On December 17th, 1790, anthropologists discovered the Aztec Calendar Stone. There aren’t any Doomsday Predictions associated with it that I am aware of, but just give it time.
- Minister orders anti-vaccination group to change its name – Is it just me or have I been reading a ton of awesome stories about Australia recently? From Amy.
- Dentists concerned over Bundaberg fluoride opt-out – From Jack99.
- Exclusive: Volcano Time Bomb – This video is awesome and scary.
- Calif. judge says victims’ body can prevent rape – You’ve probably seen this by now. Still, UGH. From Cerberus40.
- Investigation Looks for ‘Muslim Bias’ in Texas Schools, Finds Christian Bias Instead (So It’s Not Biased, Of Course) – From CriticalDragon1177.
- The New Yorker’s Best Books of 2012 – Add your pick in the comments!
- Prison rape: Is the US doing enough to protect inmates? – From Robert C.
- Michigan cousins go after crayfish, hook a mastodon – And they’re only 11! From Kammy.
Here we go again.
Sounds to me like that judge is saying that the victim “wanted it”.
He deserves to lose his position. Guys like him make me sick.
That article on the Texas school is funny.
Classic case of the pot and the kettle.
“There aren’t any Doomsday Predictions associated with it that I am aware of, but just give it time.”
Ah, but there is a doomsday prediction!
We just have to wait 5 billion years….
Grand Lunar,
Well, speaking of the Texas School board and their school’s supposed bias towards Islam. It looks like many on the right are still promoting the idea that there is some kind of pro Islam bias in Texas public schools, despite the fact that the claim has been thoroughly debunked. As you can imagine World Net Daily is one of the publications promoting this nonsense.
WND Pushes Bogus Story on Supposed ‘Pro-Islam Bias’ in Schools Days after it was Debunked
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/wnd-bogus-story-islam-bias-schools-debunked
The move against antivaxers in Australia was prompted by the AMA, a move that was long overdue.
The silence of the AMA in the US has also been deafening.
No doubt there are some members of the AMA among Skepchick readers. Perhaps a few letters could be written to the governing body urging a similar move in the US?
Volcano video: Holy Crap!
Mary,
That Volcano time Bomb video is incredible! I can’t wait to watch the next full episode of Curiosity on the discovery channel.
Mary,
Also really liked that story about the eleven year old kids finding the mastodon, Sorry I didn’t get around to looking at it, until just now.