all screwed up, but a lot…

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  • Skepticism

    A Skeptic on a Ghost Hunt

    Sometimes, as skeptics, it is really easy to get bored with those same old “woo woo” topics that have been done to death again and again. And it is so easy to dismiss claims and experiences off the cuff because, dammit, we know these things have been investigated before. Ghost hunting is one of those topics where the techniques have…

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  • Activism

    Free the Art

    I have been doing a lot of thinking about the issue of fair use and the issues surrounding censorship since I wrote this post on Friday. I have had conversations with a few people whom I have much respect for, who have helped me to understand where I may have made some mistakes in my handling of the situation when…

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  • Skepticism

    The Revenge of Seamus the Dog

    From time to time, I wish I believed in an afterlife. This is one of those times. I would love to believe that somewhere, in some high dimension of which we know nothing, Seamus the dog could look upon Mitt Romney and think, “yeah, payback for the top the car you crazed, cold-hearted, monkey-minded excuse for a mammal.” You see,…

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  • Science

    The Science of Cyclist Hate

    Jim Saksa writes on Slate about why American drivers seem to have so much hatred for American bicyclists. He gets a little bit right, but I think he gets a lot wrong. First, the right: he discusses an interesting new study that shows that the number of cyclists in the US tripled between 1977 and 2009, yet the number of…

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  • Activism

    Please Stop Making Calendars

    “Why don’t you make the Skepchick Calendars anymore?” Ever since I stopped producing not-quite-nudie calendars back in 2007, I’ve heard that question a lot. The problem is that I never have the 30 minutes I’d need to list half the reasons why I no longer do it. But now, I will list a few of those reasons in the desperate…

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  • Activism

    Things To Do When The Internet Makes You Enraged

    I’ve been struggling recently, trying to find the best way to handle the ongoing barrage of anger and hate that has been directed at various people in the community. Although I haven’t been anywhere near the thick of things, it gets exhausting just watching my close friends and people I respect and admire continue to get attacked for saying things…

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  • Skepticism

    New Skepchick T-shirt & SALE STUFF!

    I have thus far strongly resisted any suggestions to put my face anywhere near any merch. It’s just too egotistical, even for horrible, egotistical me. But yesterday, my good friend and Skepchick Technical Guru Maggie McFee sent the Mad Art Lab crew a design based on a thing I said on The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe last week, and…

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